The Braves announced Friday that they’ve reinstated star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. from the injured list. In order to open a roster spot, veteran catcher Sandy León was assigned outright to Triple-A Gwinnett after clearing waivers. Acuña missed nearly three weeks with a Grade 1 strain in his right calf. It’s the second IL stint of the season for the five-time All-Star and … [Read more...] about Braves Activate Ronald Acuña Jr., Outright Sandy León
Braves Release Jackson Stephens To Sign With CPBL Team, Sign Anderson Pilar To Minor League Deal
1:00pm: MLBTR has learned that Stephens was released to sign with a team in Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League. 12:49pm: Right-hander Jackson Stephens has been released by the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. On the flip side, the Braves have signed right-hander Anderson Pilar to a minor league deal and he’s been assigned … [Read more...] about Braves Release Jackson Stephens To Sign With CPBL Team, Sign Anderson Pilar To Minor League Deal
Mariners Claim Domingo González
The Mariners announced that they have claimed right-hander Domingo González off waivers from the Braves and assigned him to Triple-A Tacoma. Atlanta designated him for earlier this week when they claimed righty Connor Seabold. Seattle’s 40-man roster had a vacancy but is now full. González, 25, has no major league experience yet. Originally an international signing of the … [Read more...] about Mariners Claim Domingo González
Braves Claim Connor Seabold Off Waivers From Rays
The Braves have claimed right-hander Connor Seabold off waivers from the Rays, as announced by the Rays this afternoon. He was designated for assignment on Friday. David O’Brien of The Athletic notes that Seabold has been optioned to Triple-A, while right-hander Domingo González has been designated for assignment to open a space on the 40-man roster. Seabold, 29, pitched for … [Read more...] about Braves Claim Connor Seabold Off Waivers From Rays
NL East Notes: Alcantara, Yankees, Anthopoulos, Ozuna, Winker, Kranick
The Marlins were looking to land George Lombard Jr. or Spencer Jones from the Yankees in a Sandy Alcantara trade, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Yankees naturally balked at moving either of their top prospects, and this gives the kind of idea of the big-ticket return Miami was trying to land for either Alcantara or Edward Cabrera. “No one came especially … [Read more...] about NL East Notes: Alcantara, Yankees, Anthopoulos, Ozuna, Winker, Kranick