Cubs signed Collmenter to a minor league deal. Atlanta Braves He was traded to the Atlanta Braves on September 14. Collmenter made his Braves debut three days later, starting a game for the first time since June 7, 2015, and earning a win against the Washington Nationals. He was the sixteenth pitcher to have made a start for the Braves during the 2016 season, breaking a franchise record for the number of starting pitchers used in a single season. The team re-signed Collmenter to a one-year deal worth $1.2 million in November 2016. He pitched well to start the 2017 season, but began struggling in May and was designated for assignment on May 25. He was outrighted to the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves on May 29, 2017. After pitching in five games for Gwinnett at the end of the season, he elected free agency on September 30, 2017. Auckland Tuatara In 2018, Collmenter has been added to the New Zealand national baseball team U15 development squad as pitching coach. On August 27, 2018, Collmenter was the first player signed by the Auckland Tuatara, a new expansion team of the Australian Baseball League based in Auckland, New Zealand, for the 2018-19 season. He returned to the club for the 2019-20 season. Post-playing career Collmenter was named as the New Zealand pitching coach for the 2021 World Baseball Classic Qualifier. He was also announced as a broadcaster for a series of Spring Training webcasts of Diamondbacks games in 2023. References External links 1986 births Living people Arizona Diamondbacks players Arizona League Diamondbacks players Atlanta Braves players Auckland Tuatara players Expatriate baseball players in New Zealand Baseball coaches from Michigan Baseball players from Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas baseball players Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Major League Baseball pitchers Mobile BayBears players Reno Aces players South Bend Silver Hawks players Visalia Rawhide players Yakima Bears players American expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand