With all the success the Atlanta Braves have experienced in starting pitching, closers have been often short-lived in the franchise history. However, the team has given a chance to young arms in the past with the responsibility of closing out games. We look at two with #46, Kerry Ligtenberg and Craig Kimbrel.
Ligtenberg
A high school pitcher from Minnesota that went on to pitch for the University of Minnesota, Kerry Ligtenberg completed college without interest from major league clubs, so he stayed close to home and pitched with a local Indy Ball club in Minneapolis, where he was under the management of former Braves catcher Greg Olson.