Due to an overlooked technicality, the Braves will play with a 24-man roster today. Bonifacio is not eligible for the major league roster until May 6, and a different player will be called up tomorrow.
Yesterday, the Braves finally swapped their roster configuration for a more normal one, sending reliever Chris Withrow to AAA and attempting to recall Emilio Bonifacio from Gwinnett. On the face of it, that looked like a pretty by-the-book move that gave the team another bench option in lieu of the 13th member of the pitching staff.
However, it was not meant to be.