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Braves make first roster moves of spring

Braves pitcher Hayden Harris throws in the bullpen during spring training baseball workouts at CoolToday Park, Thursday, Feb., 15, 2024, in North Port, Florida. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Braves pitcher Hayden Harris throws in the bullpen during spring training baseball workouts at CoolToday Park, Thursday, Feb., 15, 2024, in North Port, Florida. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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Feb 29, 2024

The Braves made their first roster moves of the spring as they reassigned left-hander Hayden Harris and right-hander Taylor Widener to minor-league camp.

The Braves now have 58 players in camp.

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Harris appeared in two exhibition games this spring. In two innings, he allowed four hits, two runs (one earned) with four strikeouts and one walk.

Widener did not appear in an exhibition game.

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