The Atlanta Braves positioned catcher Sean Murphy on the 10-day injured listing with a proper hip labral tear that can knock him out for the remainder of the 2025 season.
Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos mentioned Monday that Dr. Thomas Byrd will carry out surgical procedure on Thursday in Nashville. The seven-year veteran could possibly report back to spring coaching with no restrictions and has an opportunity to open the season on the 26-man roster.
“He is tried to handle this the final three years or so, and he ought to be a a lot better participant as soon as that is resolved,” Anthopoulos mentioned.
Murphy, 30, has struggled with accidents since incomes All-Star honors in his first season (2023) with the Braves. He posted profession highs in dwelling runs (21) and RBIs (68) that season, however has began every of the final two campaigns on the injured listing and failed to achieve the 100 video games in every of the final two seasons.
A left indirect harm held him out of the lineup till late Might 2024 and a left ribcage fracture price him the primary 10 days this season. The Braves now imagine the indirect harm might have been the results of Murphy overcompensating for the lingering hip difficulty.
He clubbed 16 dwelling runs this season, however his final homer got here on July 12 vs. St. Louis. At that time, Murphy owned a .236/.314/.523 slash line. However after slogging by way of a 4-for-59 stretch in August and September, Murphy finishes the yr with a .199/.300/.409 efficiency. First-year phenom Drake Baldwin, who has 15 dwelling runs and 63 RBIs in 106 video games, will take over a bigger share of the catching duties.
Atlanta chosen the contract of veteran catcher Sandy Leon from Triple-A Gwinnett and he will probably be energetic because the Braves host the Cubs for a three-game set.
–Discipline Degree Media
