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After allowing a leadoff double to Francisco Lindor to start the game, Mayza would then give up an RBI single to Carson Benge three batters later to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. He would then walk Mark Vientos before being pulled in favor of José Urquidy, but would be charged with three more earned runs after Urquidy allowed two of his inherited runners to score. Mayza will revert back to the bullpen but could be called upon to again serve as an opener at some point next week.

The 34-year-old southpaw had asked for his release from the Phillies on Saturday. Instead, he has been informed that he has made the team’s Opening Day bullpen and been signed to a one-year deal. Mayza posted a 5.40 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and a 10/2 K/BB ratio over 8 1/3 innings during Grapefruit League action. He’ll function in a middle relief role.

Mayza missed much of last season with a lat strain, posting a 2.89 ERA in 9 1/3 innings for the Pirates before the injury and a 4.91 ERA in 7 1/3 innings for the Phillies after being picked up for the stretch run. The 34-year-old lefty has a career 3.87 ERA in 382 relief appearances. He figures to have a difficult time making the Phillies out of spring training.

Mayza has been scooped up off release waivers after being jettisoned earlier this weekend by the Pirates. The 33-year-old southpaw will be eligible for the postseason with his new club. The 33-year-old lefty made seven appearances for Pittsburgh before hitting the injured list back in mid-April with a left lat strain that has kept him sidelined ever since.

Mayza was officially cut loose earlier this weekend after making just seven appearances for the Pirates this season. The 33-year-old southpaw reliever has been on the shelf since mid-April recovering from a left lat strain. If he’s healthy, there’s a strong possibility he latches on somewhere else as additional left-handed middle relief depth.

Nothing has changed in the prognosis for the 33-year-old southpaw — who will be shut down from throwing for at least the next six weeks — this was done as a procedural move to free up a spot on the team’s 40-man roster for Matt Gorski who was promoted from Triple-A on Thursday.

Mayza hit the injured list over the weekend with a left lat strain and won’t resume throwing until the end of May. He’s likely out until the early portion of the second half.

Mayza heads to the injured list with former closer David Bednar to return to the big leagues. He’s posted a solid 2.89 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 8/1 K/BB ratio across 9 1/3 innings (seven appearances). He should be back in a couple weeks.

The deal is now official. Mayza supplements Pittsburgh’s left-handed relief depth after splitting last year between the Blue Jays and Yankees. The 33-year-old southpaw was a mainstay in Toronto’s bullpen for the previous few seasons before struggling last year to the point that he was released in early July.

Mayza is heading to Pittsburgh, pending a physical, as extra left-handed relief depth after being non-tendered earlier this offseason by the Yankees. The 33-year-old southpaw was a key component of Toronto’s bullpen for multiple years prior to last season’s unexpected collapse when he struggled to a calamitous 8.03 ERA over 35 appearances before being cut loose and heading to New York where he finished with a respectable 4.00 ERA over 15 appearances.