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Braves select Danny Young and designate Luke Williams for assignment
The Atlanta Braves selected left-handed pitcher Danny Young from Triple-A Gwinnett and designated infielder Luke Williams for assignment.
The moves keep Young with the Braves organization and remove Williams from the club’s roster.
Young, 32, returned to Atlanta on a split contract last December after recovering from Tommy John surgery.
He had a difficult August and finished the season with an 8.03 ERA over 12 1/3 innings.
Williams, 30, has been with the Braves since 2023 and played in two regular-season games in 2026.
He also joined the team for its National League Division Series against the Dodgers but did not play.
Williams is expected to clear waivers and become a free agent.
The Braves selected left-hander Danny Young from Triple-A Gwinnett and designated infielder Luke Williams for assignment.
The move keeps Young in the Atlanta organization instead of allowing him to become a minor league free agent.
Young, 32, had a 8.03 ERA in 12 1/3 innings with the Braves during the season.
Williams, 30, played in two regular-season games for Atlanta in 2026 and did not appear in the team’s NLDS series.
- Who
- The Atlanta Braves, Danny Young and Luke Williams.
- What
- The Braves selected Young from Triple-A Gwinnett and designated Williams for assignment.
- When
- October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Atlanta; Young was selected from Triple-A Gwinnett.
- Why
- The move keeps Young in the organization. The Braves designated Williams in the corresponding roster move.
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Young made his season debut with the Braves.
The Braves designated Young for assignment and replaced him with Ray Kerr.
The Braves selected Young from Triple-A Gwinnett and designated Williams for assignment.
- Young's age
- 32
- Young's 2026 Braves ERA
- 8.03
- Young's 2026 innings
- 12 1/3
- Williams' age
- 30
- Williams' 2026 regular-season games
- 2
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