NORTH PORT, Fla. — When you’re Craig Kimbrel from Huntsville, Ala., by way of Wallace State Community College, and you’ve spent a 15-year MLB career daring guys to hit your formerly ...

The first couple of appearances by Craig Kimbrel down in Double-A have left a good impression on Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker. He was happy to get the reliever into live action and the ...

The Craig Kimbrel of the early 2010s is no more. While he electrified as a perennial All-Star closer for the Atlanta Braves as an early 20-something under Fredi Gonzalez, Kimbrel returns to the ...

This was his first time seeing live action since re-signing with the Braves. Kimbrel returned to the Braves organization on a minor-league deal toward the end of Spring Training. If he makes the ...

The circle could be completed for Craig Kimbrel, the longtime former Braves closer who signed a minor-league contract with his original team on Tuesday. Kimbrel, a nine-time All-Star who’ll be ...

Manager Brian Snitker said Thursday that Kimbrel is still ramping up at the team's complex in Florida but hasn't begun facing hitters yet, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game Atlanta reports.

The Braves, of course, know what a healthy Kimbrel can offer. Drafted by Atlanta in 2008, he debuted in 2010 and quickly became one of the league’s most dominant closers, leading the National ...

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Craig Kimbrel is coming back to where it all started with the hope of extending his career. Kimbrel has agreed to a Minor League deal with the Braves, according to multiple ...

ATLANTA — Nine-time All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel is attempting to revive his career with the Atlanta Braves, his original team. Kimbrel and catcher James McCann have agreed to minor league ...