The Braves agreed to terms with lefty Jonny Venters on a non-guaranteed contract for the 2019 season worth $2.25 million.
Venters, 33, won the 2018 National League Comeback Player of the Year Award after appearing in 50 games, one start, this season for Tampa Bay and Atlanta and compiling a 3.67 ERA.
He made his season debut for the Rays on April 25, his first big-league action since 2012. Venters underwent three different elbow surgeries after appearing in 230 games with the Braves over three seasons, 2010-2012. He had his first elbow surgery in 2006.
The Braves acquired him on July 26 from Tampa Bay in exchange for an international signing slot, and Venters went 4-1 with a 3.54 ERA in 28 games for the Braves, all as a reliever
The Braves also tendered contracts to all 40 players on the 40-man roster on Friday.
