Yankees Reliever Tyler Matzek Might Begin Season on Injured List
March 7, 2025
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J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.
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When the New York Yankees lost out on the historic free agent chase of outfielder Juan Soto, they focused their offseason efforts on players who can help prevent runs. Among them: left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek.
The Yankees gave the 34-year-old left-hander a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on Feb. 11. From 2020-24, Matzek went 8-9 with a 3.40 ERA with the Atlanta Braves in 143 appearances out of the Atlanta Braves’ bullpen.
DJ LeMahieu #26 of the New York Yankees in action against Tyler Matzek #68 of the Atlanta Braves during an MLB baseball game at Yankee Stadium on April 20, 2021 in New York City. DJ LeMahieu #26 of the New York Yankees in action against Tyler Matzek #68 of the Atlanta Braves during an MLB baseball game at Yankee Stadium on April 20, 2021 in New York City. Rich Schultz/Getty Images
However, if Matzek is going to pitch in the majors this year for the Yankees, it will have to wait.
According to multiple reports Friday, Matzek has an oblique injury that’s prevented him from pitching since Feb. 28. Depending on the severity of the injury, Matzek’s chances of making the Yankees’ opening day bullpen — a distinct possibility coming into camp — could be in jeopardy.
Yankees non-roster reliever Tyler Matzek hasn’t pitched since Feb. 28 due to an oblique injury. He had been a strong contender to make Opening Day roster.
— Randy Miller (@RandyJMiller) March 7, 2025
Matzek and veteran left-handers Tim Hill and Rob Zastryzny were in the running for two or three bullpen jobs in the Yankees’ camp.
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