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Braves Claim Ha-Seong Kim Off Waivers From Rays

Atlanta gains a monthlong audition at shortstop on a low-cost deal that carries a 2026 player option.

Aug 17, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Ha-Seong Kim (7) reacts after striking out against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Kim Ha-seong of the Tampa Bay Rays (R) walks off the field with an injury during a Major League Baseball regular-season game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Aug. 16, 2025, in this Getty Images file photo. (Yonhap)
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Kim Ha-seong catches a line drive by Dominic Smith of the San Francisco Giants during the clubs' Major League Baseball regular-season game at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Aug. 16, 2025, in this Associated Press file photo. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Kim is expected to come off the 10-day injured list for lower back inflammation and join the Braves on Tuesday, with flexibility to play shortstop, second base and third.
  • Atlanta assumes roughly $2 million for the rest of 2025 and inherits Kim’s $16 million player option for 2026 from his two-year, $29 million Rays contract.
  • To open a 40-man spot, the Braves transferred infielder Austin Riley to the 60-day injured list after his season-ending core surgery.
  • Kim appeared in 24 games for Tampa Bay this season, batting .214 with two home runs and five RBIs after an October 2024 shoulder surgery and subsequent calf, hamstring and back issues.
  • The Braves have received a major league-worst OPS from the shortstop position this year, and multiple outlets report the club will use September to evaluate Kim as a potential 2026 middle-infield solution.