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ALT The Atlanta Braves today acquired LHP Marco Gonzales, OF Jarred Kelenic, INF Evan White and cash considerations from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for RHP Jackson Kowar and minor-league RHP Cole Phillips. Gonzales, 31, made 10 starts for the Mariners in 2023, compiling a 4-1 record, a 5.22 ERA (29 ER/50.0 IP) and 34 strikeouts. Gonzales, a Fort Collins, Colo., native, has pitched to a 65-49 career record with a 4.14 ERA (411 ER/893.0 IP), 665 strikeouts and 238 walks across 163 games (155 starts). Kelenic, 24, finished his third major-league season in 2023 and slashed .253/.327/.419 (94-for-372). He hit 11 home runs, logged 49 RBI and stole 13 bases. In three MLB seasons, Kelenic has posted a .204 batting average (178-for-872) with 32 home runs, 109 RBI and 24 stolen bases. White, 27, appeared in two games with Triple-A Tacoma in 2023. He played 84 games at the major-league level from 2020-’21, batting .165/.235/.308 (46-for-279) with 10 home runs, 35 RBI and 24 walks.
ALT Graphic featuring Reynaldo López that says “Welcome to the A.”
ALT The Atlanta Braves today signed RHP Reynaldo López to a three-year contract, with the right-hander set to make $4 million in 2024 and $11 million in each of the 2025 and 2026 seasons. The deal includes an $8 million club option for 2027 with a $4 million buyout. López has agreed to donate 1% of his salary to the Atlanta Braves Foundation. López, 29, pitched for three teams in 2023, combining to post a 3-7 record with a 3.27 ERA (24 ER/66.0 IP) over 68 appearances between the White Sox, Angels and Guardians. He fanned a career-best 11.3 batters per 9.0 innings, striking out 83 in 66.0 frames and collecting six saves. Opponents batted just .188/.226/.319 against his fastball last season, and his 98.2 average miles per hour on the pitch ranked in the 96th percentile in baseball.
ALT On the Move presented by Geico Aaron Bummer traded to the Atlanta Braves Pictured: Aaron Bummer mid-pitch wearing a black White Sox uniform with white letters and numbers.
ALT The Atlanta Braves today signed RHP Pierce Johnson to a two-year contract worth $14.25 million guaranteed, with a $7 million club option for 2026 that includes a $250 thousand buyout. Johnson will make $7 million in each of the 2024 and 2025 seasons and has agreed to donate 1% of his salary to the Atlanta Braves Foundation. Johnson, 32, pitched to a 0.76 ERA (2 ER/23.2 IP) across 24 games with Atlanta in 2023 after he was acquired from Colorado on July 24. Among MLB pitchers with at least 20 appearances after that date, Johnson’s ERA ranked sixth. During his six-season MLB career, he has averaged 11.4 strikeouts-per-9.0 innings pitched. The 6-foot-2, 202-pound native of Denver, Colo., made three scoreless appearances during the 2023 NLDS, entering each game in the seventh inning-or-later. In 11 career postseason games, Johnson owns a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) with 17 strikeouts.
