What is the story about?
Prior
to tonight’s game against the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves provided injury updates on numerous players via manager Walt Weiss. A summary of updates on five of the players is listed below.
- Ronald Acuña, Jr. – His injured hamstring is progressing, but the expectation is that he will not be activated during this homestand which concludes against the Boston Red Sox this weekend.
- Spencer Schwellenbach – Recent updates have been positive and he should be cleared by doctors to begin throwing soon. There is still no timeline his possible return.
- Hurston Waldrep – He has begun throwing bullpens at the team’s Florida complex, but there is not yet an update on when he might begin a rehab assignment.
- Eli White – The outfielder, who is on the 7-day concussion IL after colliding with the wall in Los Angeles, should be activated once he is available to return.
- Joe Jiménez – The reliever hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2024 largely due to knee issues, had yet another surgery on his knee within the last month. While encouraged by the results, there is no timeline as to when he might begin attempting to pitch again. He is in the last year of his contract with the Braves.
Yesterday, the Braves provided an update on Sean Murphy, who is expected to miss two months with a broken finger.
The positive news? This time last year Atlanta was struggling with a similar spate injuries and trying to claw their way back to .500. This year? The best record in baseball.
