{"id":11167,"date":"2024-11-22T07:03:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T07:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=11167"},"modified":"2024-11-22T07:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T07:03:08","slug":"shocking-news-chris-sale-planned-to-retire-after-2024-mlb-season-before-red-sox-braves-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=11167","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING NEWS: Chris Sale Planned to Retire After 2024 MLB Season Before Red Sox-Braves Trade!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1732224886\/wwr3nfwrxyt8csievjhn.jpg\" alt=\"ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 3: Chris Sale #51 of the Atlanta Braves throws a warm up pitch prior to the start of the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Truist Park on September 3, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale revealed that he was planning to retire at the end of the 2024 season before he was traded from the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Before I got traded last offseason, we were really kind of planning that this year was probably going to be my last year playing,&#8221; Sale explained in an interview with Foul Territory TV.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Sale was initially planning on 2024 being his last season before he got traded to Atlanta. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G0YDZVTcGf\">pic.twitter.com\/G0YDZVTcGf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoulTerritoryTV\/status\/1859699779930030177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The 35-year-old was previously acquired by the Braves in Dec. 2023 with Atlanta sending infielder Vaughn Grissom to the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sale earned the first Cy Young Award of his career on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Sale secures his first career Cy Young Award in his first season in Atlanta!<\/p>\n<p>He joins four Hall of Famers and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Braves<\/a> greats to win the award. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f6VQsuMTsG\">pic.twitter.com\/f6VQsuMTsG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1859377410132652498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He wrapped up an incredible regular season in his first year with the Braves, compiling a record of 18-3 in 29 starts. Sale&#8217;s 2.38 ERA represented the best mark in the majors while recording a 1.013 WHIP. He also struck out 225 batters compared to 39 walks in 177.2 innings of work.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Sale becomes the first left-handed pitcher in Braves history to record 200 strikeouts in a single season \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLB<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EaCj1tzvhf\">pic.twitter.com\/EaCj1tzvhf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; B\/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BRWalkoff\/status\/1831118564452884542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sale wasn&#8217;t on Atlanta&#8217;s roster during its Wild Card Series loss to the San Diego Padres due to back spasms, but his presence throughout the regular season was crucial for a Braves team that dealt with a season-ending UCL injury to All-Star Spencer Strider in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As for Sale, he made seven consecutive All-Star appearances of his own from 2012 through 2018. He then missed the entire 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and struggled to stay healthy upon his return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">During his final three years in Boston from 2021-23, Sale made only 31 total starts and posted an ERA of just 3.93. This included an uninspiring 4.30 ERA in the season prior to his trade to Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While it was aided by the move, the decision not to retire ultimately paid off for Sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">With Strider and star outfielder Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. set to return in 2025 following season-ending injuries, Sale is expected to be an important piece of a Braves team with postseason aspirations once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale revealed that he was planning to retire at the end of the 2024 season before he was traded from the Boston Red Sox. &#8220;Before I\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SHOCKING NEWS: Chris Sale Planned to Retire After 2024 MLB Season Before Red Sox-Braves Trade!! 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