PHILADELPHIA — On Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, this new Phillies pitcher closed out a World Series game at Yankees Stadium with a scoreless ninth inning.
No, it wasn’t Walker Buehler, who signed a minor-league deal with Philadelphia to eventually become the Phillies’ sixth starter. He did so a night later, finishing out the deciding Game 5 for the championship-winning Dodgers.
The end of Game 4 belonged to reliever Tim Mayza as he recorded the final three outs in a blowout victory for the Yankees. The Phillies claimed the left-hander off waivers from Pittsburgh on Sunday, adding two pitchers to the organization from that World Series in one day.