Baldwin (oblique) doesn't yet have a timeline for his return, MLB.com reports. The star catcher landed on the IL on May 19 with a Grade 1 oblique strain, the mildest category, but the best-case scenario still likely has him out until mid-June. Until Baldwin resumes baseball activities, though, a clear target date for his return won't be available.
Drake Baldwin: Everything you need to know
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Status
10-Day IL - Oblique - Strain Expected Return: 2026-06-16STATS
Drake Baldwin Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24W 3-2312020010020043/22L 7-3412200020050023/20W 8-1311100001030013/18W 3-2300000001010003/16W 11-2412001141040073/14W 10-1302110000010033/11W 5-3300000000060003/9W 9-8412110020030033/72-2300000000010003/5W 9-5401100020000013/1W 5-3400000000070002/25W 3-1311001000000032/22L 8-121210011002005
Preseason Totals 4371574221230350029 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/18L 12-0201100001020115/17W 8-1200000022020005/16W 1-0111000110010045/15W 3-2412100110030055/14L 2-0401100000060015/13W 4-1411000110040045/12W 5-2411010000060025/10W 7-2411000110030045/9W 7-2311100012060015/8L 3-1300000002050005/6L 2-1300000000040005/5W 3-2400000000020005/4L 5-4411000111040045/3W 11-6512200000070025/2W 9-1413110141080075/1W 8-6400000000180004/30W 2-1301100000050014/29W 4-3412200000010024/28W 5-2400000000010004/26W 6-2312200011030024/25L 8-5411100011080014/24W 5-3500000000020004/23W 7-2411100001061014/22W 8-6312100111030054/21L 11-4421000111070044/20W 7-4422110020020034/19L 2-1200000001030004/18W 3-1511100000040014/17W 8-0512200000050024/15W 6-3412200010050024/14W 6-5422110010030034/13L 10-4411100001080014/12W 13-1510000010020004/11L 6-0301100001030014/10W 11-5522110010040034/8W 8-2411100010180014/7W 7-2502200010060024/6L 6-2412100110060054/5L 6-5513200140070064/4L 2-1300000000150004/3W 2-0401100000020014/2W 17-2631100010070014/1W 5-1312110041020033/31L 5-2111000111040043/30W 4-0411100000010013/29L 4-1412100110050053/28W 6-2310000001050003/27W 6-041100011103004
Regular Season Totals 18039553660133721320711100
Drake Baldwin Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 1338570.3033860233111020.389Away 719290.299202012311520.393Home 619280.308184011000500.385Night 1024410.285265018101760.368Day 314160.36412105210260.453March 3350.2632003000140.364April 422350.315274010210510.387May 613170.29392010101370.400Opponent vs LAD 1 2 2 0.200 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0.429 vs BOS 2 5 4 0.444 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0.538 vs LAA 1 3 5 0.385 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.429 vs COL 1 4 5 0.385 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 0.467 vs KC 2 2 3 0.273 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0.385 vs MIA 0 2 6 0.429 5 1 0 2 0 0 1 7 0.500 vs ATH 1 5 4 0.364 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0.462 vs CHC 1 1 3 0.250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.250 vs PHI 0 2 6 0.231 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0.310 vs DET 0 0 3 0.273 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.333 vs CLE 0 2 3 0.231 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.286 vs WSH 2 4 6 0.400 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 13 0.526 vs SEA 1 1 2 0.167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.231 vs AZ 1 5 5 0.278 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.316 Venue @ Los Angeles 1 2 2 0.200 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0.429 @ Arizona 1 5 5 0.278 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.316 @ Philadelphia 0 0 3 0.214 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.267 @ Miami 0 0 1 0.500 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.667 @ Colorado 1 4 5 0.385 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 0.467 @ Washington 2 4 6 0.400 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 13 0.526 @ Seattle 1 1 2 0.167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.231 @ Atlanta 6 19 28 0.308 18 4 0 11 0 0 0 50 0.385
Drake Baldwin Player Profile
Career History
Drake Baldwin: Breaking News
Diagnosed with Grade 1 strain
Baldwin was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right oblique strain Tuesday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports. Baldwin landed on the injured list earlier Tuesday with an oblique strain, and now that he's been confirmed to be dealing with a relatively mild injury, he may not need much more than a minimum stay on the IL. With Sean Murphy (finger) also on the shelf, Atlanta will use a combination of Sandy Leon and Chadwick Tromp behind the dish until Baldwin returns.
Headed back to Atlanta for MRI
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said that Baldwin (oblique) returned to Atlanta on Tuesday to undergo an MRI, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Baldwin was placed on the 10-day injured list earlier Tuesday with a right oblique strain, but he and the club won't know how severe the strain is until the imaging comes back. That information should be available later Tuesday or Wednesday, and at that point a timetable for Baldwin should come into focus. With Baldwin and Sean Murphy (finger) shelved, Atlanta is using a combination of Sandy Leon and Chadwick Tromp at catcher.