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The Braves on Thursday added catcher Austin Wynns to the big league roster.
Wynns was acquired by the Braves from the Angels on Wednesday for cash. The 35-year-old Wynns is in his eighth MLB season and has spent time with the Orioles, Giants, Dodgers, Rockies, Reds and Athletics.
Wynns is a .231 career hitter with 84 RBIs over 292 career games.
In a corresponding move, catcher Chadwick Tromp was designated for assignment. Tromp played in 12 games for the Braves and went 5-for-25 at the plate with three RBIs. He also had a walk-off hit May 23 against the Nationals.
Braves pitcher Hurston Waldrep will begin a rehab assignment Monday, president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said on BravesVision on Sunday.
Waldrep is scheduled to pitch two innings in the Florida Complex League on Monday. The right-hander had surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow Feb. 28.
"He's throwing 96-99 (mph) at this point. The last time he was doing that he got hurt, but he feels great," Anthopolous said.
Waldrep appeared in 10 games for the Braves in 2025, making nine starts, and went 6-1 with 55 strikeouts in 56⅓ innings. He had a 2.88 ERA.
The Braves on Friday recalled pitcher Anthony Molina and designated pitcher Carlos Carrasco for assignment.
Carrasco ate four innings in Wednesday's 8-0 loss to the Red Sox in Boston. He allowed two runs, including a homer. Carrasco had been with the big league club since May 21.
Molina was called up May 1 and pitched two innings of scoreless relief in an 8-6 win over the Rockies in Denver. He was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett the next day.
The Braves moved pitcher Hurston Waldrep to the 60-day injured list Thursday, and also claimed catcher Maverick Handley off waivers from the Orioles.
Waldrep has not had any sort of setback from his February elbow surgery. The move was procedural for the Braves who have lost two catchers — Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy — to injury and needed to create a roster spot for Handley, who has been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Handley, 28, was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Monday. He had one plate appearance for the Orioles on Saturday and played in 16 games for the team in 2025.
A sixth-round pick by the Orioles in the 2019 MLB draft out of Stanford, Handley hit .258 in 38 games for Triple-A Norfolk in 2025.
In a move to bolster long relief out of the bullpen, the Braves on Thursday selected right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the major league roster and optioned Víctor Mederos to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Mederos pitched two innings of scoreless relief during Wednesday’s 9-1 win over the Marlins at loanDepot Park. It was Mederos’ Braves debut after he had been acquired from the Angels earlier this season.
Carrasco was with the Braves in spring training, began the year at Triple-A Gwinnett, joined the Braves in April and was designated for assignment April 29. He was outrighted May 1 and elected free agency, signed a minor-league deal with Atlanta and was then called up May 2. He was designated for assignment again May 5 and was outrighted May 7 before signing another minor-league deal with the Braves.
Braves outfielder Eli White was reinstated from the injured list Wednesday.
White had been on the seven-day injured list for a concussion since May 11. He made a running catch before crashing into the right field wall at Dodger Stadium on May 10.
To make room on the roster for White, José Azócar was designated for assignment. He went 5-for-12 at the plate during his second stint with the Braves this season.
Azócar was also designated for assignment by the club May 6. He was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett on May 8 and opted instead for free agency before resigning with the organization.
On May 12, the Braves selected Azócar to the major league roster.
The Braves announced Tuesday the organization will honor Ted Turner and Bobby Cox with a moment of silence and video tribute before Tuesday's game at Truist Park.
The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7:01 p.m.
The Braves also announced Tuesday that the Georgia Power Pavilion Stage in The Battery Atlanta has been designated as a place for those wishing to pay their respects to Cox and Turner.
Cox, the team's legendary manager, died Saturday at the age of 84. Turner, a former owner of the team, died May 6 at the age of 87.
Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will make his long-awaited return to the Braves this week.
Kim was reinstated to the club Monday after completing his rehabilitation assignment, first with Double-A Columbus and then with Triple-A Gwinnett. Kim had surgery on his right middle finger in January.
In five games with Gwinnett, Kim went 5-for-19 with a double and an RBI. With Columbus he was 3-for-9 with four walks in four games. The 30-year-old Korean missed all of spring training.
The Braves on Monday also placed outfielder Eli White on the seven-day concussion injured list. White made a sensational catch against the Dodgers on Sunday at Dodger Stadium in which he crashed into the wall in right field.
White was in right field in place of Ronald Acuña Jr., who is also on the injured list with a strained left hamstring.
The Braves on Tuesday reinstated closer Raisel Iglesias from the injured list. In a corresponding move, relief pitcher Carlos Carrasco was designated for assignment.
Iglesias had been placed on the 15-day injured list April 21 with right shoulder inflammation. The right-hander is 5-for-5 in save opportunities this season and has not allowed a run in 8⅔ innings while striking out 11.
This is the second time Carrasco has been designated for assignment by the Braves this season. He pitched 1⅓ scoreless innings of relief Monday during the Braves' 5-4 loss to the Mariners.
The Braves also announced Tuesday that relief pitcher Dylan Dodd will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett, and shortstop Ha-Seong Kim has been moved from Double-A Columbus to Gwinnett. The Gwinnett Stripers are beginning a six-game series in Norfolk, Virginia, on Tuesday.
Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is headed to the injured list.
Acuña has a strained left hamstring, according to the club. The right fielder and leadoff hitter left Saturday's game at Coors Field in the second inning on a groundout to second base.
Braves manager Walt Weiss said Acuña has a Grade 1 strain.
To replace Acuña on the roster, the Braves selected the contract of outfielder José Azócar from Triple-A Gwinnett. Azócar has played 27 games for Gwinnett this season and is hitting .270 with 11 RBIs, 12 walks and 19 strikeouts in 100 at-bats.
Azócar, who arrived at the visitor's clubhouse at Coors Field on Sunday morning, has played in 228 MLB games, including two last season with the Braves, since his debut in 2022 with the Padres.
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