Glavine Returning To Braves

Written by Jonathan on February 11, 2010 – 2:57 pm

Tom Glavine’s coming back to the Atlanta Braves organization, just not in a Braves uniform.  As we discussed in mid-January, Glavine has been mulling over this possibility for some time and it appears, finally, that he has reached a decision.  With the announcement of his retirement, Glavine will assume the role of special assistant to team president John Schuerholz.

As part of his new role, Glavine will assist the front office on a number of projects both on the baseball and the business end of the team.  Additionally he will be making some appearances in both the television and radio booths for the club mostly with 680 The Fan (a new partner for the Braves this season) and when games are broadcast on Fox Sports South.

Glavine leaves the game with 305 career wins (244 of which came in a Braves uniform) leaving him as the 4th-ranked left-handed pitcher in baseball history.  Additionally, he won the NL Cy Young with the Braves in 1991 and 1998.  I’m glad to have Tommy back with the Braves in some capacity and hopefully we can leave behind the ill-will caused by the fiasco with Glavine being cut from the squad as he neared his return to baseball last season.


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