Braves designate 1B Rowdy Tellez for assignment
Jun 21, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves pinch hitter Rowdy Tellez (11) reacts after hitting a two run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the ninth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Atlanta Braves designated veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez for assignment on Thursday.
Tellez, 31, signed a minor league deal on March 23 and appeared in just seven games for the Braves.
Used mostly as a pinch-hitter, he batted .200 (2-for-10) with one home run and four RBIs.
Tellez is a career .234 hitter with 123 homers and 372 RBIs in 783 games with six teams since 2018.
Atlanta recalled shortstop Jim Jarvis, 25, from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding transaction.
Jarvis made his MLB debut on May 6 and was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in two games that month.
--Field Level Media
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