Atlanta Braves Announce 2 Roster Moves Following NLDS Loss

The Atlanta Braves recalled right-handers Owen Murphy and Michael Grove on Thursday, according to the MiLB transaction log, pulling two arms back onto the major-league side of the organization as the club moves through October after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.

Murphy was recalled from the FCL Braves, the club’s Florida Complex League affiliate. Grove was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.

Neither entry spells out a corresponding roster subtraction or says whether either pitcher is ticketed for a postseason role.

In October, recalls from affiliates whose seasons have already ended often serve as bookkeeping as much as active-roster additions, but the timing still puts both names back in Atlanta’s orbit.

Murphy is the higher-upside name of the pair. The 23-year-old rookie spent much of 2026 between Gwinnett and the big-league bullpen.

He was recalled on September 14 after a strong late run in Triple-A — a 1.29 ERA over his last five starts there, though with more walks than the surface number suggested — and was optioned again on September 23 when the Braves reinstated Robert Suárez from the injured list.

In 12 major-league innings he went 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA and nine strikeouts, mostly in multi-inning relief. At Gwinnett he logged well over 100 innings and finished with an ERA in the mid-3s, the kind of workload that keeps him in the conversation as a starter for 2027 even if his big-league debut season was uneven.

The FCL designation is the wrinkle. Complex-league recalls late in the year often mean a pitcher has been working at the club’s Florida base rather than with an active affiliate.

The transaction itself does not describe an injury or a rehab assignment.

Grove’s path to this recall is shorter and more recent. Atlanta claimed the 29-year-old off waivers from Tampa Bay on September 15 and optioned him to Gwinnett the same day. With the Rays, he made three appearances, going 1-0 with a 5.14 ERA in seven innings and six strikeouts against no walks.

He was sharper in the minors: a 3.55 ERA in 33 innings at Durham before the claim, and a combined 3.68 ERA in 36.2 innings across three minor-league stops in 2026.

A former Dodger who has worked both as a starter and a reliever, Grove owns a career major-league ERA of about 5.47 over more than 150 innings. Rate stats — a solid strikeout rate and a low walk rate — have looked better than the earned-run line, which has been inflated by home runs.

For a Braves club that won the National League East at 94-68, the two recalls add a former top prospect still finding his footing and a waiver claim with major-league experience.

Whether either throws a meaningful inning this month is a separate question from the log entry that put them back on the board.