Joyce takes the roster spot of left-handed reliever Matt Moore, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique. The Angels will use Chris Devenski and Jacob Webb as eighth-…
ANAHEIM ― Pitcher Ben Joyce picked up juggling shortly after he arrived at Double-A Rocket City in Aug. 2022. It soon became a way of making the minutes pass during the second and third innings, when late-inning relievers are rarely asked to pitch.
Major-league velocity has been within Joyce’s reach for years. His fastball was clocked at 105.5 mph in a May 1, 2022 game with the University of Tennessee ― officially an NCAA record. Joyce touched 103 mph in his penultimate Double-A outing. “His last three outings have been really good, efficient innings,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said of Joyce. “He’s commanding where we wanted him to be. There were some things we felt he needed to work on.”
“It stinks,” Moore said Saturday. “We all know there are certain things that pop up, so it’s not like you can do much. The reality is, I’m sore on my side so I have to keep coming in here every day, try to make it not sore, try to get back on track. I haven’t had this before so I’m not sure how it feels to compare it to anything, but from to it felt better.”
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