MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Braves send Deal back to Gulf Coast League team

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BRADENTON, Fla. – After just one appearance with the Class A Rome (Ga.) Braves, former Bandys High lefty Hayden Deal is back in Florida.

After being assigned to Rome on Wednesday and pitching four innings in relief to gain a win, Deal was reassigned on Friday to play again for the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Braves.

He is in his first season in the Atlanta organization after signing an on-the-spot deal with the Braves after a workout at Bandys.

Deal, who played college baseball at Presbyterian, previously pitched in 12 games with the GCL Braves, a rookie league team in Bradenton, Fla. He went 2-2 with an ERA of 4.30 and two saves, pitching 23 innings, walking eight and striking out 19. Opponents hit .284 against him.

The Braves, 29-25 after Saturday’s victory over the GCL Tigers-East, are a half-game up on the GCL Yankees-East in the Northeast Division with six games to go in the regular season.

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