"Last year, I had a cutter. It wasn't a very good pitch but it had its purpose, which is a big part of it, too. But to get (the slider) to expand a little bit more glove-side is something I worked hard on."
"I'd faced him a couple times in the past, said catcher Eric Haase. He had a noticeable step in his slider, if you want to put it that way. Where he was throwing the pitches today, the command was fantastic, even his misses. Everything you'd hope to see from him."
"If we can make that translate into 150 (innings) this year, I think he's going to be in a great spot."
Tyler Mahle made his first appearance for the San Francisco Giants, pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts while showcasing a revamped slider. The new slider features eight inches of glove-side movement, a substantial increase from the 3.2 inches he generated in 2025. Mahle worked extensively to enhance the pitch's movement while maintaining his normal arm path to avoid injury concerns. Of the six sliders thrown, three generated swing-and-miss results, including one strikeout of All-Star Jacob Wilson, while another resulted in a called strike. Catcher Eric Haase praised Mahle's command and the noticeable improvement in his slider, expressing optimism about his potential contribution to the rotation.
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