Braves’ Soroka suffers another injury setback

Atlanta Braves righthander Mike Soroka is facing season-ending surgery after again tearing his right Achilles tendon.

The Braves said Soroka suffered the new tear on Thursday while walking to the clubhouse at Truist Park, where he was continuing his rehabilitation while the team is at Cincinnati.

Soroka now faces his third surgery on the Achilles.

Soroka, who was Atlanta’s opening day starter in 2020, first tore the Achilles in a game against the New York Mets on Aug. 3, 2020. He had season-ending surgery and was working to return this season when he suffered a setback in May which led to a follow-up procedure.

Soroka was again working to return this season before tearing the same Achilles. The Braves say an MRI confirmed the new tear.

Soroka emerged as one of the foundations of the Braves’ rotation in 2019, when he went 13-4 with a 2.68 ERA, finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year balloting. PIRATES SIGN VETERAN PITCHER MILLER >> The Pittsburgh Pirates are signing right-handed pitcher Shelby Miller to a minor league deal, according to sources in an MLB.com report, and Miller will join the Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate in Indianapolis.

Miller, 30, drafted by the

St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 2009 draft, has battled injury and inconsistency over his nine seasons in the majors, though his first four seasons were largely successful.

With the Atlanta Braves, Miller made the 2015 National League All-Star team and finished the season with a 3.02 ERA over 205 1/3 innings (33 starts), though his record was 6-17.

He has pitched for the Cardinals, Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.

Miller, who opted out of the 2020 season, has made three starts with the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate in Iowa this season, allowing four runs in 10 1/3 innings.

He also pitched in three games for the Cubs at the beginning of the season, giving up seven runs in two innings. IL MOVES >> The New York Yankees placed reliever Zack Britton on the injured list with a left hamstring strain. This will be Britton’s second stint on the IL this season. He began the season on the injured list and was activated June 12 . ... The Cincinnati Reds placed right-hander Tejay Antone on the 10-day IL because of a right forearm strain. Antone spent time on the IL earlier this month with inflammation in his right arm. He has appeared in 22 games this season with a 1.60 ERA, 42 strikeouts and 12 walks in 33 2/3 innings.