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MLB Trade Rumors The Braves announced that catcher  Jeff Mathis has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett. As a player with more than three years of MLB service, Mathis had the right to refuse a minor league assignment. However, he has decided to accept a spot on the Atlanta taxi squad and will remain in the organization as non-roster depth, reports David O’Brien of the Athletic (Twitter link). Atlanta designated Mathis for assignment when they acquired  Kevan Smith from the Rays yesterday.  The 38-year-old Mathis had only gotten into three games with the Braves befor...

Braves host Pirates, look to build on walk-off heroics Field Level Media 20 May 2021, 22:19 GMT+10 The Atlanta Braves hope to ride a late-game wave of momentum when they open a four-game homestand against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The Braves ended a three-game losing streak Wednesday on a walk-off homer from Ronald Acuna Jr., who broke out of a 0-for-13 slump to connect for his National League-leading 13th home run. The win enabled Atlanta to salvage one game from the three-game series against the New York Mets. "If we ever needed a timely win, this was probably it," Atlanta manager...

Rays acquire INF/OF Wyatt Mathisen for Arizona, complicate depth chart Share this story Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Tampa Bay Rays have made an interesting acquisition, trading cash considerations to the Arizona Diamondbacks for the recently designated right-handed hitter Wyatt Mathisen. The 27-year old was the 69th overall pick in the 2012 draft out of high school, and didn’t begin to pop on offense until he repeated High-A in 2016 in the Pirates organization, but went unused at the major league level and eventually elected free agency following the 2018 season. Mathisen signe...

The Rays are reinstating catcher Francisco Mejía from the 10-day injured list, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times was among those …

Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors  |  By Anthony Franco  |  Last updated 5/16/21 The Rays are reinstating catcher Francisco Mejía from the 10-day injured list, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times was among those to pass along. Fellow backstop Kevan Smith was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Mejía went on the IL last week with left intercostal discomfort. It proved to be a minimal stay, as he returns 10 days later to again pair with Mike Zunino behind the plate. Acquired from the Padres over the winter as part of the Blake Snell ret...