ATLANTA -- Jurickson Profar ’s friendship with Ha-Seong Kim doesn’t guarantee Kim will opt to play for the Braves next year. But it certainly won’t hurt.

“We’re not only teammates, he’s like a brother,” Profar said. “We have spent a lot of time together, just hanging out at the stadium and at the team hotel. We eat together. We do everything together.”

Profar and Kim were teammates in San Diego as recently as last year. They were reunited this past week, when the Braves claimed Kim off waivers from the Rays and made him their starting shortstop for the rest of the season.

How long they remain teammates remains to be seen.

You can look at the approximate $2 million the Braves will pay Kim this year as basically the cost of a recruiting visit. If the former Gold Glove shortstop f

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