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By Jackson Roberts
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The Atlanta Braves' outfield should be in a much healthier place this year than it was during their disappointing regular season.
With a healthy Ronald Acuña Jr. and a full year of Jurickson Profar, who was suspended for 80 games, plus the free-agent acquisition of Mike Yastrzemski, the Braves have to feel confident about where their outfield depth chart stands. That said, Atlanta also recently picked up an intriguing outfield depth piece who can also play some first base.
According to the official Major League Baseball transactions log, the Braves signed 28-year-old Tristin English to a minor-league contract. The deal was official as of Dec. 22, but took at least two weeks to appear on the log.
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English, who made his major league debut last year for the Arizona Diamondbacks, has a strong recent track record at the Triple-A level. He will likely be a long shot to make the 26-man roster out of spring training, but he could be thrust into action at any moment in the case of an injury to a starter.
In seven major league games for the Diamondbacks over the summer, English went 2-for-22 (.091 batting average) with a walk and eight strikeouts. But in 93 games for Triple-A Reno, he batted .325 with 14 home runs and an .882 OPS.
English was eligible to elect free agency in November after the Diamondbacks waived him in late August, which they did to free up space on the 40-man roster as they battled to remain in playoff contention. Arizona might well have liked to keep its former third-round pick (from the 2019 draft), but English saw the Braves as his best opportunity.
English is a Stockbridge, Ga. native who attended Georgia Tech for three years, so he'll be playing at home whether he's in the majors or with the Braves' Triple-A affiliate in nearby Gwinnett.
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