"The Braves are exercising their club option on left-hander , according to a report from Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Sale will make $18MM in 2026. The call to pick up Sale's option for the 2026 campaign is surely one of the easiest option decisions any team will make this offseason. Sale, 36, is one of the best pitchers of his generation and won the NL Cy Young award in 2024."
"He was on track to compete for the away again this year, with a 2.52 ERA and 2.71 FIP through 15 starts, but he found himself sidelined for ten weeks over the summer due to a ribcage fracture. He looked just as dominant as ever when he returned, however, with a 2.72 ERA and 2.58 FIP across six starts in August and September. His stuff looked just as good as ever down the stretch, and he struck out an eye-popping 36.4% of his opponents in his 36 1/3 innings of work."
The Braves picked up Chris Sale's club option, guaranteeing him $18 million for 2026. Sale, 36, won the NL Cy Young in 2024 and remains one of the game's elite pitchers. He posted a 2.52 ERA and 2.71 FIP through 15 starts before a ribcage fracture sidelined him for ten weeks. Upon returning, he delivered a 2.72 ERA and 2.58 FIP across six late-season starts. Sale struck out 36.4% of batters in 36 1/3 innings down the stretch, and his repertoire showed little decline in effectiveness.
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