Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday.
The Atlanta Braves open the 2025 season tomorrow (!!!), which calls for several injured list moves ahead of the opener in San Diego. Tuesday afternoon, the Braves announced that Ronald Acuña Jr., Nacho Alvarez Jr., Sean Murphy, Spencer Strider, and Joe Jiménez had each been placed on the injured list, retroactive to March 24.
The #Braves today placed OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (left knee ACL reconstruction), INF Nacho Alvarez Jr. (left wrist inflammation) and C Sean Murphy (fractured left ribcage) on the 10-day injured list, and placed RHP Spencer Strider (right elbow UCL injury) and RHP Joe Jiménez (left…
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 25, 2025
For Acuña, Alvarez, and Murphy, it’s just a 10-day stint, but Strider and Jiménez were required to go on the 15-day IL.
Each of these moves came as expected, and the Opening Day roster options are dwindling down.
More Braves News:
MLB.com’s Mark Bowman shared the rotation plans for the upcoming trip out West. Reynaldo López, Spencer Schwellenbach, AJ Smith-Shawver, and Grant Holmes will follow Chris Sale.
In the spring training finale, the Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2.
The Gwinnett Stripers released their 2025 Opening Day Roster.
MLB News:
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones avoided ligament damage and will not require surgery. He will, however, be shut down throwing for the next six weeks.
The Los Angeles Angels signed infielder Nicky Lopez to a one-year, $850K contract. He was previously with the Chicago Cubs, who granted him a release this week.
The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a five-year, $58M extension with catcher Alejandro Kirk.
The Seattle Mariners and catcher Cal Raleigh agreed to a six-year, $105M extension. The deal includes $99.4M in new money.
The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a one-year deal with left-hander Jalen Beeks. He will earn $1.25M.
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jordan Montgomery will undergo Tommy John surgery next week. He will miss 2025 indefinitely and likely a large portion of 2026.
Miami Marlins infielder Connor Norby will begin the season on the injured list due to a Grade 1 oblique strain. He is expected to miss four weeks.
The Washington Nationals placed left-hander DJ Herz on the 15-day injured list with a UCL sprain. The club has not released a timetable for his return.