The Atlanta Braves designated Charlie Culberson for task with awkward timing Sunday, because the infielder’s dad had been scheduled to throw out the primary pitch on Father’s Day at Truist Park.
These plans needed to change after Atlanta DFA’d Culberson to make room for catcher Chadwick Tromp.
As an alternative, the daddy of Braves outfielder Michael Harris II dealt with the primary pitch earlier than the sport towards the Colorado Rockies. Harris went 5 for five within the recreation, a 14-6 Braves’ win.
Culberson, 34, a Georgia native, had not made any appearances for Atlanta since being known as up Might 19.
He’s a profession .247 hitter with 30 homers and 145 RBIs in 585 video games with 5 groups, together with a earlier stint with the Braves from 2018 to 2020.
Tromp, 28, is batting .125 with one RBI in six video games this season with Atlanta. He was known as up from Triple-A Gwinnett with catcher Sean Murphy coping with a reported hamstring damage.
Reuters contributed to this story.