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White will head up to the majors with rosters expanding. The 30-year-old will be nothing more than a bench option while he’s with the team for the final month.

The Braves decided against cutting Adam Duvall with Michael Harris II back, sending down White instead. White has hit .261/.261/.522 in 23 plate appearances for the Braves this season.

Laureano left Saturday’s game against the Rockies with soreness in his right heel, and the outfielder has the foot in a wrap according to Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. He’ll miss at least one more game with Eli White getting the start in center.

White gets the call back to the big leagues to replace struggling veteran Eddie Rosario on Atlanta’s bench. The 30-year-old offers plenty of defensive versatility, but figures to play sparingly for the Braves over the final few weeks of the year.

White is headed back to Triple-A with the Braves signing Whit Merrifield. He was 3-for-13 (.231) with one home run and two RBI in nine games with Atlanta.

It’ll be the 10th straight game that Laureano will miss — assuming he doesn’t enter as a bench option — while he deal with his ongoing back issue. Eli White is getting the start in left field.

White hit .294 with seven home runs in 53 games at Triple-A this year. He’ll get a chance in the majors as a reserve infielder, though he has played outfield before. White was with the Braves for all of six games last year.

The move brings the Braves’ roster down to 28 players in spring camp. Two of those players are Penn Murfee and Angel Perdomo, who are expected to go on the 60-day IL so it appears Atlanta has it’s Opening Day roster ready to go. This also means that Forrest Wall will earn the 26th and final roster spot, if the team decides not to bring anyone else in. Wall made the postseason roster last season and after putting together a solid camp with a .971 OPS and 10 RBI across 33 plate appearances, he will be rewarded to start the 2024 season.

White is 9-for-19 with two steals in two attempts. The former Ranger is competing with Forrest Wall and Jordan Luplow for probably one but maybe two spots on Atlanta’s bench. It won’t be a role that will lend itself to much fantasy value.

White returns to Atlanta on a new minor league pact just a few days after being released. The 29-year-old outfielder has gotten into just six games this season in the majors, going 1-for-14 with a pair of walks.