Braves New Pitcher Signs New Deal, Staying With Braves
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The Atlanta Braves today signed LHP Chris Sale to a two-year, $38 million contract, with a club option for the 2026 season for $18 million. The left-hander will make $16 million this season and $22 million in 2025. He has agreed to donate 1% of his salary to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) January 4, 2024
Sale, 34, was acquired by Atlanta via trade with Boston last Saturday. He started 20 games for the Red Sox last season and compiled a 6-5 record with a 4.30 ERA (49 ER/102.2 IP) and 125 strikeouts. In six total seasons with Boston, he pitched to a 46-30 record with a 3.27 ERA (244 ER/670.2 IP), earned a pair of All-Star honors in 2017 and 2018, and was a member of the 2018 World Series champions. The left-hander fanned 11.0 batters per 9.0 innings last season, and his career rate of 11.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings is the highest for a qualified pitcher in major league history. His 2,189 career strikeouts rank fifth most by an active pitcher in baseball.
Welcome to Atlanta, Chris! pic.twitter.com/w72r66CuXe
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) December 30, 2023
Originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox with the 13th overall selection in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, Sale has compiled a 120-80 record with a 3.10 ERA (614 ER/1780.2 IP) and 2,189 strikeouts over 343 career games, 263 starts, in 13 major league seasons. He was selected to seven consecutive AL All-Star teams from 2012-2018, and has seven career Top 10 finishes in Cy Young voting. He pitched seven seasons for the White Sox before being acquired by Boston prior to the 2017 season.
Credit: Atlanta Braves Press Release braves.com
