Braves activate reliever Michael Tonkin from IL

Recently called up RHP Roddery Muñoz was sent back down to Gwinnett

The Atlanta Braves announced on Thursday morning that they activated RHP Michael Tonkin from his rehab assignment in Gwinnett and reinstated him to the bullpen. 

The #Braves today returned RHP Michael Tonkin from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list. The club optioned RHP Roddery Muñoz to Gwinnett.

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 8, 2023

Tonkin, 33, is 3-2 with a 3.42 ERA in his thirteen appearances for Atlanta on the season. In 26.1 inning pitched, he's struck out nineteen and walked six, with four home runs allowed. He was originally placed on the IL on May 25th with a strained neck, just days after a two-game span where he got lit up for eight runs (five earned) in four combined innings against Seattle and Los Angeles.

Muñoz, 33, was a 2017 International Free Agent. He came stateside in 2021 and was moved to relief in 2023. This season, mostly in AAA Gwinnett, he's 1-3 with a 4.94 ERA in fifteen appearances (one start, in AA Mississippi) and twenty-four strikeouts in twenty-seven and a third innings. But in his last six appearances, he's reached a comfort level: 0.82 ERA, with eight hits, one run, and fourteen strikeouts (with seven walks) in eleven innings.Originally a 2017 International Free Agent, he came stateside in 2021 and was moved to relief in 2023. This season, mostly in AAA Gwinnett, he's 1-3 with a 4.94 ERA in fifteen appearances (one start, in AA Mississippi) and twenty-four strikeouts in twenty-seven and a third innings. But in his last six appearances, he's reached a comfort level: 0.82 ERA, with eight hits, one run, and fourteen strikeouts (with seven walks) in eleven innings. He did not pitch in a game while he was up for Atlanta. 

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