The Atlanta Braves have signed veteran left-hander Chris Sale to a two-year, $38 million contract with an option for a third season.
Sale, 34, was scheduled to earn $27.5 million this season under terms of a five-year deal he signed with the Boston Red Sox, but after acquiring the seven-time All-Star in a trade last month for infielder Vaughn Grissom, the Braves reworked the contract to add another guaranteed year.
Sale will make $16 million this coming season and $22 million in 2025. (The Red Sox also sent Atlanta $17 million in the trade, so they'll essentially be covering his 2024 salary.