Sep. 6—The Atlanta Braves announced Monday the club has signed right-handed pitcher Charlie Morton to a one-year contract worth $20 million with a $20 million club option for 2023 that does not include a buyout.
Morton, 37, is 13-5 with a 3.47 ERA (61 ER/158.0 IP) in 28 games, all starts, this season for the Braves. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound native of Flemington, N.J., signed a one-year deal worth $15 million with the Braves this past offseason after helping the Tampa Bay Rays to the American League pennant in 2020.
Morton is among the National League leaders this season in wins (13, tied for fourth), innings pitched (158.