Braves call up Jim Jarvis and designate José Azócar for assignment

The Braves have made a somewhat eventful call-up ahead of their series finale against the Seattle Mariners. Following a strong start to the 2026 season in Triple-A and following up a successful 2025 campaign in Gwinnett as well, infielder Jim Jarvis has gotten the call to the big leagues to join the Atlanta Braves.

Jarvis is currently slashing at a .305/.418/.445 clip for the Gwinnett Stripers, with a .398 wOBA, 135 wRC+ and four homers, to boot. This is after he flourished in Atlanta’s minor league system after arriving in a trade that sent Rafael Soriano to Detroit. Jarvis has been doing pretty well with the Braves organization and now he’ll have a shot to make something happen at the big league level.

There’s always a corresponding move and this time, it’s José Azócar’s turn to hop on the DFA cycle. Azócar’s latest stint with the Braves saw him appear in two games — one as the starting right fielder on May 3 against the Rockies and the other as a pinch runner against the Mariners on this past Monday night. Azócar didn’t record any hits but he did steal a base during his pinch-running stint so he’s not leaving here empty-handed. We’ll now have to wait and see if Azócar clears waivers and then it’ll be up to him to decide whether or not he’ll elect free agency or go to his minor league assignment — or he could just end up signing a minor league deal as a free agent to return. We’ve seen this happen enough times with other guys already during this season.

For now, though, it’s time to see what one of the more intriguing prospects in the Braves system can do going forward. Who knows how long this’ll last but hopefully we’ll see Jim Jarvis make an impact now that he’s been called up.