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Kevin Gausman returns, Shane Carle optioned

Kevin John Gausman was born Jan. 6, 1991 in Centennial, Colorado. Gausman played college baseball at LSU. Gausman was the fourth player drafted in the 2012 draft, by the Orioles. Gausman made his major league debut May 23, 2013 at the Blue Jays. Gausman was 39-51 with a 4.22 ERA for the Orioles, in 127 starts and 23 relief appearances. The Braves acquired Gausman on July 31, 2018 (with Darren O’Day) for four minor-leaguers and future considerations. Nick Markakis occupied the locker next to Gausman in 201
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April 5, 2019

The Braves activated Kevin Gausman from the injured list Friday. The right-hander started the series opener against the Marlins.

Gausman is a crucial piece of the team’s rotation puzzle. He produced a 2.87 ERA across 10 starts last season following a trade from the Orioles. He’d been recovering from a sore shoulder and missed only one start.

The Braves optioned reliever Shane Carle to make room on the active roster. Carle made three appearances, allowing five runs, striking out two and walking five in 3-2/3 innings.

Manager Brian Snitker was encouraged by Carle’s final outing Thursday, in which he pitched two scoreless innings in a win over the Cubs.

“He was really good last night,” Snitker said. “We’re going to need him, too. I want him to continue to work on what he had going on because I liked what I saw last night out of him. He’ll be down 10 days, and at the end of that 10 days, if we need him we’ll bring him back.”

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