Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos confirmed Sunday that the team has no plans to cut ties with MVP candidate Marcell Ozuna and will pick up his option, worth $16 million, for next season. After acquiring 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler at last week’s trade deadline, many wondered if it would eventually spell the end of Ozuna’s tenure with the Braves, which Alex Anthopoulos emphatically denied while speaking with reporters on Sunday.
“I think the one thing we’ve seen the last few years is, you’re going to need more than three [outfielders], and injuries are part of it,” Anthopoulos told reporters, per USA Today.