ATLANTA– Trying to fill another injury hole with a trade, the Atlanta Braves acquired experienced catcher Stephen Vogt from the Arizona Diamondbacks late Friday night for minors very first baseman Mason Berne.The 36-year-old Vogt, a two-time All-Star with Oakland, batted.212 with 5 homers and 17 RBIs in 52 video games for the major-league-worst Diamondbacks this season. He has tossed out 10 of 30 runners attempting to steal.The move came one night after the Braves got Joc Pederson in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, boosting their outfield after recently losing star slugger Ronald Acuna Jr. to a season-ending knee injury.1 dJesse RogersAtlanta, wishing to chase down the New York Mets and win its 4th straight National League East title, has struggled to replace hurt catcher Travis dArnaud this year with the likes of Kevan Smith, William Contreras and Jonathan Lucroy.Following a huge 2020 season, dArnaud has actually played only 23 games this year and is on the 60-day hurt list with torn ligaments in his left thumb. He has been progressing however is not expected back up until next month.The third-place Braves (44-46) are 4 games behind the NL East-leading Mets, with Philadelphia (45-45) in between.Berne, 25, was 3-for-12 (.250) with a house run in 5 games in the low minors with the FCL Braves this season.

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