to the 2017 World Series. Atlanta Braves 2018 season On December 16, 2017, the Dodgers traded Kazmir, Charlie Culberson, Adrián González, Brandon McCarthy, and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves for Matt Kemp. At the time of the trade, he was in the last year of his three-year contract, with $16 million remaining. His fastball velocity was sitting in the high-80s early in spring training, putting him in the running to be the Braves' fifth starter, but slipped back into the low-80s as the regular season approached. After being removed early from his final scheduled spring training start on March 24 due to a "fatigued arm", the Braves released Kazmir, making him a free agent. Second comeback Kazmir continued to work out and began a throwing program soon after his release by the Braves but commented that "it just didn’t turn out too well physically" and paused the workouts. While he did not retire, he did not seek to join a professional club during the 2018 or 2019 seasons and instead focused on his family life. In January 2020, Kazmir expressed his desire to resume his baseball career and signed with the Eastern Reyes del Tigre, one of four teams in the Constellation Energy League, a Sugar Land Skeeters-developed summer league that played a limited schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic. San Francisco Giants 2021 season On February 23, 2021, Kazmir signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants and was invited to Major League Spring Training. On May 22, Kazmir was selected to the active roster and was named the starting pitcher against the Dodgers. He pitched four innings, taking the loss after allowing one run on two hits while striking out two batters. Kazmir recorded a 6.43 ERA across 3 appearances before being designated for assignment on June 5. The Giants sent him to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on June 11, though he soon left the minor league club when he was chosen as a member of the United States Olympic baseball team. On September 22, Kazmir was added back onto the Giants 40-man roster and started later that night against the San Diego Padres. In the 2021 regular season for the Giants, Kazmir was 0–1 with a 6.35 ERA. He pitched 11.1 innings over 5 games (4 starts). For AAA Sacramento, he was 3–3 with a 4.61 ERA. He pitched 52.2 innings over 13 games