Braves acquire veteran reliever Brent Suter from Angels

The Atlanta Braves acquired reliever Brent Suter from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in exchange for infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr.

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The Atlanta Braves acquired reliever Brent Suter from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in exchange for infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr.

Suter is 1-2 with a 4.12 ERA in 41 appearances (three starts) this season. The 36-year-old left-hander has struck out 55 batters and walked 17 in 63 1/3 innings.

Suter is 43-26 with three saves and a 3.62 ERA in 389 career appearances (50 starts) with the Milwaukee Brewers (2016-22), Colorado Rockies (2023), Cincinnati Reds (2024-25) and Angels.

Alvarez, 23, played in 66 games for the Braves in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, batting .216 with two homers and 15 RBIs while mostly playing third base.

A fifth-round pick by Atlanta in 2022, Alvarez is hitting .236 with two homers and 21 RBIs in 37 games this season at Triple-A Gwinnett.

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