ATLANTA -- The 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 .

Manager Brian Snitker did not say if the 41-year-old Morton, who will arrive in Atlanta on Tuesday, will pitch for the Braves in the final week of the season.

"We don't really have a plan," Snitker said. "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. Morton made his MLB debut with Atlanta in 2008 and from 2009 to 2020 pitched for the Pirates , Phillies

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