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• Steven Brault: Officially retires

  12/09/2023 • By RotoWire

  Brault retired from professional baseball Nov. 6. Brault appeared in 116 games at the major-league level between 2016-22, slashing .258/.275/.337 with four RBI across 101 plate appearances. He spent 2023 in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball but failed to attract interest from any MLB clubs.

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• Steven Brault: Signs with independent team

  04/24/2023 • By RotoWire

  Brault has signed with the yet-to-be-named Atlantic League based in Frederick, Maryland. Brault, 30, was limited to just nine innings with the Cubs last season because of shoulder issues. He'll try to prove his health with Frederick as he looks to garner interest from big-league clubs.

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• Steven Brault: Enters open market

  11/11/2022 • By RotoWire

  Brault (lat) became a minor-league free agent Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports. Brault was removed from the Cubs' 40-man roster Thursday, and he's eligible for minor-league free agency due to his service time. He was limited to 17 games between the majors and minors in 2022 and missed the last six weeks of the season with a lat strain.

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• Cubs' Steven Brault: Loses spot on 40-man roster

  11/10/2022 • By RotoWire

  Brault (lat) cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports. Brault was sidelined the final six weeks of the season due to a lat strain, which he aggravated in late September while doing his rehab work. He also battled a triceps injury during the first half of the campaign and appeared in only 17 games across all levels.

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• Cubs' Steven Brault: Aggravates lat strain

  09/30/2022 • By RotoWire

  Brault recently aggravated his left lat strain and has returned to Arizona to start a rehab process, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports. Brault has been dealing with a shoulder strain since late August, but he began a rehab assignment last week and allowed eight runs while failing to record an out over two appearances. It wouldn't be surprising to see him remain out for the remainder of the year, and it's not yet clear how his setback will impact his offseason program.

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