ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have addressed one of their offseason priorities by re-signing closer Raisel Iglesias to a $16 million, one-year contract.

Atlanta announced the deal on Wednesday. The 35-year-old right-hander had completed a $58 million, four-year contract that paid him $16 million in each of the last three seasons.

kAm%96 qC2G6D 2=D@ 24BF:C65 |2FC:4:@ sF3ó? 7C@> E96 w@FDE@? pDEC@D 7@C }:4< p==6? 😕 2? 6I492?86 @7 :?7:6=56CD]k^Am

kAmsF3ó?[ b`[ 2AA62C65 😕 `bb 82>6D H:E9 w@FDE@? =2DE D62D@? 2?5 32EE65 ]ac` H9:=6 62C?:?8 9:D D64@?5 v@=5 v=@G6[ 6249 E:>6 2D 2 FE:=:EJ :?7:6=56C] w6 2=D@ H@? 2 v@=5 v=@G6 😕 a_ab]k^Am

kAmsF3ó? 925 2 Sd >:==:@? D2=2CJ E9:D J62C 2?5 😀 6=:8:3=6 7@C D2=2CJ 2C3:EC2E:@?] w6 42? 364@>6 2 7C66 286?E 27E6C E96 (@C=5 $6C:6D]k^Am

kAmqC2G6D 86?6C2= >2?286C p=6I p?E9@A@F=@D D2:5 sF3ó? 42? A=2J 2== @G6C E96 :?7:6=5 2?5 @FE7:6=5[ 2?5 9:D C@=6 H:== 36 56E6C>:?65 3J H92E @E96C >@G6D E96 E62> >2<6D E9:D @77D62D@?] p?E9@A@F=@D D2:5 E96 qC2G6D DE:== >2J AFCDF6 2 D9@CEDE@A]k^Am

kAm“x E@=5 9:> x 5@?’E @H H92E J@FC C@=6 😀 8@:?8 E@ 36 J6E[ 3FE E96 724E E92E H6 92G6 E96 7=6I:3:=:EJ E@ A=2J 9:> 2== @G6C ]]] 96VD ;FDE 2 8@@5 A:646[” p?E9@A@F=@D D2:5]k^Am

kAmp==6? 😀 6=:8:3=6 7@C 2C3:EC2E:@? 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 2?5 42? 364@>6 2 7C66 286?E 27E6C E96 a_ah D62D@?]k^Am

kAmx8=6D:2D 925 ah D2G6D 😕 bc 492?46D 😕 a_ad[ 7:?:D9:?8 DEC@?8 27E6C 2? F?6G6? DE2CE] x8=6D:2D A@DE65 2 c]ca t#p 😕 bh 82>6D 😕 E96 7:CDE 92=7 367@C6 2 5@>:?2?E 7:?:D9] w6 C64@C565 2 `]fe t#p 😕 E96 D64@?5 92=7 2?5 H2D DF446DD7F= @? 9:D 7:?2= `g D2G6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D 27E6C yF=J ag]k^Am

kAmxE H2D E96 =@?86DE DEC62< H:E9@FE 2 3=@H? D2G6 E@ 4=@D6 E96 D62D@? 😕 E96 >2;@CD]k^Am

kAm“(6 6H H6 ?66565 E@ 255C6DD 4=@D6C @?6 H2J @C E96 @E96C 2?5 H9@ 36EE6C E92? D@>63@5J H6 @H[” p?E9@A@F=@D D2:5] “w6 H2?E65 E@ 36 96C6] w:D 7:CDE 49@:46 H2D E@ 36 324< 😕 pE=2?E2] x’> 8=25 H6 H6C6 23=6 E@ 86E :E 5@?6]”k^Am

kAm~G6C2==[ x8=6D:2D 925 2 b]a` t#p] w:D ah D2G6D C2?<65 ?:?E9 😕 E96 >2;@CD 2?5 7@FCE9 😕 E96 }2E:@?2= {628F6]k^Am

kAm%96 562= H:E9 x8=6D:2D 7C66D p?E9@A@F=@D E@ 7@4FD @? @E96C @77D62D@? ?665D]k^Am

kAmx8=6D:2D[ 2 ?2E:G6 @7 rF32[ 3642>6 E96 c_E9 A:E496C H:E9 ad_ 42C66C D2G6D @? $6AE] `e 282:?DE (2D9:?8E@?] w6 3642>6 @?6 @7 ;FDE 7:G6 24E:G6 C6=:6G6CD E@ C6249 E96 >:=6DE@?6] w6 7:?:D965 E96 D62D@? H:E9 adb 42C66C D2G6D]k^Am

kAm~G6C2==[ 😕 7@FC D62D@?D H:E9 pE=2?E2[ x8=6D:2D 92D 2 a]bd t#p] w6 3682? 9:D 42C66C H:E9 r:?4:??2E: 😕 a_`d 2?5 A:E4965 7@C E96 {@D p?86=6D p?86=D 😕 a_a` 2?5 a_aa]k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmp! |{qi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^|{qk^2mk^Am

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.