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Field Level Media
Jun 7, 2025, 12:57 PM ET
The Atlanta Braves designated nine-time All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel for duty connected Saturday.
Kimbrel, 37, made his play debut Friday nighttime and allowed 1 deed successful a scoreless seventh inning successful Atlanta's 5-4, 10-inning nonaccomplishment astatine San Francisco. The right-hander had 1 locomotion and 1 strikeout and threw 14 pitches.
Kimbrel, who began his vocation successful Atlanta successful 2010, was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett anterior to Friday's crippled against the Giants. He signed a insignificant league woody with the Braves successful March.
Kimbrel led the National League successful saves successful 4 consecutive seasons with the Braves from 2011-14.
He ranks 5th all-time with 440 saves and has a 2.59 ERA successful 838 vocation games (no starts) implicit 16 seasons with 8 teams.
Atlanta recalled left-hander Austin Cox, 28, from Triple-A Gwinnett successful a corresponding transaction. He past pitched successful the majors with the Kansas City Royals successful 2023.
