Overview
- Cleveland signed Fairchild to a Minor League contract that includes a non-roster invitation to big league Spring Training.
- Fairchild, 29, has MLB time with the D-backs, Mariners, Giants, Reds and Braves and can play all three outfield positions.
- He logged 28 games for Atlanta in 2025 with a .216/.273/.333 line, was traded to Tampa Bay, went on the IL with a right oblique strain and did not return to the Majors.
- Across 223 games with Cincinnati he hit .232/.316/.403, went 23-for-29 in steals and produced a 114 wRC+ against left-handed pitching.
- The move supplies right-handed depth after Lane Thomas departed in free agency, offering camp competition without a 40-man spot for an outfield that ranked 26th in wRC+ last season.