Baldwin (oblique) is slated to take live batting practice Thursday and Friday and could be cleared to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett over the weekend, 680 The Fan Atlanta reports. Baldwin still has a couple more boxes to check in his recovery from a Grade 1 right oblique strain, but Atlanta still appears to be earmarking him for a return from the 10-day injured list for the start of their six-game homestand, which begins next Tuesday. Assuming all goes well during his upcoming pair of live BP sessions, Baldwin will likely catch at least one game with Gwinnett over the weekend to prove that the oblique strain is behind him. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year had gotten off to a hot start to his sophomore campaign before getting hurt, slashing .303/.389/.543 with 13 home runs, one stolen base, 38 RBI and 39 runs over 48 games.
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 1338570.3033860233111020.389Home 619280.308184011000500.385Away 719290.299202012311520.393Night 1024410.285265018101760.368Day 314160.36412105210260.453March 3350.2632003000140.364April 422350.315274010210510.387May 613170.29392010101370.400Opponent 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 KC 2 2 3 0.273 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0.385 vs CLE 0 2 3 0.231 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.286 vs COL 1 4 5 0.385 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 0.467 vs DET 0 0 3 0.273 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.333 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 PHI 0 2 6 0.231 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0.310 vs LAA 1 3 5 0.385 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.429 vs MIA 0 2 6 0.429 5 1 0 2 0 0 1 7 0.500 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 @ Miami 0 0 1 0.500 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.667 @ Los Angeles 1 3 5 0.385 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.429 @ Arizona 1 5 5 0.278 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.316 @ Seattle 1 1 2 0.167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.231 @ Colorado 1 4 5 0.385 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 0.467 @ Atlanta 6 19 28 0.308 18 4 0 11 0 0 0 50 0.385 @ Philadelphia 0 0 3 0.214 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.267 @ Washington 2 4 6 0.400 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 13 0.526
Drake Baldwin Player Profile
Career History
Drake Baldwin: Breaking News
Could return next homestand
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Tuesday that Baldwin (oblique) could be activated from the 10-day injured list during the team's June 16-21 homestand, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. Baldwin has been sidelined for the past two weeks with a Grade 1 right oblique strain. He has yet to resume swinging a bat, and Weiss has ruled the catcher out for a return during the team's current homestand or next week's road trip. However, Baldwin has progressed enough that a return around the middle of June looks doable.
No timeline for return
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.