The Atlanta Braves waited over two months of the 2025 Major League Baseball season to give 37-year-old All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel an opportunity. Kimbrel, who signed a minor league deal with the Braves in March, spent the first two months of the 2025 season in Triple-A, waiting to join a struggling Atlanta team.

Craig Kimbrel, who was cut by the Braves after one appearance last week, signed a minor league contract with the Rangers on Wednesday.

Craig Kimbrel was not given much of an opportunity to prove himself with the Atlanta Braves this season, but the veteran relief pitcher has landed with a new team.