Pending Free Agent Tyler Mahle Wants To Stay With Atlanta

Tyler Mahle (Image: MLB)

After a strong two-month stretch and a solid playoff run, Tyler Mahle wants to return to the Atlanta Braves.

Following their exit from the postseason, Mahle expressed interest in returning to the team, as he is now a pending free agent.

“For sure,” Mahle told reporters when asked about coming back to the Braves. “It’d be crazy for anyone not to want to be here. This place is awesome, and there’s no other way to put it. It’d be crazy not to want to play here.”

Mahle was the top acquisition for the Braves at the trade deadline. In 18 starts with the Giants, he recorded a 5.13 ERA.

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With the Braves, he earned the respect of his new team and fans with a six-inning shutout over the Yankees in his team debut. In his first eight starts, he allowed just seven earned runs. In the postseason, he would deliver two impressive performances; he held the Phillies to a run over seven innings in Game 2 of the Wild Card Round. He pitched into the seventh inning against the Dodgers in what was their final game of the season. Although his efforts didn’t earn the team a win, he proved a valuable pitcher for Atlanta.

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