Austin Riley is expected to miss the next 6-to-8 weeks with a fractured hand, so the Atlanta Braves have gone out and signed former Yankees and Tigers third baseman Gio Urshela.
Urshela, 32, was designated for assignment by the Detroit Tigers on Friday. He was placed on unconditional release waivers on Sunday and became a free agent soon after.
The move comes on the heels of All-Star third baseman Austin Riley going down with a fractured right hand on Sunday. Riley wasRiley was batting .256 with 19 home runs, 56 RBI, a .783 OPS and a 2.8 WAR on the season. Urshela joined the New York Yankees in August 2018 following largely uneventful stints with the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays. In 2019, he hit .314 with 21 home runs, 74 RBI, an .889 OPS and a 3.8 WAR, all of which remain career-highs.
While Urshela only appeared in 62 games with the Los Angeles Angels in 2023, he still hit .299 with two home runs, 24 RBI, a .703 OPS and a 0.8 WAR. That was enough to earn him aDetroit will still be on the hook for the remaining cash on Urshela's contract, while Atlanta will be paying him the prorated league minimum for as long as he remains on the roster.
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