Braves acquire left-handed reducer Aaron Bummer in multiplayer trade with White Sox

The Atlanta Braves obtained left-handed reducer Aaron Bummer in a multiplayer trade with the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.

The Braves sentout pitchers Mike Soroka, Jared Shuster and Riley Gowens, along with infielders Nicky Lopez and Braden Shewmake, to the White Sox. The relocation develops some space on Atlanta’s 40-man lineup early in the offseason.

Bummer went 5-5 with a career-high 6.79 ERA in 61 looks this year. The 30-year-old Bummer was chose by Chicago in the 19th round in the 2014 draft.

Atlanta is hoping a modification of landscapes will assistance Bummer return to the kind that made him an reliable lefty setup guy. He had a 2.36 ERA in 32 looks in 2022 and a 3.51 ERA in 62 videogames in 2021.

While the Braves led the majors with 104 wins this year, the White Sox completed 4th in the AL Central with a 61-101 record.

Soroka, Shuster and Shewmake are previous first-round chooses in the amateur draft. Lopez and Gowens are from the Chicago location.

The 26-year-old Soroka was an NL All-Star in 2019, going 13-4 with a 2.68 ERA in 29 begins. But his profession hasactually been obstructed by a series of injuries.

The 6-foot-5 right-hander appeared in simply 3 videogames over the previous 3 seasons. He played for Atlanta and Triple-A Gwinnett this year, going 2-2 with a 6.40 ERA in 7 videogames with the Braves.

Shuster, 25, made his huge league launching on April 2. He likewise played for Atlanta and Gwinnett this season, going 4-3 with a 5.81 ERA in 11 begins with the Braves.

The 29-year-old Lopez is from Naperville, Illinois. He was traded from Kansas City to Atlanta on July 30.

Lopez batted .231 with one homer and 25 RBIs in 94 videogames this year. He is a .249 player with 6 homers and 131 RBIs in 5 huge league seasons.

Reporting by The Associated Press.