ATLANTA (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays acquired infielder Brett Wisely and left-hander Ken Waldichuk from the Atlanta Braves on Monday in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.
Waldichuk was designated for assignment on Saturday to clear a roster spot when the Braves signed right-hander to a $4.25 million, one-year contract that includes a 2027 club option.
Wisely, 26, had no hits and three walks in nine plate appearances with Atlanta in 2025. He returns to his original organization after being a 15th-round draft pick by Tampa Ray in 2019.
Waldichuk, 28, was a combined 6-11 with a 5.28 ERA in the 2022 and 2023 seasons with Oakland, and has no other major league experience.
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Photo: FILE – Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Ken Waldichuk delivers during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 24, 2023, in Chicago. Waldichuk had reconstructive surgery on his troublesome pitching elbow and will be sidelined all season, another tough injury blow for the pitcher this past year. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
