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Rafael Ortega promoted to Atlanta, Patrick Weigel optioned to Gwinnett

The Atlanta Braves have made a roster move before tonight’s game with the New York Mets:

The Braves promoted Rafael Ortega and returned Patrick Weigel to Gwinnett.

Rafael Ortega joins Atlanta’s bench for the first time tonight! He owns a career slash line of .236/.291/.286 and -0.9 WAR in 109 MLB games. He has been hot in Gwinnett, however, with a .285/.373/.524 line an 126 wRC+.

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