Braves exercise $18M option to retain LHP Chris Sale for 2026
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Braves exercise $18M option to retain LHP Chris Sale for 2026
The Atlanta Braves are exercising the $18 million team option in Chris Sale's contract to keep the left-hander in the fold for 2026.
Braves decline options on 2 standout relievers, creating payroll flexibility
ATLANTA -- Bringing Ozzie Albies and Chris Sale back for at least one more season was expected. Bidding adieu to a pair of projected key relievers wasn’t. The Braves exercised Sale’s $18 million club option and Albies’ $7 million option before Thursday’s deadline. But they unexpectedly declined both Pierce Johnson’s
Table of ContentsChris Sale will remain under the Atlanta Braves shirtA management bet for another year of greatness The morning of November 5 was announced through reporter Jon Heyman that Atlanta Braves exercised the option of contract for 18 million dollars to retain Chris Sale in the face of the season 2026 of the Major Leagues. The information was disclosed by the journalist himself through his account on the social network "X". It is worth…
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