Alonso will make his first appearance on "Intentional Talk" this coming Friday. The 33-year-old announced his retirement last November after a 10-year career in the majors. He finished with 100 career home runs and a .259/.332/.404 batting line over 1,072 games between the Padres, Reds, Athletics, Rockies, Indians, Mariners, and White Sox.

Alonso made the announcement in an Instagram post, saying, among other things, that he is "forever grateful for what the game has blessed me with and the friendships I’ve created." He's only 33, but Alonso really struggled in 2019 and didn't see any time in the majors in 2020. The first baseman made the All-Star team in 2017 and finishes with a career .736 OPS and exactly 100 home runs over parts of 10 seasons.

Alonso spent four whole seasons with the Padres between 2012-2015, so this will be a homecoming of sorts for the 33-year-old first baseman. He'll report to the team's alternate training site for now.

Alonso was just added to the 40-man roster a few days ago, but things have changed since Matt Adams returned to the fold. This also speaks to the Braves' confidence in Freddie Freeman feeling better post-COVID.