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Braves designate 1B Rowdy Tellez for assignment

By Thomson Reuters Jul 2, 2026 | 10:21 AM

The Atlanta Braves designated veteran first baseman Rowdy ​Tellez for assignment ‌on Thursday.

Tellez, 31, signed a minor league deal on March ‌23 ​and ⁠appeared in just ⁠seven games for the Braves.

Used mostly as a pinch-hitter, he ​batted .200 (2-for-10) with one home run ⁠and ⁠four RBIs.

Tellez is ​a career .234 hitter with ​123 homers and 372 ‌RBIs in 783 games with six teams since ⁠2018.

Atlanta recalled shortstop Jim Jarvis, 25, from Triple-A ⁠Gwinnett ‌in a corresponding ⁠transaction.

Jarvis made ​his ‌MLB debut on ​May 6 ⁠and was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in two games that month.

–Field Level ​Media