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NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Jesse Chavez returned to the Atlanta Braves once again — and got right back to work. The 41-year-old Chavez pitched two innings on Sunday against Baltimore. The right ...

The Tampa Bay Rays have optioned RHP Hunter Bigge and RHP Eric Orze to Triple-A Durham. Additionally, RHP Nathan Wiles has been traded to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations. 26-year-old Wiles ...

With Sean Murphy out for a few more weeks, this seemed inevitable. Atlanta Braves top prospect Drake Baldwin will be the Opening Day starter behind the dish. Murphy is still working his way back ...

Verdugo batted .272 with 70 home runs and 316 RBIs in his first 800 MLB appearances. In 2020, he batted .308, a career-high, with six home runs in 53 appearances, when MLB only suspended 60 games ...

The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday that they signed outfielder Alex Verdugo to a one-year, $1.5M deal. He was then optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. The #Braves today signed OF Alex Verdugo to a ...

The Braves announced Thursday that they’ve signed veteran outfielder Alex Verdugo to a one-year, $1.5MM contract. With Opening Day just a week away, he consented to be optioned to Triple-A ...

With MLB's opening day a week away, one of the last major unsigned free agents has finally found a home. Outfielder Alex Verdugo, who played last season on the New York Yankees' pennant-winning ...

The Atlanta Braves signed veteran outfielder Alex Verdugo to a one-year, $1.5 million contract Thursday and subsequently optioned him to Triple-A so he can get some at-bats, given that he has ...

The Atlanta Braves have signed free-agent outfielder Alex Verdugo to a one-year big-league contract worth $1.5 million, the team announced on Thursday. Additionally, the Braves optioned Verdugo to ...

The Atlanta Braves are currently preparing for Opening Day. Chris Sale is set to start the Braves' first game of the season. However, will pitching prospect AJ Smith-Shawver begin the year in ...

March 20 (UPI) --The Atlanta Braves signed outfielder Alex Verdugo to a one-year, $1.5 million contract, the team announced Thursday. He was optioned to the Braves' Triple-A affiliate, the ...