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The Atlanta Warriors defeated the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the Fall Classic on Tuesday night. After winning their first championship since 1995, they became the World Series champion. When people look back at Atlanta's championship titles for the next 10 to 15 years, they think of Freddie Freeman, Charlie Morton, and hell, maybe Eddie Rosario and Tyler Mazek, and so on. 

Known contributors are not the only ones receiving the ring. On the contrary, there are many people who will show off the championship ring of the Braves, and the time they spent with the team has not been commemorated, even if they don't remember it at all.

With this in mind, let us highlight eight such players. (Please note that the players are arranged in descending order of the number of plates/batsers they appear.)

Sandoval played 69 games for the Warriors this season, but he only started 6 times before he was sent to Cleveland to play for Rosario. He hit .178/.302/.342 (69 OPS) on 86 of the Warriors' hits. Sandoval never played for Cleveland because he was released shortly after the deal was completed.

As a former first-round pick and a highly respected prospect for the Phillies, Biddle faced 54 batsmen as part of his second duty with the Warriors. (He previously played for Atlanta in the 2018-19 season.) Biddle played 8 times in April and May, and 10 runs out of 10 hits in 10 innings. The Warriors' record in these games is 1-7, and his average scoring difference when entering these games is 5 points.

We paired Lucroy with Mathis. Both are experienced guards and played nine times with the Braves before being avoided. Lucroy hits hard while running in the Georgia sun; Mattis doesn't. The Braves will also send rings to some other memorable catchers, including Kevin Smith and Stephen Vogt.

Fra is the only member of the Orioles team to win a ring in 2021. He has appeared in The Show twice throughout the year: once for O's and the other for the Braves. He faced eight batsmen in Atlanta and gave up four points in three hits, including a pair of home runs. Frau did make 31 appearances for the Braves' Triple A member Gwinnett. Together with him he compiled a 5.82 ERA and defeated 30 batsmen in 34 innings.

Tice stayed in the Braves organization for less than two months. His contract was purchased from the Blue Jays on June 4; he played his only major game with Atlanta on June 21; then he was waived by the Diamondbacks on July 21. In that game, he faced five batsmen and allowed one shot and one walk.

Edwards was once a high-quality rescuer. Unfortunately, he could not find his old magic in the Brave. In early May, he faced five batsmen for the Braves, only retired one, and allowed three-pointers and a walking score. Edwards can at least be comforted when he knows that he defeated one of his batsmen: Alec Bohm. Well, or, you know, he now has a pair of championship rings on his mantelpiece to admire. (He was a member of the 2016 Cubs bullpen that broke the curse.)

Not to be confused with experienced left-handed pitcher Scott Kazmir, who made history in April when he made his Major League Baseball debut in more than 12 years. Kazmar waited nearly 4,600 days before receiving another call. He participated in three games off the bench, recorded two board appearances, and was not hit or played. Nevertheless, he will always have the history of the Warriors and the major leagues. In our opinion, this is a valuable transaction.

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