Braves DFA Kimbrel after just one appearance

The Atlanta Braves designated nine-time All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel for duty Saturday.

Kimbrel, 37, made his play debut Friday nighttime and allowed 1 deed successful a scoreless seventh inning successful Atlanta's 5-4 10-inning nonaccomplishment astatine San Francisco. The right-hander had 1 locomotion and 1 strikeout and threw 14 pitches.

Kimbrel, who began his vocation successful Atlanta successful 2010, was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett anterior to Friday's crippled against the Giants. He signed a insignificant league woody with the Braves successful March.

Kimbrel led the National League successful saves successful 4 consecutive seasons with the Braves from 2011-14.

He ranks 5th all-time with 440 saves and has a 2.59 ERA successful 838 vocation games (no starts) implicit 16 seasons with 8 teams.

Atlanta recalled left-hander Austin Cox, 28, from Triple-A Gwinnett successful a corresponding transaction. He past pitched successful the majors with the Kansas City Royals successful 2023.