{"id":45711,"date":"2025-04-01T06:32:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T06:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45711"},"modified":"2025-04-01T06:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T06:32:28","slug":"never-can-say-goodbye-chavez-back-with-the-braves-for-the-5th-time-since-2021-and-6th-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45711","title":{"rendered":"Never can say goodbye: Chavez back with the Braves for the 5th time since 2021 and 6th overall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) &#8211; Jesse Chavez and the Atlanta Braves never seem to part ways for long.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The team purchased the 41-year-old right-hander&#8217;s contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, bringing him back for his fifth stint with the Braves since 2021 and sixth overall.<\/p>\n<p>He first joined the team in December 2009 in a trade with Tampa Bay for reliever Rafael Soriano. In 2021, Chavez signed a minor league deal with Atlanta and later joined the Braves\u00b4 staff, helping them win the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez has pitched for nine teams during his long career, including multiple stints with Toronto, the Los Angeles Angels, Texas and the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need as much positive as we can have right now, and Jesse definitely brings that,&#8221; Braves manager Brian Snitker said. &#8220;He\u00b4s part of the family, and it\u00b4s always good when you see Jesse walk through that door.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chavez returned on the same day the winless Braves learned outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/01\/07\/wire-96775147-1743487674-778_634x422.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Jesse Chavez winds up during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sept. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/John McDonnell, File)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chavez gave up one run and two hits over two innings of relief in Atlanta&#8217;s 6-1 loss Monday night to the unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers. 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