COLUMBUS (WRBL) — The Atlanta Braves have announced that nine-time MLB All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel has been assigned to the Columbus Clingstones.
Kimbrel was signed to the Braves as a free agent on March 18. He has been working out of the Florida Complex League.
Kimbrel last pitched in the Braves organization in 2014, and is back in the Braves Double-A affiliate for the first time since 2009.
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Kimbrel, a 13 year veteran, ranks fifth all time in saves in MLB history with 440.