This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Braves injury news, roster moves and other transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
C Drake Baldwin
Injury: Strained right oblique muscle
IL date: May 19 (10-day)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Exited game on May 18 after feeling discomfort in the top of the third. Baldwin is back in Atlanta to get an MRI. (Last updated: May 19) More >>
INF Kyle Farmer
Injury: Right forearm strain
IL date: May 18 (10-day, retroactive to May 16)
Expected return: TBD
Status: An MRI revealed a strain in Farmer’s right forearm, placing him on the 10-day injured list on May 18. (Last updated: May 18)
RHP Hurston Waldrep
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Summer 2026
Status: Began throwing bullpens in early May. A timetable hasn’t been set, but he’s not expected to be ready until late June or early July. Underwent arthroscopic surgery on Feb. 23 to have loose bodies removed from his right elbow. (Last updated: May 13)
RHP Spencer Schwellenbach
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Received an encouraging update when he met with doctors in early May. But it’s too early to know when he might be cleared to begin throwing. Underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow on Feb. 18. (Last updated: May 13) More >>
C Sean Murphy
Injury: Fractured left middle finger
IL date: May 12 (10-day IL, retroactive to May 11)
Expected return: Early July
Status: Expected to miss at least eight weeks. Was called for catcher's interference when Hyeseong Kim's bat hit his glove during May 10 game at Dodger Stadium. (Last updated: May 12) More >>
LHP Danny Young
Injury: Tommy John surgery (May 2025)
IL date: March 25 (retroactive to March 22, transferred to 60-day IL on April 11)
Expected return: Summer 2026
Status: Could be available at some point after the All-Star break. (Last updated: April 11)
RHP AJ Smith-Shawver
Injury: Tommy John surgery (June 2025)
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: 2026 or 2027 season
Status: Underwent surgery on his right elbow on June 9. (Last updated: March 25)
LHP Joey Wentz
Injury: Torn right ACL
IL date: March 24 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will miss the 2026 season after tearing his right ACL during a collision at first base during a Grapefruit League game on March 8. (Last updated: March 24)
RHP Joe Jiménez
Injury: Left knee surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Missed 2025 while recovering from left knee surgery and he had a cleanup procedure in November. There is no timetable for his return. (Last updated: Feb. 10)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 19
• C Chadwick Tromp: Contract selected from Triple-A Gwinnett
• LHP Dylan Dodd: Activated from 10-day injured list
• RHP JR Ritchie: Optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett
• RHP Victor Mederos: Called up from Triple-A Gwinnett
• LHP Aaron Bummer: Released from the roster
May 18
• OF Ronald Acuña Jr.: Activated from 10-day injured list
• INF Kyle Farmer: Placed on 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 16)
May 12
• C Sean Murphy: Placed on 10-day injured list
• C Sandy León: Signed as free agent
• SS Jim Jarvis: Optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett
• LF José Azocar: Contract selected from Triple-A Gwinnett
May 11
• SS Ha-Seong Kim: Activated from injured list
• OF Eli White: Placed on 7-day concussion injured list