Benjamin Gamel: Everything you need to know

Atlanta assigned Gamel to minor-league camp Friday. Gamel has hit four homers this spring, but the veteran outfielder is just 7-for-34 (.206) with a 1:12 BB:K. He won't make Atlanta's Opening Day roster, which could mean Dominic Smith has won a spot on the big-league squad.

Gamel went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays. The veteran outfielder has only reached double-digit homers once in his career, when he hit 11 back in 2017 with the Mariners, but Gamel's already launched four in six spring games, with his other hit being a double. He's in camp with Atlanta as a non-roster invitee and is a long shot to win a spot on the 26-man roster, but the season-long suspension for Jurickson Profar does create an opening. The fact that Gamel hits left-handed eliminates him as a potential platoon partner in left field for Mike Yastrzemski, however, and he might need another injury or absence ahead of him for his sudden spring power display to move the needle on his chances.

Atlanta signed Gamel to a minor-league contract Friday, Aram Leighton of JustBaseball.com reports. Gamel spent all of the 2025 season in the minors between the Tigers and Angels organizations. The 33-year-old is a career .252/.334/.382 hitter over parts of nine major-league seasons and will provide Atlanta with some experienced outfield depth at Triple-A Gwinnett.