Wantz discovered the cutter while working out at home during the pandemic, and teammate Ryan Tepera has helped him perfect it this season. Wantz has a 2.20 ERA over his last 15 games.

Wantz went 1-0 with a 4.94 ERA, 1.244 WHIP, 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a 0.0 WAR in 21 relief appearances during his rookie year. He was elevated into a larger role in 2022, ...

That followed up a spring in which Wantz allowed zero runs in his six outings. And that follows a season in which he posted a 3.22 ERA and a 1.152 WHIP. He’s been very good.

Major League Baseball has suspended 12 players and coaches following the mass brawl that marred the Los Angeles Angels’ win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.