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Braves sign C Travis d'Arnaud to 2-year, $16M deal

The Atlanta Braves signed catcher Travis d'Arnaud to a two-year, $16 million contract Friday.

The deal includes an $8 million club option for 2024 with no buyout.

D'Arnaud, 32, is batting .223 with three homers and 15 RBIs in 28 games in 2021. He rejoined the team on Aug. 11 after missing 86 games with a torn ligament in his left thumb.

He won the Silver Slugger Award in 2020 after batting .321 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs in 44 games. He added two homers and 10 RBIs in 12 postseason games.

A first-round pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2007, d'Arnaud is a lifetime .