Matzek added, “Jesse Chavez in a Braves uniform is something special.” Told the next day of Matzek’s comment, Chavez smiled and said, “I mean, there’s something special about this ...

Jesse Chavez has been dealt 10 times in his career. Now, he’s back with Atlanta for a fourth stint (and second time this season), thrilled to be in a comfortable environment.

ST. LOUIS -- At least he didn't have to change his clocks this time. Unlike the cross-country trips Jesse Chavez has twice had to endure during midseason trades, the reliever remained in the ...

The transaction log of Jesse Chavez’s career is about as long as a CVS receipt. The right-hander has played on nine major-league teams. He’s had multiple stints for four of those teams. Chavez ...

Still, Jesse Chavez worries about his wife when she does work, particularly after one of her colleagues was killed in a freak accident two years ago. "It's dangerous, to say the least," he said.

Jesse Chavez is aging like a fine wine as a reliever. In the fourth year of his second stint in Atlanta, the right-hander has reduced his earned run average each of the past two seasons.

Jesse Chavez on when learning he has been traded Pretty soon, people will be able to play six degrees of separation with Chavez, who has been coast to coast, in each league and now in the Midwest.

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Jesse Chavez (60) is helped off the field after being hit by a Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera ground ball in the sixth inning during the first baseball game of a ...

Jesse Chavez has pitched in each of the last 16 MLB seasons, appearing in 607 games as a reliever, starter, and swingman with nine different teams. Chavez is a free agent still looking to land his ...

In 2021, Chavez posted a 2.14 ERA over 33 ⅔ innings for a team that eventually won the World Series. This season, his ERA with the Braves is floating around 2.00.

PHILADELPHIA – In 2009, Charlie Morton met Jesse Chavez. At the time, they were young guys who debuted the previous year. Now they are both 40 years old and still on a major-league roster ...

Chavez’s fastball velocity (90.8 mph) is in the lowest eighth percentile, according to Baseball Savant. However, by staying on the fringes of the strike zone, he also limits hard contact.