Braves catcher Drake Baldwin's rookie season was historic in several ways 

2025 was truly the year of the catcher across baseball 

However, they didn't enjoy their instant MLB success as a catcher. 

Baldwin is actually only the second Braves catcher to earn the title of Rookie of the Year, granted the achievement is even more rare at the position across baseball. With the addition of Baldwin, only 10 catchers have ever won the award. The last prior to Baldwin was Buster Posey in 2010.

Statically, Baldwin hit .274 with 19 home runs and 80 RBI out of 405 at-bat in 124 games played. He also recorded 111 hits, 18 doubles and posted a .341 on-base percentage, a slugging mark of .469 and an OPS of .810.

Only one Braves rookie has ever hit more home runs 

And to further explain the historic nature of Baldwin's rookie season, he hit the second-most home runs by any Braves rookie catcher all-time, trailing only the 33 Earl Williams blasted in 1971. 

On one hand, the Braves, only four years removed from a World Series championship, missed the playoffs for the first time since 2017, something that may make fans feel their team is headed in the wrong direction. But thanks to Baldwin, there's plenty of reasons to believe the future of baseball in Atlanta can be bright once again.