Field Level Media
When the Atlanta Braves host the Tampa Bay Rays in the middle game of their three-game series Saturday night, outfielder Joc Pederson likely will be starting his first game for his new team.
In the wake of Ronald Acuna Jr.'s season-ending knee injury last weekend, the Braves acquired Pederson, 29, on Thursday, sending minor-league first baseman Bryce Ball to the Chicago Cubs -- perhaps a sign of surrender from the struggling club on Chicago's north side.
A veteran of seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pederson batted .230 with 11 homers and 39 RBIs in 73 games with the Cubs.