Braves Release Aaron Bummer, Put Drake Baldwin On IL
The Braves introduced Tuesday that they’ve launched left-handed reliever Aaron Bummer and positioned catcher Drake Baldwin on the 10-day injured checklist as a result of an indirect pressure. Atlanta additionally activated lefty Dylan Dodd from the 10-day IL, recalled righty Victor Mederos from Triple-A, chosen the contract of catcher Chadwick Tromp and optioned right-hander JR Ritchie to Triple-A.
The Baldwin damage is an enormous setback for an Atlanta membership that is additionally as soon as once more with out veteran Sean Murphy (fractured finger). The 25-year-old Baldwin gained National League Rookie of the Year honors in 2025 and has so far performed like he has his eyes set on some further {hardware}; Baldwin has performed at an MVP-caliber tempo in 2026, sprinting out of the gate with a .303/.389/.543 batting line. After swatting 19 dwelling runs in 446 plate appearances as a rookie, he is already clubbed 13 in simply 216 journeys to the batter’s field in his sophomore season.
By measure of wRC+, Baldwin has been 60% higher than common on the plate this season — the eighth-best certified hitter within the sport. That’s a feat in and of itself, however contemplating the typical catcher is about 12% worse than common on the plate, Baldwin’s immense manufacturing is all of the extra helpful. Couple that with robust blocking expertise and common framing grades, and Baldwin has been top-of-the-line all-around gamers in baseball. Both FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference peg him at 2.2 wins above substitute by simply over one quarter of the common season.
The Braves have but to place a timetable on Baldwin’s potential absence. Every damage case is totally different, however even Grade 1 indirect strains can sideline gamers for upwards of 1 month. A extra extreme pressure would include a lengthier absence. Atlanta skipper Walt Weiss will certainly present extra particulars previous to this afternoon’s contest in opposition to the Marlins, who pounced the now-optioned Ritchie and the now-released Bummer for a mixed 12 earned runs — six apiece — final night time.
With Baldwin and Murphy each shelved, Atlanta will go from one of many sport’s strongest catching tandems to maybe the lightest-hitting backstop tandem in baseball. Tromp joins 37-year-old Sandy León in dealing with catching duties for the foreseeable future. León hasn’t topped 100 plate appearances in an enormous league season since 2021 and carries a .176/.245/.268 batting line over his previous 930 journeys to the plate within the majors. Tromp is a profession .221/.230/.390 hitter in 178 main league plate appearances. They’re each strong defenders, and Tromp has some modest pop in his bat, however each could be moderately projected for an OBP within the .250 vary.
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