Atlanta Braves and Jesse Chavez continue their unbreakable bond in rare MLB reunion

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: May 3, 2025, 16:54 IST

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Jesse Chavez is coming back with the Braves. For the ninth time in his career. That's the third time this season, and the eighth in four years. Jesse Chavez has become a regular and longtime part of the Braves' staff and I think both of them seem to enjoy it. It's something weird, but sweet in baseball these days.

Atlanta Braves and Jesse Chavez continue their unbreakable bond in rare MLB reunion (Image Source: X)

The Atlanta Braves added veteran pitcher Jesse Chavez again. This is the third time that the Braves have signed Jesse Chavez this season, and in the last four years, the Braves have acquired him eight times. And if that didn’t seem like a long enough story for you, this is the ninth time in Jesse Chavez’s long career that the Braves have signed him.

Jesse Chavez keeps coming back to Braves

Most players switch teams once or twice in their careers. Players might play for a team, then leave the team, and return one or two years later. Jesse Chavez is different, every time he’s gone, he’s right back in Atlanta. People have started calling him “Mr. Brave” because every time he’s gone he’s back.

This is already the 3rd time they've signed him by 2025. All they have to do is know what they are getting - a reliable solid pitcher who can help the bullpen a bit. He certainly isn't a superstar but does his job fairly well and that's probably why the Braves keep bringing him back.

A unique baseball story that keeps growing

In the past four years, Jesse Chavez has been to the Braves eight times, via trades, free-agent signings, and a lot of other avenues. Now that he’s returned this year for his ninth straight postseason appearance, he is playing for the ninth time in his MLB career, the most ever in either player and team combination.
Most players don’t even play for nine teams in total, let alone return to one team nine times, but Jesse Chavez and the Braves certainly have something special going on here. He always seems ready to go back to help the team, and the Braves always seem happy to have him back.
It’s a connection that seems to defy logic in modern baseball, where consistency and familiarity often take a back seat to stats and youth. His presence also offers a calming, veteran influence.
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