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Being traded to Braves offers fresh start to outfielder Jarred Kelenic

AP photo by Lindsey Wasson / The Atlanta Braves added Jarred Kelenic, pictured, in a recent trade with the Seattle Mariners, and the 24-year-old is expected to fill help fill the hole in left field created when the team declined its option on Eddie Rosario.
AP photo by Lindsey Wasson / The Atlanta Braves added Jarred Kelenic, pictured, in a recent trade with the Seattle Mariners, and the 24-year-old is expected to fill help fill the hole in left field created when the team declined its option on Eddie Rosario.

By PAUL NEWBERRY / The Associated Press 5 min read

ATLANTA — Jarred Kelenic is eager to change his personal narrative after recently being traded to the Atlanta Braves.

He doesn’t want to be another prized prospect who fails to live up to lofty expectations in the big leagues. For sure, he doesn’t want to be remembered mostly as the guy who foolishly broke his foot kicking a water cooler in frustration.

“I’m looking forward to a fresh start,” Kelenic said Wednesday.

The 24-year-old outfielder has been the most intriguing acquisition of the offseason for the Braves, who led Major League Baseball with 104 wins during the 2023 regular season but lost in a National League Division Series against the rival Philadelphia Phillies for the second straight postseason since winning the 2021 World Series.

Kelenic is expected to take over in left field after Atlanta declined its option on Eddie Rosario, giving the Braves another young player with huge potential in an already potent lineup led by reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr., who’s in right field.