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The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization announced the signing of veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco for the remainder of the 2026 season (link via Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency).

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 9

Braves Re-Sign Carlos Carrasco, Outright Jair Camargo

The Braves have re-signed Carlos Carrasco to a new minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The transaction logs also indicated that catcher Jair Camargo has been outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 6

Braves Designate Carlos Carrasco For Assignment, Place Martín Pérez On Injured List

The Braves announced Monday that they’ve yet again designated righty Carlos Carrasco for assignment. Atlanta also placed veteran lefty Martín Pérez on the 15-day injured list due to a left forearm contusion.

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MLB has awarded the World Series MVP since 1955. How many of these players can you name in six minutes?

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25 things we learned from the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was full of great performances, breakout stars, and incredible feats. These are the 25 things we learned along the way.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / July 5

Braves make roster moves amid series with Mets

Amid their series with the Mets, the Braves made a minor roster move. JR Ritchie is heading back to Gwinnett after tossing three scoreless innings in Saturday night’s win, with Carlos Carrasco taking his place on the active roster.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 30

2 trades Braves must make to leave Phillies in the dust in NL East

While the Atlanta Braves play roster hijinks with Carlos Carrasco, they’ve also added Carlos Santana on a minor-league contract. But the Braves need to do way more.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 28

Braves Re-Sign Carlos Carrasco To Minor League Deal

Veteran righty Carlos Carrasco is heading back to Atlanta on a minor league deal, according to his MLB.com transaction tracker. He was bumped off the roster earlier this week, along with right-hander JR Ritchie, when relievers Tyler Kinley and Ian Hamilton joined the team.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 24

Braves Designate Carlos Carrasco For Assignment, Select Ian Hamilton

The Braves announced some moves on the pitching staff today. They reinstated right-hander Tyler Kinley from the 15-day injured list and selected the contract of righty Ian Hamilton.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 24

Yet another Braves All-Star is dealing with injury

If you’re wondering why the Braves were relying on Carlos Carrasco to pitch not one but two innings in a one-run game Tuesday night, Walt Weiss said about half the bullpen was unavailable, including All-Star reliever Robert Suarez who is dealing with forearm tightness.

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25 records that were broken during the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 17

Braves To Select Carlos Carrasco, Jair Camargo

The Braves are going to select right-hander Carlos Carrasco and catcher Jair Camargo to the roster between games of their semi-double-header today. One of them will be the “27th man” for the contest.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 15

Braves Re-Sign Carlos Carrasco, Maverick Handley To Minor League Deals

The Braves have brought Carlos Carrasco and Maverick Handley back to the organization on minor league contracts, according to the MLB.com transaction log.

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Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 10

Braves Designate Carlos Carrasco For Assignment

The Braves have once again designated righty Carlos Carrasco for assignment. This time, his roster spot goes to right-hander James Karinchak, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A Gwinnett.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 2

Carlos Carrasco is back with the Braves

Carlos Carrasco seems to be following the Jesse Chavez blueprint. He’s been designated for assignment a half-dozen times already this season and always finds his way back.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 1

Braves make roster move, Carlos Carrasco elects free agency

The Braves designated Carlos Carrasco for assignment last Friday for what feels like the 30th time this season. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Gwinnett; however, he has instead elected free agency.

Atlanta Braves News / Athlon Sports / May 29

Braves Facing Decision After Roster Announcement

The Atlanta Braves are running a play they know by heart. The Braves enter Friday's series opener at Great American Ballpark with the best record in baseball at 38-19, going over their last 10 games.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / May 29

Braves Call Up Fresh Arm for Upcoming Series vs Reds, DFA Carrasco

The Atlanta Braves made the move to add another long-relief option to the bullpen. They announced Friday afternoon that they had recalled right-hander

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / May 21

Braves Select Carlos Carrasco, Option Right-Hander

MIAMI – The Atlanta Braves announced on social media Thursday that they have selected right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the major league roster and have optioned right-handed pitcher Víctor Mederos to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 8

Braves Re-Sign Carlos Carrasco To Minor League Deal

Carlos Carrasco‘s latest trip to free agency was predictably brief. He’s back with the Braves on a new minor league deal and has been assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett, per the team’s MLB.com transaction log.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / May 7

Outrighted Braves Veteran Pitcher Elects Free Agency

The Atlanta Braves are without a veteran starting pitching option, at least for the time being. They announced that they outrighted Carlos Carrasco to Triple-A, but he opted to elect free agency.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 2

Carlos Carrasco gets another opportunity with Braves

The Atlanta Braves recently designated veteran starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco for assignment. After electing free agency, Carrasco is now back with the Braves, the team announced.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 1

Carlos Carrasco Elects Free Agency

Carlos Carrasco elected free agency after clearing outright waivers, according to the MLB.com transaction log. The Braves designated him for assignment on Thursday when Dylan Lee returned from the paternity list.

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How many of the MLB players to win Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award (which honors the player with the best performance on the field and community impact off of it) can you name in five minutes?

MLB News / SportsTalkATL / July 28, 2025

Braves swing trade with Yankees for Carlos Carrasco

At 44-60 and 17 games back of the New York Mets in the NL East, the Atlanta Braves aren’t your prototypical buyers ahead of the trade deadline. However, with injuries ravaging quite literally the entire rotation, Alex Anthopoulos doesn’t have a choice but to add some veteran arms that can eat innings over the final two months.

New York Yankees News / Field Level Media / May 8, 2025

Yankees outright veteran RHP Carlos Carrasco to Triple-A

The New York Yankees outrighted right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, two days after they designated him for assignment.

New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / May 7, 2025

Yankees Options To Replace Carlos Carrasco After Being Designated for Assignment

The New York Yankees have been struggling to find consistent production from their starting rotation this season. Injuries have decimated them and some of the players they have turned to haven’t performed very well.

New York Yankees News / Larry Brown Sports / May 6, 2025

Yankees pull the plug on pitcher Carlos Carrasco

The New York Yankees will have four pitchers in their rotation for the time being after making a change with Carlos Carrasco. The Yankees announced on Tuesday that they have designated Carrasco for assignment.

MLB News / Field Level Media / February 3, 2025

Yankees sign RHP Carlos Carrasco to minor league deal

The New York Yankees signed right-hander Carlos Carrasco to a minor league deal, YES Network reported Monday. The deal includes an invitation to spring training, per the report.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / November 7, 2024

Guardians' Fan Favorite Named Team's Worst Value

There was a time when Cleveland Guardians legend Carlos Carrasco was one of the better pitchers in baseball, but those days are sadly long gone. Carrasco is now a free agent, so whether or not he returns to the Guardians remains to be seen, but based on the way he pitched in 2024, a reunion is probably not in the cards.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / May 1, 2024

Guardians May Need To Rethink Carlos Carrasco’s Role

This is a tough one to write. On one hand, Carlos Carrasco is a fan favorite in the city of Cleveland and always will be. He’s one of the most likable

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / February 24, 2024

Carlos Carrasco Overcome With Emotions In First Start Back With Guardians

Carlos Carrasco spent over a decade with Cleveland before being traded to the New York Mets. The Guardians signed him to a minor league contract with a path to the majors over the offseason. Cookie took the mound and pitched the inning of the Guardians' first spring training of the 2024 season.