SF Giants reunite pair of struggling veterans with Braves in first trade deadline move

Jorge Soler and Luke Jackson had, respectively, underperformed the contracts they received the past two winters to such a degree that each player was thought to be unmovable leading up to Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. Only a team that had known them in better days could have even a whiff of interest.

Farhan Zaidi picked up the scent Monday night and shipped both players to Atlanta, where they will reunite with the team they helped to the 2021 World Series. The Braves agreed to send minor...