Braves activate 3B Johnson from DL, promote reliever Veal

Braves activate 3B Johnson from DL, promote reliever Veal

Published May. 28, 2015 12:59 a.m. ET

The Atlanta Braves squeezed in one more sequence of roster moves on Wednesday, just hours after completing a six-player trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Third baseman Chris Johnson, who was on the disabled list with a hand injury, was activated in time for Atlanta's series finale with Los Angeles. He even had a pinch-hit outing in the 9th (an infield groundout).

With the vacant spot on the roster -- thanks to the Alberto Callaspo/Eric Stults/Ian Thomas trade with the Dodgers -- the Braves called up reliever Donnie Veal.

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Through 44 at-bats this season, Johnson has a .278 batting average and .347 on-base percentage.

With Triple-A Gwinnett this year, Veal (2-0) hadn't allowed an earned run through 16 innings.

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