"Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton, Chipper Jones, John Smoltz and Julian Tavares (?!) suited up for the Atlanta Braves. So did a rookie hurler for Atlanta, Charlie Morton. And in Pittsburgh, a 24-year-old right-hander named Jesse Chavez debuted, too. Fast-forward to 2025. Chavez, already a late-career bullpen icon with the Braves, called it a career after four more games with the team that he'd spent most of his time with since 2001"
"After signing a minor league deal with a Spring Training invitation with the Texas Rangers in January, he was shown the door to the free agent market on March 21. On March 22, Chavez signed with Atlanta, in the least-surprising sequence of events of all time. Four times between April 1 and July 17, Chavez was either designated for assignment or released by the Braves, and every time he re-signed with Atlanta... until that final time."
Jesse Chavez debuted in 2008 as a 24-year-old right-hander and spent much of his career linked to the Atlanta Braves. Chavez experienced numerous trades, designations and releases while repeatedly finding his way back to Atlanta, including a brief stint in 2010 and a free-agent return in 2021. Chavez produced notable late-career success from 2021–2023, totaling 2.4 fWAR across 137 2/3 innings. After a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers and a March 21 release in 2025, Chavez re-signed with Atlanta and, after multiple DFAs, announced his retirement on July 24, 2025 at age 41.
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