2-time All-Star reliever Robert Suarez and Atlanta Braves agree to $45 million, 3-year contract

Former San Diego Padres relief pitcher Robert Suarez celebrates after the Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 in a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

This story was updated on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at 6:46 p.m.

Two-time All-Star reliever Robert Suarez and the Atlanta Braves agreed Thursday to a $45 million, three-year contract.

He gets a $13 million salary in 2026 and $16 million in each of the following two seasons. He learned about the Braves from Jurickson Profar and Ronald Acuña Jr.