CRAIG KIMBREL NEWS

2018 World Series Champion Inks Minor League Deal With Texas Rangers - NESN.com Former Boston Red Sox closer and 2018 World Series champion Craig Kimbrel has signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.

JUNE 11 • NESN.COM

Rangers add veteran Kimbrel on Minor League deal (source) MINNEAPOLIS -- The Rangers are signing right-handed reliever Craig Kimbrel to a Minor League deal, a source told MLB.com on Tuesday. The clu...

JUNE 10 • MLB.COM

Braves legend Craig Kimbrel signs with new MLB team after Atlanta release | Sporting News Next stop, Arlington.

JUNE 10 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

World Series Champion Reliever Inks Minor League Deal with Texas Rangers After being cut loose by the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, World Series champion Craig Kimbrel has signed a minor league deal with the Te...

JUNE 10 • SI.COM

Lands with Rangers Kimbrel signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Tuesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Impact Kimbrel elected free agency Monday after being pushed off Atlanta's 40-man roster, but it didn't take long for him to find his next gig with Texas. It's worth noting that the 37-year-old is only on a minor-league deal, so another move will need to be made for him to join the active roster. However, he owns a 2.00 ERA and 0.94 WHIP in Triple-A this season, so there's a decent chance he'll get another chance in the majors at some point.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Braves legend Craig Kimbrel makes big career decision after Atlanta release | Sporting News The all-time great closer is moving on.

JUNE 10 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Braves' Smith-Shawver undergoes Tommy John surgery and Kimbrel elects free agency

AJ Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery and Craig Kimbrel elected free agency in the latest pitching moves for the slumping Atlanta Braves

JUNE 9 • Associated Press

Elects free agency Kimbrel elected free agency Monday after declining an outright assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Impact Kimbrel had his contract selected from Triple-A on Friday and was designated for assignment by Atlanta on Saturday after pitching one inning in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Giants. Kimbrel faced three batters and gave one hit, walked one and struck one out. The 37-year-old will seek a new opportunity.

JUNE 9 • ROTOWIRE

Atlanta's season is starting to slip away after another 7-game losing streak

A 4-3 defeat at San Francisco dropped the Atlanta Braves to 10 games under

JUNE 9 • Associated Press

Braves taken to task over 'weird' Craig Kimbrel treatment by national reporter | Sporting News Could the Atlanta Braves have handled the Craig Kimbrel situation better?

JUNE 8 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Deadspin | Braves designate reliever Craig Kimbrel for assignment Deadspin | Braves designate reliever Craig Kimbrel for assignment

JUNE 7 • DEADSPIN.COM

Atlanta Braves designate nine-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel for assignment Craig Kimbrel, who led the National League in saves in four straight seasons from 2011-14, was released by the Braves on Saturday.

JUNE 7 • USATODAY.COM

Braves DFA 9-time All-Star closer with 440 career saves after scoreless inning | Sporting News The Atlanta Braves have designated reliever Craig Kimbrel for assignment after he pitched a scoreless inning on Friday.

JUNE 7 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Braves designate Craig Kimbrel for assignment after 14 pitches After just 14 pitches, Craig Kimbrel’s return to the Braves is over. The organization designated the nine-time All-Star for assignment Satur...

JUNE 7 • AJC.COM

Atlanta Braves to Promote Possible Hall of Famer From Triple-A Team to Major League Roster After they allowed seven runs in the ninth inning in an 11-10 loss on Thursday, the Atlanta Braves are promoting possible Hall of Famer Crai...

JUNE 7 • SI.COM

Braves Designate Craig Kimbrel for Assignment One Day After Return to Big Leagues The Atlanta Braves appear to be cutting ties with the 37-year-old just one day after his return to the big leagues.

JUNE 7 • SI.COM

Braves' all-time saves leader Craig Kimbrel designated for assignment 1 day after getting promoted

Craig Kimbrel’s stay with the Atlanta Braves lasted just one day as the team designated the franchise’s career saves leader for assignment and recalled left-handed pitcher Austin C...

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

DFA'd by Atlanta Atlanta designated Kimbrel for assignment Saturday.

Impact Kimbrel was called up from the minors Friday for a return to the big-league club that drafted him in 2008, but the reunion may end up being short-lived. The veteran reliever looked fine in pitching a scoreless inning against the Giants on Friday, though he allowed a hit and a walk while striking out one batter and averaging only 91.5 mph on his fastball. Atlanta filled Kimbrel's bullpen spot by recalling lefty reliever Austin Cox from the minors.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd by Atlanta Atlanta designated Kimbrel for assignment Saturday.

Impact Kimbrel was called up from the minors Friday for a return to the big-league club that drafted him in 2008, but the reunion may end up being short-lived. The veteran reliever looked fine in pitching a scoreless inning against the Giants on Friday, though he allowed a hit and a walk while striking out one batter and averaging only 91.5 mph on his fastball. Atlanta filled Kimbrel's bullpen spot by recalling lefty reliever Austin Cox from the minors.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

Clean inning in return to Atlanta Kimbrel gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning during Friday's extra-inning loss to the Giants. He struck out one.

Impact Making his first appearance for Atlanta since the end of the 2014 regular season, the 37-year-old right-hander gave up a single and a walk but saw both baserunners erased on a caught stealing and a pickoff, before he struck out old NL East foe Wilmer Flores to end the seventh inning in a tied ballgame. It was a fairly high-leverage spot for Kimbrel in his season debut, but he's a long way from his peak as the game's most dominant reliever -- per David O'Brien of the Athletic, he averaged just 91.5 mph with his fastball Friday. Still, with Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias struggling badly and no one else in the bullpen stepping up as a viable replacement, there may be a path for Kimbrel to add to his career total of 440 saves.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

'It's just great to be back': No matter the role, Kimbrel happy to return to Braves SAN FRANCISCO -- Ten years later, Craig Kimbrel still holds the Braves' franchise record for saves. But he can now make what could be consid...

JUNE 7 • MLB.COM

Giants beat the slumping Braves 5-4 in 10 innings on a wild pitch

Tyler Fitzgerald scored on a wild pitch by Pierce Johnson with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 for their third straight win

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Deadspin | One day after bullpen meltdown, Braves recall RHP Craig Kimbrel Deadspin | One day after bullpen meltdown, Braves recall RHP Craig Kimbrel

JUNE 6 • DEADSPIN.COM

Braves call up franchise saves leader Craig Kimbrel a day after blowing big lead SAN FRANCISCO — The Atlanta Braves have called up franchise career saves leader Craig Kimbrel from the minors a day after having their worst...

JUNE 6 • TRIBLIVE.COM

Braves call up franchise saves leader Craig Kimbrel a day after blowing a big lead

The Atlanta Braves called up franchise career saves leader Craig Kimbrel from the minors a day after having their worst blown ninth-inning lead in more than a half-century

JUNE 6 • Associated Press