PHILADELPHIA — Sean Murphy will miss a minimum of a few weeks whereas recovering from a left indirect pressure he sustained whereas taking a swing within the seventh inning of the Braves’ 9-3 Opening Day win over the Phillies on Friday afternoon at Residents Financial institution Park.
Murphy instantly dropped his bat and grabbed at his left aspect after swinging and lacking on the pitch from Philadelphia reliever Matt Strahm. Murphy walked towards the dugout after a short session with the group’s medical employees.
“We’ll get him checked out tomorrow and see what the pictures say,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned after the sport. “I hate it for him. He had a very nice finish to his spring and he was actually feeling good, and it was simply a type of freak issues that occur in baseball.”
Travis d’Arnaud will function Atlanta’s major catcher in Murphy’s absence. d’Arnaud was named an All-Star in 2022, whereas Murphy was one of many Braves’ representatives finally season’s All-Star Sport.
Chadwick Tromp is predicted to be promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett to take Murphy’s roster spot and function d’Arnaud’s backup.
