Page 14 - Jeff Mathis News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud is headed to the injured list after suffering a left thumb injury in tonight’s game with the Blue Jays, manager Brian Snitker told David O’Brien of The Athletic and other reporters.  More will be known about d’Arnaud’s injury after he undergoes tests, though Snitker bluntly described the situation as “ not good.”  D’Arnaud isn’t staying with the team on the road, as he is heading back to Atlanta to visit team doctors on Sunday. D’Arnaud suffered the injury on a play at the plate in the sixth inning.  The catcher tagged out

In addition, d'Arnaud's original replacement, Alex Jackson, has also been placed on the injured list. 

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The season of injury continues for the Atlanta Braves, and now with both of the catchers at the MLB level going down with injuries, the starting catcher for the foreseeable future will be the system’s top catching prospect William Contreras. While losing a key piece of the lineup in Travis d’Arnaud is a major blow to a struggling team, they have quite a solid backup option here in Contreras who came in at No. 4 on Talking Chop’s preseason top 30 prospects list. William Contreras, the younger brother of Cubs all star catcher Willson Contreras, was fir...

MLB Trade Rumors The injury that landed Travis d’Arnaud on the 10-day injured list yesterday appears much worse than originally expected. Per David O’Brien of the Athletic (via Twitter), further testing remains on the docket, but the Braves know enough to move d’Arnaud to the 60-day injured list today, per the team. In addition, Alex Jackson, who replaced d’Arnaud in yesterday’s game, has also landed on the injured list with a strained left hamstring. Just like that, the Braves have undergone a complete line change at the catching position. Along with William Contreras, the Brave...

April 28, 2021 The idea has long been a refrain for both proponents and critics of extra-innings baseball, though often voiced with tongue in cheek: instead of drawing out contests to 10 or 12 or 17 wearying innings, or starting each extra frame with a runner on second base, why not just settle the matter via a home run derby? This year, as the affiliated minor and independent leagues implement a variety of experimental rules, the Pioneer League will do just that. The “Knock Out” rule, as the league is calling it, is just one change from among a slate that should garner the league some at...