Before Wednesday night’s series finale against the Red Sox, the Braves announced that they had acquired Ledezma from the Tigers in exchange for Macay McBride. Both left-handed relievers are expected to be active with their new teams on Friday, when the Braves and Tigers begin a three-game series at Turner Field.
Ledezma, whose potential to be a starter made him even more desirable to the Braves, went 3-1 with a 4.79 ERA in 23 appearances with the Tigers this year. Since going 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA in eight April appearances, he has gone 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA in 15 appearances. Ledezma has made 106 career appearances (33 starts) in the Majors. During the 25 starts he made from 2004-06, he went 7-8 with a 5.26 ERA.
McBride’s greatest strength was his ability to retire some of the top left-handed hitters in the game. He saw lefties bat just .160 against him this year. Left-handers hit .340 against Ledezma and reached base at .400 clip.