This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Braves injury news, roster moves and other transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Spencer Strider
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: June 13 (15-day IL, transferred to 60-day IL on June 17)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Evaluated by Dr. Keith Meister on June 15 and prescribed one month of rest. If his MRI is clean when he is re-evaluated in July, Strider will be cleared to begin throwing progressions. (Last updated: June 17) More >>
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. Was in New York on June 13 for a doctor's visit when Atlanta played the Mets. (Last updated: June 13)
RHP AJ Smith-Shawver
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: 2026 or 2027 season
Status: Has started throwing bullpen sessions, has begun to face hitters in live batting practice as well. (Last updated: June 12)
OF Ronald Acuña Jr.
Injury: Grade 1 left hamstring strain
IL date: June 10 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late June
Status: Manager Walt Weiss said the strain is not believed to be as severe as the one that sidelined Acuña for 16 days in May. (Last updated: June 10). More >>
C Sean Murphy
Injury: Fractured left middle finger
IL date: May 12 (retroactive to May 11; moved to 60-day IL on June 4)
Expected return: Second half of July
Status: Could be available in the second half of July. Was called for catcher's interference when Hyeseong Kim's bat hit his glove during May 10 game at Dodger Stadium. (Last updated: June 5) More >>
RHP Spencer Schwellenbach
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Late in 2026 season
Status: Underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow on Feb. 18. Began throwing in early May and is up to 75 feet in his throwing progression. (Last updated: June 1) More >>
INF Kyle Farmer
Injury: Right forearm strain
IL date: May 18 (10-day IL, 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)
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)
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)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
June 18
• C Joey Bart: Acquired from Pirates in exchange for RHP Hunter Stratton
• C Sandy León: Designated for assignment
• C Jair Camargo: Optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett
June 17
• RHP Anthony Molina: Optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett
• RHP Spencer Strider: Transferred from 15-day injured list to 60-day IL
• C Jair Camargo: Recalled as 27th man
• RHP Carlos Carrasco: Contract selected from Triple-A Gwinnett
• RHP Hunter Stratton: Designated for assignment
June 15
• C Drake Baldwin: Activated from 10-day injured list
• C Austin Wynns: Outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett