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Kazmar

Kazmar finally made it back to the majors, appearing in three games with the Braves last season, after spending more a decade as a minor-league journeyman. The 37-year-old infielder will receive a World Series ring and can now enjoy retirement.

Kazmar Jr. finally made it back to the majors for the first time since 2008, appearing in three games with the Braves this season. The extremely-respected 37-year-old journeyman infielder should be able to land a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training this offseason.

Kazmar is off the 40-man roster now but will remain in the organization. The 36-year-old returned to the majors briefly this year after more than a decade of toiling away in the minors.

Kazmar Jr. has appeared in three games for the Braves this season. He’ll continue to serve as organizational infield depth at the Triple-A level.

Kazmar had a brief stint in the majors last month -- his first appearance in the majors since 2008 with the Padres -- and he went 0-for-1 over two games. Hopefully the 36-year-old gets more of a chance this time and back in the hit column, as well. He’s a heck of a story.

Kazmar’s re-emergence in the major leagues after over a decade in minor-league purgatory ranks as one of the most incredible stories of the 2021 campaign. The 36-year-old veteran infielder spent a week on the Braves’ big-league roster before a numbers crunch forced his back to the team’s alternate site. There’s always a chance he could resurface later on this season if the Braves need some infield help. At this point, it’s impossible to bet against Kazmar.

It’s been 12 years and 206 days since Kazmar last appeared in the major leagues as a member of the Padres’ organization back in 2008. The 36-year-old journeyman will likely get an opportunity to remain at the big-league level until Ozzie Albies is ready to return from a hand injury in the next few days.

Kazmar has been playing in the minor leagues since 2006. This will be his first appearance at the major-league level since 2008 when he appeared in 19 games for the Padres. The 36-year-old infielder doesn’t offer any potential fantasy value, but his story of hard work, dedication, and persistence to make it back to the big leagues after more than a decade is truly inspiring.

Kazmar is still going, even though the lack of a minor league season prevented him from playing last year. The 36-year-old, whose only major league action came with the Padres way back in 2008, has been a fixture for the Braves’ Triple-A club since 2013 and actually had one of his best seasons in 2019, hitting .270/.333/.430 in his utility role. He’ll presumably return to Gwinnett this year and continue doing whatever is needed of him.

Unless you’re a big Gwinnett Braves fan, you might not have known Kazmar was still playing, if you ever knew in the first place; his lone major league stint came with the Padres way back in 2008. Actually, this is the first time in his 17 professional seasons that we’ve ever blurbed him for anything other than a transaction. Something of a player/coach at this point, he’s slated to spend an eighth straight year with the Braves’ Triple-A affiliate this season. He hit .270/.333/.430 with 13 homers in 381 at-bats for Gwinnett last year.