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The Cincinnati Reds signed right-hander Pierce Johnson to a free-agent contract, in keeping with MLB Network.
The phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed for the reliever, who completed final season with a 3-3 document and a 3.05 ERA in 65 reduction appearances for the Atlanta Braves.
The Reds’ bullpen was seventh within the National League final season with a 3.89 ERA and tied for eighth with 41 saves.
In eight profession MLB seasons, Johnson is 21-24 with a 3.79 ERA in 330 appearances (two begins) for the Chicago Cubs (2017), San Francisco Giants (2018), San Diego Padres (2020-22), Colorado Rockies (2023) and Braves. He additionally pitched in Japan through the 2019 season.
Johnson was chosen forty third general as a supplemental first-round decide by the Cubs in 2012.
–Field Level Media