The Braves had been having fun with a largely wholesome spring up till Monday morning when it was introduced beginning catcher Sean Murphy suffered a cracked left rib and can miss 4-6 weeks.
Sean Murphy will miss 4-6 weeks with a cracked left rib. Drake Baldwin may have an opportunity to start the season as Atlanta’s beginning catcher
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) March 3, 2025
Murphy was hit within the ribs by a wild 94.6mph sinker throughout Friday’s exhibition recreation.
The 4-6 week timeline means Murphy will doubtless miss the rest of spring coaching and will probably miss the primary few weeks of the common season. Atlanta opens the yr on the west coast with seven video games at San Diego (4) and Los Angeles (3).
As Bowman notes above, it might be Drake Baldwin filling in as Atlanta’s beginning catcher to start the season. Or, as he mentioned in a comply with up tweet, the Braves may additionally choose to make use of non-roster invitee Curt Casali to pair with Chadwick Tromp for a few video games if Murphy’s timeline finally ends up being on the shorter aspect.
It’s yet one more irritating damage for Murphy since becoming a member of the Braves. The previous All-Star suffered a nasty indirect pressure on opening day final season and missed two months, by no means wanting snug within the batter’s field as he cut up time with Travis d’Arnaud the remainder of the way in which. In summer time 2023, Murphy missed a couple of video games with a minor hamstring pressure as properly. Fingers crossed the cracked rib recovers rapidly and he’s capable of be a part of the Braves prior to later.
