After a 9-3 win in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete their sequence, the Atlanta Braves will now transfer on to the Boston Crimson Sox. Sadly, they handled some accidents over the week and needed to make some roster strikes as they proceed their season, in keeping with The Athletic’s David O’Brien.
“Braves moved AJ Smith-Shawver to 60-day IL, an apparent indication of his elbow-injury severity. (No replace but.) They recalled Dylan Dodd and chosen OF José Azócar to MLB roster. Stuart Fairchild went on 10-day IL for dislocated pinky, RH Michael Petersen optioned to Triple-A,” O’Brien wrote on X, previously Twitter.
The Braves misplaced Smith-Shawver early of their doubleheader in opposition to the Phillies, and Braves supervisor Brian Snitker stated that the beginning pitcher would return to Atlanta for an MRI on his throwing arm. He instructed Snitker that he felt a “pop”on a pitch to Trea Turner and started feeling elbow tightness.
Smith-Shawver exited after 2 2/3 innings pitched within the 5-4 loss.
The Braves additionally made another strikes to shuffle their roster round as they have been coping with accidents on and off throughout the season.
Braves shuffling roster attributable to accidents
The Braves might be with out Smith-Shawver for a while, and it appeared like Spencer Strider was the one who initially noticed his damage.
“WOW man. We’re so fortunate to have Spencer Strider. After AJSS obtained hit by a line drive he stayed within the recreation. Strider walked over to Kranny and instructed him he seen one thing with AJSS arm, then they went out and pulled him. Strider talked with the coaches then went all the way down to verify on,” one person wrote.
WOW man. We’re so fortunate to have Spencer Strider
After AJSS obtained hit by a line drive he stayed within the recreation. Strider walked over to Kranny and instructed him he seen one thing with AJSS arm, then they went out and pulled him. Strider talked with the coaches then went all the way down to verify on pic.twitter.com/6PDNsMkTAr— Dillion Harper (@og_yungdilly) Might 29, 2025
It seems just like the Braves should depend on their depth because the season continues, and fortunately, Strider has returned from damage and getting again into the circulate of issues. Snitker sees the progress that Strider has made in his brief return, and he is aware of endurance might be key in attempting to get him to the extent he was at earlier than his damage.
“It takes some time,” Snitker stated through Mark Bowman of MLB.com. “They’ve obtained to be affected person. We’ve obtained to be affected person. However right now was higher than the final one. Hopefully, the following one is a bit higher than this one. He gave us an opportunity to win.”
The Braves nonetheless have a while to catch fireplace, and hopefully, they will put the accidents behind them.