ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves signed veteran pitcher Charlie Morton to a major league contract on Monday, a day after the right-hander was designated for assignment and released by Detroit.

Braves manager Brian Snitker did not say if the 41-year-old Morton will pitch for the Braves in the final week of the season. Snitker said Morton will be in Atlanta on Tuesday.

“I don’t know what (the plan is) until we get him here and talk through everything,” Snitker said. “We don’t really have a plan. We got him back. I don’t know what that plan would be. I talked to him Saturday afternoon before batting practice (in Detroit). It wasn’t even on the radar.”

This would be Morton’s third career stint with the Braves. He was drafted by Atlanta in the third round (95th overall) of the 2002 draft. M

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