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 ...

In a strategic move to bolster their roster ahead of the 2025 MLB season, the Atlanta Braves have selected right-handed pitchers Enyel De Los Santos and Héctor Neris, along with catcher Drake ...

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 ...

The Braves scaled back spending this offseason, but still brought in an All-Star outfielder and a lot of depth options to bolster the roster. President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New York Yankees’ Alex Verdugo waits in the on deck circle during a baseball game against the Texas ...

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 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 ...