The Braves have signed outfielder Brewer Hicklen to a minor league contract, according to Aram Leighton of Just Baseball Media. The deal presumably contains an invitation to Atlanta’s big league Spring Training camp.
Hicklen is entering his age-30 season, and he has appeared in 10 career Major League games spread out over three of the last four MLB seasons. His most recent cup of coffee in the Show consisted of a single game with the Tigers in 2025, after Detroit acquired the outfielder from (appropriately enough) the Brewers right at the very start of the season.
The Tigers designated Hicklen for assignment and subsequently traded him to the Phillies in late July, and Philadelphia didn’t promote Hicklen up to their active roster before season’s end. After electing minor league free agency, Hicklen has now landed in Atlanta.
Newly-acquired utilityman Mauricio Dubon will get some time in the Braves’ outfield, and Michael Siani and Eli White are the top backup outfield options slated for bench duty. Further down the depth chart, however, the Braves don’t have any outfielders in their farm system with any big league experience, so even Hicklen’s modest 10-game resume could give him a leg up over the competition He has a solid .240/.346/.464 slash line over 1731 plate appearances at the Triple-A level, though he batted only .221/.318/.403 in 393 PA with the Tigers’ and Phillies’ top affiliates in 2025.