{"id":230153,"date":"2026-02-24T15:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/braves-lock-up-2024-cy-young-winner-chris-sale-with-extension\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:22:16","slug":"braves-lock-up-2024-cy-young-winner-chris-sale-with-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/braves-lock-up-2024-cy-young-winner-chris-sale-with-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves lock up 2024 Cy Young winner Chris Sale with extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/teams\/atlanta_braves\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> rarely make a splash in free agency, preferring instead to lock up their own stars with contract extensions. On Tuesday, Atlanta followed form by agreeing to a one-year extension with 2024 National League Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before locking up Sale, a nine-time All-Star, the Braves had been relatively quiet, with their biggest move the signing of closer Robert Suarez to a three-year, $45M deal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/2026285959554215951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2026285959554215951%7Ctwgr%5E3bd95aa92b3f2a8ac1b89133cf50f3e3bfd56ace%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yardbarker.com%2Farticle%2Farticle_management%2F43511075\" target=\"_blank\">According to ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan<\/a>, the Braves and Sale have agreed to a $27M extension with a $30M club option for 2028. The 36-year-old Sale was going to become a free agent after this season, but this extension will keep him in Atlanta for the next two seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Braves have been hit hard by injuries, with 10 players currently sidelined. Atlanta right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach recently had bone spurs removed from his elbow and could be out for an extended period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Only the Arizona Diamondbacks have been hit harder by injuries, with <a data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/injuries&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772028118257000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1b2LGmtdr3A7N4Rjn-p2-z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/injuries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 players injured<\/a> or out for the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 21 games last season (20 starts), Sale <a data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/salech01.shtml&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772028118257000&amp;usg=AOvVaw04tPRMThye8Jt95LzKApLT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/salech01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went 7-5 with a 2.58 ERA and struck out 165 in 125.2 innings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/articles\/braves_lock_up_2024_cy_young_winner_chris_sale_with_extension\/s1_13132_43511075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves rarely make a splash in free agency, preferring instead to lock up their own stars with contract extensions. 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