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  • Braves option Williams to Triple-A
    Braves optioned INF Luke Williams to Triple-A Gwinnett.

    Advice: Williams was optioned to make room for the newly signed Joey Wendle. Serving as infield depth with Atlanta, he appeared in just seven games this season. Now he’ll serve as organizational depth in the minors. Rotoworld 4 minutes ago
     
  • Braves sign Wendle to MLB deal
    Braves signed INF Joey Wendle to a major league contract.

    Advice: Wendle was released by the Mets earlier this week. He hit .222 with zero home runs in 36 at-bats for New York. Wendle wasn’t any better for the Marlins last year when he hit .212 with two home runs in 297 at-bats. He’ll serve as a backup infielder with Atlanta. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
    Joey WendleNYM - 2B,SS
    4:10 pm vs SF
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  • Disastrous first rehab start
    Boyle (back) started Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to the Rainiers on Thursday and allowed four earned runs on three hits and two walks without recording an out.

    Advice: Boyle's final line encapsulates how forgettable his 26-pitch outing went, with the right-hander locating only half of those offerings for strikes before getting the hook. The one silver lining appears to be that Boyle didn't have any physical issues stemming from the outing, but given the on-field results, he'll almost certainly draw another start for the Aviators before activation is considered. Rotowire.com 11 minutes ago
    Joe BoyleOAK - SP
    6:40 pm vs HOU
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  • Braves recall Ray Kerr for start Friday
    Braves recalled LHP Ray Kerr from Triple-A Gwinnett.

    Advice: Kerr will start Friday night’s game against the Pirates. The 29-year-old left-hander has a 2.89 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in four appearances out of the bullpen with Atlanta this season. The Braves need a fresh arm and while Kerr was optioned on Monday, he didn’t appear in any games for Gwinnett. Rotoworld 17 minutes ago
     
  • Braves place Smith-Shawver (oblique) on IL
    Braves placed RHP AJ Smith-Shawver on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain.

    Advice: Smith-Shawver has a strained left oblique muscle. He was just recalled and made his first start of the season for the Braves on Thursday. Smith-Shawver shutout the Cubs for 4 1/3 innings in his debut. Rotoworld 25 minutes ago
     
  • Sent to Triple-A
    Atlanta optioned Williams to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

    Advice: The 27-year-old had his contract selected by Atlanta in mid-April, but he tallied just four plate appearances during his month with the big club. Joey Wendle was signed to a major-league contract Friday and is taking Williams' place on the roster. Rotowire.com 26 minutes ago
     
  • Gets MLB deal from Atlanta
    Atlanta signed Wendle to a one-year contract Friday.

    Advice: Wendle was released by the Mets earlier this week after hitting just .222/.243/.250 in 37 plate appearances but has quickly caught on with their division rivals. The utility infielder made the All-Star team with the Rays in 2021 but has produced just a .604 OPS in three seasons since then. Wendle will back up all over the infield in Atlanta. Rotowire.com 26 minutes ago
    Joey WendleNYM - 2B,SS
    4:10 pm vs SF
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  • Promoted, starting Friday
    Atlanta recalled Kerr from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Friday's game at Pittsburgh.

    Advice: The left-hander was optioned to Gwinnett following Monday's twin bill against the Padres but will be allowed to quickly rejoin the big club as AJ Smith-Shawver (oblique) lands on the injured list. Kerr's four appearances for Atlanta this season have all come out of the bullpen, but he's pitched well with a 2.89 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 10:0 K:BB across 9.1 innings. He threw 64 pitches over 3.1 frames in his last outing and figures to face some minor workload limitations since that was his longest outing of the campaign. Rotowire.com 32 minutes ago
     
  • Pops another homer Thursday
    Davis went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run in an extra-innings win over the Rockies on Thursday.

    Advice: Davis gave the Athletics' first rally a serious boost in the eighth inning when he left the yard with Seth Brown aboard and Oakland down by three. Half of Davis' four homers on the season have come in the last three games, and with hits in each of those contests, he's pushed his OPS (.618) to its highest point since May 8. Rotowire.com 33 minutes ago
    J.D. DavisOAK - 1B,3B
    6:40 pm vs HOU
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