This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Braves injury news and transactions.

ATLANTA -- Sean Murphy's struggles over the past month were likely influenced by the right hip ailment that will be surgically repaired later this week. Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said Dr. Thomas Byrd will perform season-ending surgery on Murphy on Thursday in Nashville. An MRI performed Monday

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale made his final preparations to join Atlanta’s rotation for the first time in more than two months. Sale allowed one run and recorded five strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings for Triple-A Gwinnett in Memphis on Saturday night, as the Braves fell to the Mets 9-2 at

ATLANTA -- Austin Riley will enter the offseason while recovering from a season-ending injury for a second straight year. Riley underwent core injury surgery in Philadelphia on Thursday. The procedure, which fixes what has often been called a sports hernia, requires at least a couple months of recovery and rehab.

CLEVELAND -- He’s back. After missing a little more than two weeks due to a Grade 1 right calf strain, Ronald Acuña Jr. was reinstated from the injured list prior to the Braves' game against the Guardians on Friday night. Catcher Sandy León was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett as the

NEW YORK -- Chris Sale took a step toward rejoining Atlanta’s rotation when he began a Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday night. Sale threw 40 pitches while limiting Louisville to one run over two innings while striking out two. This was the 2024 National League Cy

ATLANTA -- Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale is a step closer to returning to Atlanta’s rotation.

ATLANTA -- On Monday, Braves manager Brian Snitker announced that Grant Holmes, who tore his right ulnar collateral ligament during his July 26 start against the Rangers, will not undergo surgery and instead go through a rehabilitation process. On Wednesday, Holmes was in Atlanta’s clubhouse prior to the club’s 5-4

ATLANTA -- It’s been no secret that the Braves have faced unprecedented injury trouble in their starting rotation this season. After Grant Holmes was placed on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation on July 27, every starting pitcher in Atlanta’s season-opening rotation (Holmes, Chris Sale, Spencer Schwellenbach, AJ

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The Braves' injury hits just keep on coming. With five starting pitchers already on the 60-day IL and Ronald Acuña Jr. sidelined for at least a couple more weeks with a lower right calf strain, slugging third baseman Austin Riley was placed on the 10-day IL on

KANSAS CITY -- Ronald Acuña Jr. hobbled across the clubhouse with the assistance of a walking boot after Tuesday’s 9-6 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium, and then held back tears as he explained why he was headed to the injured list. “I think [the Achilles] definitely got worse

ARLINGTON -- The Braves' entire Opening Day rotation is now on the injured list, as Grant Holmes went on the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation. In what’s becoming a lost season for the Braves, it’s somewhat fitting that low point came on a Sunday. Hours after Holmes went on

ATLANTA -- Braves manager Brian Snitker said Austin Riley would have likely been activated from the injured list on Tuesday had the team been preparing for a playoff game. “I think it’s just smart to piggyback with [Thursday’s off-day,]” Snitker said. “Hopefully, Friday he wakes up, does everything and is

ST. LOUIS -- The Braves’ season-long dance with the injured list continued on Saturday as third baseman Austin Riley was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right abdomen.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Ronald Acuña Jr.'s availability for the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby will be better understood when the Braves reevaluate his sore back on Wednesday. "I think we should just take it day-by-day to see how we’re feeling,” Acuña said through interpreter Franco Garcia. “My first priority

ATLANTA -- Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get worse, the Braves revealed Spencer Schwellenbach will become the fourth member of their starting rotation who will miss at least two months this year. Schwellenbach was placed on the 15-day injured list with a fractured right elbow on Wednesday (retroactive

ATLANTA -- The Braves confirmed Chris Sale will remain sidelined until the second half of August when they transferred him to the 60-day injured list on Tuesday.

MIAMI -- The Braves placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a fractured left rib cage. The injury occurred during his start on Wednesday. “It happened in the ninth inning the other day when he went after that ball just off

MILWAUKEE -- The Braves announced Monday that AJ Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. It was previously unknown if Smith-Shawver would need the full Tommy John surgery, as that wouldn’t be determined until his elbow was examined during the procedure, which

ATLANTA -- AJ Smith-Shawver's NL Rookie of the Year Award-worthy campaign ended when he heard his right elbow pop just moments after getting hit on the right heel by Bryson Stott’s line-drive comebacker during a 5-4 loss to the Phillies in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon

ATLANTA -- Braves manager Brian Snitker and pitcher Chris Sale both playfully said something like, “We should have expected it,” when talking about Ronald Acuña Jr. homering on Friday night against the first pitch he saw in nearly a full calendar year. Acuña actually didn’t seem surprised after hitting a

WASHINGTON -- Ronald Acuña Jr. is back. Following Atlanta’s 10-inning 8-7 loss to Washington on Thursday night, manager Brian Snitker shared the news fans had been waiting for: Acuña was being activated off the injured list ahead of the Braves’ series opener vs. San Diego on Friday. He will bat

Ronald Acuña Jr. passed another test by playing on consecutive days for the first time in nearly a full calendar year. Acuña went 0-for-2, drew two walks, scored two runs and played six innings of right field as Triple-A Gwinnett defeated Charlotte, 7-6, on Friday night at Coolray Field. The

Ronald Acuña Jr. is nearing a return to the Major Leagues, and it doesn’t look like he’s missed a beat at the plate. Acuña went 2-for-3 with a single and a double for Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday in his second rehab appearance. The Braves' star tore his left ACL on

ATLANTA -- Spencer Strider said he felt ready to return to MLB pitching ahead of the Braves’ 5-2 win against the Nationals on Thursday afternoon at Truist Park. “I feel like I could have been effective yesterday,” Strider said. “I anticipate that I’ll pitch in five, six, seven days somewhere.