The reality of playing in MLB can sometimes be quite harsh, and veteran infielder Charlie Culberson experienced it firsthand on Sunday. Culberson was designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves on the same day his father, Charles, was supposed to throw the first pitch against the Colorado Rockies.

The Braves selected Culberson’s dad, a former minor league player, for the honor as part of the Father’s Day festivities at their Truist Park. However, before the game against the Rockies was set to start, Atlanta’s front office made a decision to DFA Culberson to call up catcher Chadwick Tromp.

Of course, the Braves scraped the original plan and had the father of outfielder Michael Harris II handle the first pitch duties. They went on to win the game 14-6 and improve to a 46-26 record.

Charlie Culberson signed a minor league contract with the Braves in March, returning to the franchise for his second stint. He started the season with Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers before being selected to the active roster in mid-May. However, the 34-year-old player didn’t make a single appearance in MLB since then.

Culberson made his MLB debut in 2012 with the San Francisco Giants and also played with the Colorado Rockies, LA Dodgers, and Texas Rangers. He has a career batting average of .248 with 30 home runs and 145 RBIs.

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Saturday night’s NL East clash between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals saw one of the scariest moments of the MLB season after Braves utilityman Charlie Culberson was hit in the face with a pitched ball from Nationals reliever Fernando Rodney.

Culberson was squaring up to bunt with runners on first and second base in a game that was tied 1-1 in the seventh inning. Rodney delivered a 91 mile per hour fastball that struck Culberson just below his right eye, causing the veteran player to collapse to the ground and writhe in pain.

After a few scary moments in which the 30-year-old was attended to while collapsed on the dirt, he sat up and was escorted off of the field with team trainers on a medical cart.

On Sunday, the Braves learned that Culberson had suffered “multiple facial fractures” in the play, which will rule him out for the rest of the Braves’ regular season and postseason campaign.

Culberson has been one of the Braves’ most important bench players over the past two seasons. He hit .259 with 5 home runs in 104 appearances for the NL East leaders this season and was a near-certainty to be included on the team’s playoff roster.

Now, the Braves will have to look towards other options for their bench as they keep an eye on the playoffs.

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The reality of playing in MLB can sometimes be quite harsh, and veteran infielder Charlie Culberson experienced it firsthand on Sunday. Culberson was designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves on the same day his father, Charles, was supposed to throw the first pitch against the Colorado Rockies.

The Braves selected Culberson’s dad, a former minor league player, for the honor as part of the Father’s Day festivities at their Truist Park. However, before the game against the Rockies was set to start, Atlanta’s front office made a decision to DFA Culberson to call up catcher Chadwick Tromp.

Of course, the Braves scraped the original plan and had the father of outfielder Michael Harris II handle the first pitch duties. They went on to win the game 14-6 and improve to a 46-26 record.

Charlie Culberson signed a minor league contract with the Braves in March, returning to the franchise for his second stint. He started the season with Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers before being selected to the active roster in mid-May. However, the 34-year-old player didn’t make a single appearance in MLB since then.

Culberson made his MLB debut in 2012 with the San Francisco Giants and also played with the Colorado Rockies, LA Dodgers, and Texas Rangers. He has a career batting average of .248 with 30 home runs and 145 RBIs.

The post Braves DFA Charlie Culberson on the Same Day His Father Was Supposed to Throw the First Pitch appeared first on SportzBonanza.

Saturday night’s NL East clash between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals saw one of the scariest moments of the MLB season after Braves utilityman Charlie Culberson was hit in the face with a pitched ball from Nationals reliever Fernando Rodney.

Culberson was squaring up to bunt with runners on first and second base in a game that was tied 1-1 in the seventh inning. Rodney delivered a 91 mile per hour fastball that struck Culberson just below his right eye, causing the veteran player to collapse to the ground and writhe in pain.

After a few scary moments in which the 30-year-old was attended to while collapsed on the dirt, he sat up and was escorted off of the field with team trainers on a medical cart.

On Sunday, the Braves learned that Culberson had suffered “multiple facial fractures” in the play, which will rule him out for the rest of the Braves’ regular season and postseason campaign.

Culberson has been one of the Braves’ most important bench players over the past two seasons. He hit .259 with 5 home runs in 104 appearances for the NL East leaders this season and was a near-certainty to be included on the team’s playoff roster.

Now, the Braves will have to look towards other options for their bench as they keep an eye on the playoffs.

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