The Braves introduced they’ve reinstated Ozzie Albies from the 10-day injured checklist. The star second baseman is predicted to return to the lineup for Friday’s sport. It’s a relatively exceptional restoration for a participant who spent simply the 10-day minimal on the injured checklist after struggling a fractured large toe when a pitch hit him on April 15. Albies returns to the membership with out a rehab task, although he took batting observe all through the week.
Whether or not there’ll be any lingering results stays to be seen, however Albies has gotten out to a wonderful begin in 2024. By 15 video games and 70 journeys to the plate, he’s slashing .317/.386/.492 with a pair of homers, a pair of steals and only a 12.9% strikeout price. If the foot harm doesn’t present any extra issues for him, he’s laid the inspiration for a wonderful follow-up effort to a profession yr on the plate in 2023, which noticed Albies pop a personal-best 33 dwelling runs and bat .280/.336/.513 in 660 plate appearances.
Atlanta gained’t must make any corresponding strikes to get Albies again onto the roster. The Braves introduced Thursday that infielder David Fletcher handed by means of waivers unclaimed and had been assigned outright to Triple-A Gwinnett. He’d been on the large league roster, which paved the way in which for Albies’ reinstatement.
In 787 video games since debuting with the Braves as a 20-year-old in 2017, Albies is a .273/.326/.479 hitter with 133 dwelling runs and 78 stolen bases. The three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger winner is within the sixth season of a seven-year, $35M contract extension he signed in April 2019. He’s incomes $7M this yr and subsequent, and the Braves maintain a pair of $7M membership choices on him for the 2026-27 campaigns.
