The Atlanta Braves placed left-handed reliever A.J. Minter on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left hip inflammation. The team recalled right-hander Jimmy Herget from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding transaction.
Due to a plethora of injuries, the Braves, who didn’t seem like they would be incredibly active at this year’s trade deadline, now could be the most active of any club in the majors.
With Ronald Acuña Jr. down for the season, everybody expects the Braves to add another outfielder before the trade deadline, if not multiple. Much like they did in 2021 when they acquired Joc Pederson, Jorge Soler, and Adam Duvall.
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The Braves announced Thursday morning that they’ve placed left-hander A.J. Minter on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his left hip. Right-hander Jimmy Herget has been recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to take Minter’s spot on the roster.
Fletcher currently plays for the Gwinnett Stripers, who are the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
If you’re beginning to think this has gotten a little ridiculous, it’s because it has. I’m not sure I have ever seen a team so snake bitten by injuries this early in the season, and we can add another significant contributor to the list.
The injury bug has ravaged the Braves to this point in the season. Most notably, Ronald Acuña Jr.and Spencer Strider — arguably the Braves best two players — are out for the year.
The Atlanta Braves can’t seem to stay healthy in the bullpen. Already this season, they’ve had Pierce Johnson (right elbow inflammation) and Tyler Matzek (left elbow inflammation) go on the injured list.
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1935 - Babe Ruth makes his last major league appearance playing the first inning of the opener of a doubleheader against the Phillies. Ruth grounds out in his final major league at-bat.
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Brian Snitker and the rest of the Atlanta Braves organization are left looking for answers. They just lost Ronald Acuna Jr. which meant that their outfielder rotation just got a little bit more thin.
The Braves recorded their 9th shutout of the season last night against the Nationals with a 2-0 victory behind another gem from Max Fried. In the win, Fried threw 8.0 innings of no-run ball, allowing seven hits and issuing just one walk while striking out six, dropping his ERA below 3.00 and extending his record to 5-2.
The 29-year-old righty-hitting was just recently released by the Cleveland Guardians after spending parts of the last two seasons with them.
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