Craig Kimbrel, 37, is signing a big-league deal with the Houston Astros and will join their active roster. He made one major-league appearance this season, a scoreless inning with the Atlanta Braves. The Astros lost closer Josh Hader to a left shoulder capsule strain and are adding Kimbrel as bullpen reinforcement during a postseason race. Kimbrel is a nine-time All-Star and 2018 World Series champion. Across 16 seasons he has a 2.59 ERA, 440 saves and 810.2 innings pitched while playing for eight teams, with recent performance varying between seasons.
Kimbrel, 37, has made just one big league appearance this season, pitching a scoreless inning with the Atlanta Braves. Now, he'll join the Astros in a postseason race after they lost All-Star closer Josh Hader for the foreseeable future with a left shoulder capsule strain. Kimbrel is a nine-time All-Star and one-time World Series champion as a member of the 2018 Boston Red Sox team that beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Across his 16-year career, Kimbrel has played for eight teams - the Braves, San Diego Padres, Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles - sporting a 2.59 ERA with 440 saves over 810.2 innings pitched. Last year with the Orioles, Kimbrel had a 5.33 ERA over 57 appearances with the Orioles. However, just two seasons ago, Kimbrel was an All-Star, making 71 appearances with the Phillies and sporting a 3.26 ERA.
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