JESSE CHAVEZ #60 - PITCHER - ATLANTA BRAVES
0-1  W-L  •
2.38  WHIP  •
9.00  ERA 
#60 - PITCHER - ATLANTA BRAVES
0-1 W-L
2.38 WHIP
9.00 ERA
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Deadspin | RHP Jesse Chavez announces retirement after 18 seasons Deadspin | RHP Jesse Chavez announces retirement after 18 seasons
JULY 25, 2025 • DEADSPIN.COM

Jesse Chavez, the often-traded reliever who pitched for 9 teams in 18 seasons, announces retirement

Jesse Chavez, the often-traded reliever who pitched for nine teams in 18 seasons, announced his retirement Thursday
JULY 24, 2025 • Associated Press
Former Cubs Pitcher Jesse Chavez Announces Retirement From Professional Baseball It doesn’t look like veteran starting pitcher Jesse Chavez will be resigning with the Atlanta Braves anytime soon.
JULY 24, 2025 • SUNHERALD.COM
RHP Jesse Chavez announces retirement after 18 seasons After 657 appearances over 18 seasons with nine different clubs, right-hander Jesse Chavez announced his retirement Thursday.The final appea...
JULY 24, 2025 • SUNHERALD.COM
Jesse Chavez, perhaps MLB's most-traded player, announces retirement After 18 seasons, nine teams and 10 trades, right-hander Jesse Chavez is ready to hang up the spikes. Chavez, 41, announced his retirement o...
JULY 24, 2025 • MLB.COM
Braves' pitcher announces retirement after turning 42nd-round draft pick into 18-year MLB career | Sporting News Jesse Chavez hangs 'em up.
JULY 24, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Braves failure forced fan-favorite's hand with retirement decision Jesse Chavez won a ring with the Atlanta Braves as a pivotal part of the bullpen in 2021. He then returned to Atlanta for at least the end o...
JULY 24, 2025 • FANSIDED.COM
Calls it a career Chavez announced his retirement from professional baseball Thursday on Foul Territory TV.
Impact Chavez pitched in parts of 18 major-league seasons for nine different clubs, with the last three and a half of those spent in Atlanta. The 41-year-old will finish with a 4.27 ERA across 657 appearances.
JULY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Calls it a career Chavez announced his retirement from professional baseball Thursday on Foul Territory TV.
Impact Chavez pitched in parts of 18 major-league seasons for nine different clubs, with the last three and a half of those spent in Atlanta. The 41-year-old will finish with a 4.27 ERA across 657 career appearances.
JULY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Braves' fan favorite pitcher ditches contract to pursue a new MLB deal | Sporting News Jesse Chavez is gone.
JULY 22, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Elects free agency Chavez elected free agency Monday.
Impact Chavez was designated for assignment by Atlanta last week and went unclaimed on waivers before being ourtighted to Triple-A Gwinnett. Instead of reporting to Triple-A, the veteran reliever will look for a new opportunity. Chavez registered a 9.00 ERA, 2.38 WHIP and 8:5 K:BB across eight innings of work with Atlanta this season.
JULY 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Outrighted to Triple-A Chavez was officially outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday, 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.
Impact Chavez was designated for assignment by Atlanta on Thursday, and he'll now report to Triple-A after going unclaimed while on waivers. The 41-year-old has posted a 2.05 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with 36 strikeouts over 30.2 innings in 23 appearances, including a start, with Gwinnett in 2025.
JULY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Loses roster spot Chavez was designated for assignment Thursday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Impact Chavez has pitched primarily with Triple-A Gwinnett this season, though he was called up to the majors in early July. He'll now go through the waiver process, though it's likely he'll stick in the organization.
JULY 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

FermĂ­n hits first major league homer to break tie in the Cardinals' victory over the Braves

José Fermín hit his first major league home run to break a sixth-inning tie in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on a soggy Sunday
JULY 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Kurtz hits a grand slam, Butler adds 2 HRs as Athletics dominate Braves 10-1

The Athletics dominate the Braves 10-1 on Tuesday night, fueled by Lawrence Butler’s two home runs, including a leadoff inside-the-park homer
JULY 9, 2025 • Associated Press
Needing bullpen help, Atlanta Braves turn to Jesse Chavez again Jesse Chavez comes to the Braves from Triple-A, where he's pitched since being re-signed May 1. The reliever previously played for Atlanta i...
JULY 6, 2025 • AJC.COM
Rejoins big club Atlanta selected Chavez's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.
Impact Chavez will regain a spot on Atlanta's 40-man roster for the third time this season, as he had previously elected free agency and re-signed with the organization on minor-league deals after being designated for assignment on two occasions in April. Since re-signing on his latest minor-league deal May 1, the 41-year-old righty has pitched well for Gwinnett, logging a 2.22 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 24:12 K:BB in 24.1 innings. He'll likely fill a middle-relief role for Atlanta.
JULY 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

He's back! 41-year-old reliever Jesse Chavez returns again for his seventh stint with Braves

Jesse Chavez has returned for his seventh stint with the Atlanta Braves
JULY 6, 2025 • Associated Press
Back with Atlanta again Atlanta re-signed Chavez to a minor league deal Thursday, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports.
Impact Chavez cleared waivers Tuesday and elected free agency. This is the fourth time since the start of the 2024 season the the right-hander has signed with Atlanta on a minor-league deal. It is also the third time that Atlanta has signed him after being the team that DFA'd him in that span. So, it won't be surprising if the 41-year-old finds his way back onto the 40-man roster.
MAY 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Becomes free agent Chavez cleared waivers Tuesday and elected free agency, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Impact Chavez opted to enter the open market the last time he was DFA'd by Atlanta, so it's not too surprising to see him do it again. The 41-year-old has allowed two earned runs in three innings across his two appearances this season.
APRIL 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
DFA'd by Atlanta Atlanta designated Chavez for assignment Sunday.
Impact It's the second time Chavez has been DFA'd by Atlanta this season. The first time occurred April 1, and after electing free agency he ended up returning to Atlanta on a minor-league deal. He was promoted to the majors Wednesday and came out of the bullpen against the Diamondbacks on Friday, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out two in one inning. If he clears waivers, Chavez will once again have the option to reject a minor-league assignment and enter free agency.
APRIL 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Rejoins big-league bullpen Atlanta selected Chavez's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
Impact The 41-year-old reliever will return to the big club for the second time this season, as he previously made a two-inning appearance out of the bullpen in a 6-1 loss to the Dodgers on March 31 before being designated for assignment the next day. After clearing waivers, Chavez elected free agency and re-signed with Atlanta on a minor-league deal. He received the call back to the big leagues after excelling at Gwinnett over the past two and a half weeks, allowing just one unearned run on two hits and no walks while striking out 10 over five innings in his last five appearances.
APRIL 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Braves right-hander Reynaldo LĂłpez to have arthroscopic surgery on inflamed right shoulder Tuesday

The Atlanta Braves hope to learn more about right-hander Reynaldo López’s ability to return to the rotation when he has exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his inflamed right shoul...
APRIL 4, 2025 • Associated Press
Back with Atlanta Chavez agreed to a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Impact After being released by the Rangers on March 21, Chavez signed a minor-league deal with Atlanta just two days later and had his contract selected March 31. He tossed two innings of one-run ball against the Dodgers that day and was designated for assignment the following morning. Chavez is back with Atlanta to serve as organization relief depth.
APRIL 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Braves Add More Catching Depth, Make Final Call on Jesse Chavez As top catching prospect Drake Baldwin continues to struggle, the Atlanta Braves added more organizational catching depth Thursday. The Brav...
APRIL 3, 2025 • SI.COM
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