Braves cut Charlie Culberson before infielder’s father was to throw 1st pitch

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves designated infielder Charlie Culberson for task hours earlier than his father was set to throw out a ceremonial first pitch on Father’s Day.

Culberson, a 34-year-old from Rome, Georgia, was reduce earlier than Sunday’s recreation towards Colorado. He was introduced up from triple-A Gwinnett on May 19 however had not appeared in any video games since his promotion.

After Culberson was let go, the daddy of Braves outfielder Michael Harris II took care of the primary pitch at Truist Park. Harris went 5 for five and scored 3 times for Atlanta within the 14-6 win.

Culberson made his large league debut in 2012 with San Francisco. He is a .248 hitter with 30 homers and 145 RBIs in 589 video games.

He additionally performed for Atlanta for elements of three seasons from 2018-2020, hitting a profession excessive 12 homers in 2018.

Catcher Chadwick Tromp was recalled from Gwinnett. He is 2 for 16 in six video games with the Braves this yr.