The Atlanta Braves are playing two, today.
But instead of a traditional doubleheader, it's something unique to spring training: Split squad action.
Atlanta is both hosting the Minnesota Twins in North Port and sending a lineup to Port Charlotte to face the Tampa Bay Rays. Here's how the Braes will line up for both contests:
At home, behind starting pitcher Spencer Strider:
RF Ronald Acuña Jr
2B Ozzie Albies
3B Austin Riley
1B Matt Olson
C Sean Murphy
CF Michael Harris II
SS Orlando Arcia
DH Jordan Luplow
LF Eli White
This game begins the home broadcasts on MLB.com, with the radio call of Ben Ingram and Joe Simpson overlayed over a video feed, available for subscribers to MLB.tv. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM ET.
On the road, behind LHP Dylan Dodd:
LF Forrest Wall
CF Jarred Kelenic
1B Marcell Ozuna
C Travis d'Arnaud
2B David Fletcher
DH Phillip Evans
SS Andrew Velazquez
RF Luis Liberato
3B Luke Waddell
This game also starts at 1:05 PM ET, but as typical of the road half of a split squad matchup, there is no coverage from the Atlanta Braves side. The Tampa Bay Rays will have a radio feed available on MLB.com.
(The away graphic shows the 680 The Fan branding, but MLB.com confirms there is no Braves coverage and no television coverage at all, listing only Rays radio.)
There's some interesting moves here that can impact Atlanta's bench roles in 2024. As they've continued to do, Velazquez is getting the primary run at shortstop in spring with David Fletcher at second base. We've speculated on this before, but trading Fletcher to get out from his $14M in salary commitments for 2024 and 2025 (plus the buyout of his 2026 option) is probably on the forefront of the front office's mind, so seeing if Luis Guillorme (who started at SS yesterday) and Velazquez can both handle shortstop duties if needed can help answer the question of how aggressively do the Braves try to shop Fletcher as injuries start to set into middle infields across the league.
Additionally, Marcell Ozuna continues to get run as the backup at first base, giving extra flexibility at the major league level with bench construction.
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