On Sunday, the Atlanta Braves will look to win their series with the Texas Rangers at Truist Park.
They are coming off a 7-6 loss on Saturday (but won Friday’s game 15-1).
UPDATE: The Braves won 8-5.
Braves Demote Former 1st-Round Pick
Ahead of Sunday’s game, the Braves announced that they had optioned Owen Murphy back to Triple-A.
He made his first start on Saturday, going 2.2 innings (and allowing two earned runs).
Barrett Sallee of 680 The Fan wrote: “The Braves have called up RHP Elieser Hernández and optioned RHP Owen Murphy to Triple-A Gwinnett”
Murphy was picked in the 1st round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
He made his MLB debut earlier this season.
Right now, the 22-year-old is 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA in three games.
Social Media Reacts
Here’s what people were saying about the news:
@Drake__Baldwin: “Will you all ever learn how to handle young pitchers properly?”
@inside_the_A: “Killing the confidence of a promising young arm because we’re too cheap to get a real veteran arm”
@GaSportsFreak1: “I’ve never seen an organization ruin so many young pitchers quite like the Braves”
@TGreenhutOD: “Not a fan. Let Owen get actual big league run. He’s earned and proven he deserves to gain MLB experience.”
@ATLWiley: “Using majority of your young pitchers so early instead just getting some starting pitching before the season started not really sure who thought that was a good idea”
Braves Right Now
The Braves are 56-41 in 97 games, which has them at the top of the National League East.
They will host the San Diego Padres on Monday.
Atlanta Braves Announce Demotion Of Former 1st-Round Pick