ATLANTA — Jesse Chavez has returned to Atlanta yet again for his seventh stint with the Braves, including his second this season.
The Braves added the 41-year-old reliever to their MLB roster Sunday morning before a home game against the Baltimore Orioles. It is the sixth move to add the veteran right-hander to Atlanta’s roster since 2021 and the seventh overall since 2009.
Chavez allowed two runs in three innings in his first stint with the Braves this season after being called up on April 1. He was released a few days later and granted free agency before re-signing with the team.
In other roster moves, the Braves optioned left-hander Dylan Dodd to Triple-A Gwinnett and transferred right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach to the 60-day injured list. Schwellenbach was placed on the injured list Wednesday with a fractured right elbow, possibly ending his season.
The loss of Schwellenbach led the Braves, already running low on starters, to use seven pitchers (including Dodd) in a bullpen game Saturday. That prompted the move to add Chavez for pitching depth for the series finale against the Orioles, but he was not used in the game as Baltimore won 2-1 and swept the weekend series.