Michael Soroka will start for the Atlanta Braves on Monday night at Oakland, manager Brian Snitker announced, marking the right-hander's return to the big leagues after almost three years and two Achilles tears.
The Braves made the transaction to recall Soroka on Monday morning, optioning right-hander Dereck Rodriguez to Triple-A Gwinnett after he pitched the final two innings of Sunday's 11-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Soroka, 25, last pitched in the majors on Aug. 3, 2020, three games into the pandemic-shortened season, when he suffered a torn right Achilles tendon against the New York Mets.