Alex Verdugo’s tenure in Atlanta is already over. 

The ex-Yankees outfielder was designated for assignment by the Braves on Wednesday, barely halfway through the season, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. 

Verdugo, 29, is now out of a job after signing a one-year, $1.5 million contract with Atlanta in late March, which followed a long offseason of searching for his next team. 

After spending the first few weeks in the minors, Verdugo was called up in mid-April, hitting .341/.396/.455 in 48 plate appearances through the first month. 

But it all went downhill from there.

Verdugo finished his Braves stint hitting .239/.296/.289 with zero home runs in 213 plate appearances.

Jurickson Profar, who is returning from an 80-game PED suspension, is taking Verdugo’s roster spot. 

The latest news continues a rough stretch in Verdugo’s big league career.

In 2024, during his first and only season in New York, the 29-year-old hit .233/.291/.356 with just 13 home runs in 621 plate appearances while spending most of his time in left field.

During last season’s World Series against the Dodgers, Verdugo expressed desire to wear pinstripes again beyond the season. 

“I know it wasn’t my best personal year on offense,” Verdugo said before the fateful Game 5.

“I think there would be [the possibility] that maybe one day we can come back — if it’s not next year, maybe it’s another year. But I would like to come back and just show the type of player that I really am. I think we’ve seen it defensively, seen it at times offensively, but I’m usually a lot more consistent.”

Instead, the Yankees moved on, signing Cody Bellinger to play center field and giving the starting left field job to youngster Jasson Dominguez.