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American baseball player (born 1989)
Christopher Allen Sale is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. He throws left-handed and is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The club has won nine World Series championships and a record 26 National League pennants. As of 2026, Forbes ranked the Dodgers second in MLB franchise valuation at $7.8 billion.
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Atlanta’s rested ace prepares for a high-stakes showdown against the Dodgers.
Explore the Braves' pivotal matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers and the impact of Chris Sale's trade to Atlanta.
Sale repeatedly told the Braves he could start Game 2. Atlanta believed using him would produce a diminished ace twice.