Former Tennessee Pitcher Returns To MLB Mound After Missing Over Year Due To InjuryIt had been 484 days since Ben Joyce last pitched in a Major League Baseball game before the former Tennessee star returned to the mound for the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. But it was the 2024 season when Joyce truly broke on the scene as a successful MLB reliever. Joyce posted a 2.08 ERA in 34.2 innings pitched while striking out 33 batters and walking 14. But it was the hard throwing fastball that made Joyce a household name. They were sellers at the MLB trade deadline earlier this week and dealt premium relief pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn to the Chicago Cubs.