<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-aj-minter-takes-critical-step-towards-return-from-shoulder-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ AJ Minter takes critical step towards return from shoulder injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Braves-news-AJ-Minter-takes-critical-step-towards-return-from-shoulder-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves’ AJ Minter takes critical step towards return from shoulder injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-28T16:16:52-07:00">July 28th, 4:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-28T16:16:52-07:00">July 28th, 4:16pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It looks like Atlanta Braves pitcher AJ Minter is really close to returning from his left shoulder injury.</p><p>Minter last played for the Braves on July 8 against the Tampa Bay Rays. However, a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlanta-aj-minter-injury-roster-move" rel="noopener">shoulder inflammation pushed Minter</a> on the 15-day injured list. While he is now eligible to play, he has yet to suit up for Atlanta once again.</p><p>However, the 29-year-old pitcher is getting there. After a stint with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday–during which he pitched a scoreless seventh inning–Minter is continuing his rehab. In fact, he is <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1685052431804059648" rel="noopener">making another appearance</a> with the Braves’ Triple-A affiliate as he looks to get back in game shape before making his official return, per Davi O’Brien of The Athletic.</p><p>“AJ Minter will make a second rehab appearance tonight with Triple-A Gwinnett at Jacksonville. He threw a scoreless inning with two hits and one strikeout Tuesday. Minter (shoulder inflammation) is eligible to come off the 15-day IL now,” O’Brien reported.</p><p>It’s definitely an encouraging news for the Braves, who could really use some help as they try to maintain the best record in baseball. Atlanta is 64-36 on the season entering Friday’s showdown with the Milwaukee Brewers. However, it’s obvious they need to change some things up after losing seven of their last 10 games.</p><p>Minter has been pivotal in Atlanta’s early success this 2023, as he <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/minteaj01.shtml" rel="noopener">has pitched in 44 games</a>–which is a team high–and has ranked second on the team with 10 saves (only behind Raisel Iglesias’ 18). Hopefully, Minter can return sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ AJ Minter takes critical step towards return from shoulder injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-atlanta-aj-minter-injury-roster-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves make concerning AJ Minter move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Atlanta-makes-concerning-AJ-Minter-move.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves make concerning AJ Minter move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-15T08:26:28-07:00">July 15th, 8:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-15T08:30:03-07:00">July 15th, 8:30am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1680217897195429894?s=20" rel="noopener">placed</a> RP AJ Minter on the 15-day injured list Saturday, per Braves beat writer Justin Toscano. The transaction is backdated to July 12th, however. Minter, who’s dealing with shoulder inflammation, was replaced by Dereck Rodriguez on the Braves’ roster.</p><p>Atlanta is the best team in baseball at the moment. They feature a balanced roster and project to make another deep playoff run in 2023. That said, the Braves’ bullpen is dealing with uncertainty. Relievers Nick Anderson and Jesse Chavez are both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-get-discouraging-injury-updates-jesse-chavez-nick-anderson" rel="noopener">currently dealing with injuries</a>. With other bullpen arms hurt as well, this AJ Minter move leaves Atlanta in a difficult position. The Braves may need to trade for a reliever prior to the 2023 deadline.</p><h2><b>Braves’ roster following AJ Minter injury</b></h2><p>Again, and this cannot be stressed enough, but the Braves’ roster still features no shortage of talent. Atlanta may consider dealing for an extra starting pitcher given Max Fried and Kyle Wright’s injury concerns. Offensively, nobody would blame Atlanta for trusting in their current lineup given its depth. As aforementioned, that leaves the bullpen.</p><p>In addition to Minter, Anderson, and Chavez, other relief options who’ve dealt with injuries in 2023 include Tyler Matzek, Dylan Lee, and Huascar Ynoa. Although the Braves’ bullpen is still productive, trading for at least one more arm wouldn’t hurt. They could make a deal for a decent reliever, however, acquiring a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-player-atlanta-trade-2023-deadline" rel="noopener">star closer like Scott Barlow</a> of the Kansas City Royals also makes sense.</p><p>It will be interesting to follow the Braves’ 2023 MLB trade deadline moves. For now, Atlanta will focus on taking care of business against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves make concerning AJ Minter move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-aj-minter-leaves-game-vs-rays-with-potential-serious-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ AJ Minter leaves game vs. Rays with potential serious injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AJ-Minter-Braves.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves’ AJ Minter leaves game vs. Rays with potential serious injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-08T20:01:57-07:00">July 8th, 8:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-09T07:19:36-07:00">July 9th, 7:19am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves added another win to their record with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-vs-rays-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-7-8-2023" rel="noopener">6-1 victory</a> over the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday night at Tropicana Field. However, it hasn’t been a 100 percent rosy night for the MLB-leading Braves, with reliever AJ Minter leaving the game with an <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1677854479775825920" rel="noopener">apparent injury</a>.</p><p>Via David O’Brien of The Athletic:</p><p><i>“A.J. Minter exits with 1 out in the 8th with apparent injury or discomfort of some sort. Chatted with trainer and Snitker, and Kranitz came out as discussion went on. Minter then walked to dugout with trainer. Minter had struck out Diaz to start inning, thew 2 pitches to Franco.”</i></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here's the pitch that A.J. Minter grimaced on. <a href="https://t.co/DkLitq7LIh">pic.twitter.com/DkLitq7LIh</a></p><p>— Baseball GIFs (@gifs_baseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/gifs_baseball/status/1677855529652166656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Meanwhile, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game observed that AJ Minter <a href="https://twitter.com/grantmcauley/status/1677854493688332288" rel="noopener">appeared to have hurt</a> his left pectoral muscle.</p><p>Hopefully for the Braves, and most especially for AJ Minter, he did not suffer anything serious that would cause him to miss games. He is among the key components of Atlanta’s talented pitching staff, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-2-players-fans-fed-up-2023" rel="noopener">notwithstanding his subpar numbers</a>. Among Braves non-starters, Minter entered Saturday’s game against the Rays with the highest fWAR (1.0 — fourth overall on the team.)</p><p>So far in the 2023 MLB regular season, AJ Minter has a 3-5 record to go along with a 4.91 ERA. He has picked up ten saves in 13 possible chances and is also third on the Braves roster with 11 holds.</p><p>With only a game remaining on the schedule for Atlanta before the MLB All-Star break, the Braves will likely allow Minter to use the entire week ahead to rest up.</p><p>Minter signed a one-year deal worth $4.2875 million with the Braves last January.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ AJ Minter leaves game vs. Rays with potential serious injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-didnt-blow-it-a-j-minter-rubs-salt-to-rivals-wound-with-honest-take-on-braves-epic-nl-east-comeback/');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Mets didn’t blow it’: A.J. 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Minter rubs salt to rivals’ wound with honest take on Braves’ epic NL East comeback</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-04T21:06:04-07:00">October 4th, 9:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-04T21:06:04-07:00">October 4th, 9:06pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Braves pitcher A.J. Minter did not hold back when he spoke about how his team successfully defied the odds and stole the National League title crown from the New York Mets.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Braves</a>' A.J. Minter: “The Mets didn’t blow it, we took it from them…We just played out of our minds.”</p><p>— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1577496254673715200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the Braves defeated the Miami Marlins on the road Tuesday night to the tune of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-brian-snitker-channels-inner-journey-as-atlanta-wins-nl-east-again/">2-1</a> score, there was nothing the Mets could do to reclaim the top spot in the NL East. Atlanta already had the crown in the bag regardless of the outcome of the Mets’ own game Tuesday versus the Washington Nationals with that aforementioned victory over the Marlins. Had the Marlins won, the NL East would have had to wait for another day to determine the outright winner of the division title, considering that the Mets blew out Washington, 8-0.</p><p>It could be remembered that the Mets had at one point in July owned a lead of over 10 games in the <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds-graphs?lg=NL&amp;div=E&amp;stat=div&amp;year=2022" rel="noopener">NL East</a>. They were looking like they were on their way to dethroning Atlanta as kings of the division. But the Braves did not give up on their chase and they started to heat up in mid-August with a stretch that saw them win 15 of 17 games. In September, they had an eight-game win streak and a 7-1 stretch that spanned into October.</p><p>When the Braves squared off with the Mets for a three-game home series that started last Friday, Atlanta took absolute full advantage of it, winning every game of that matchup to wrestle the division’s no. 1 spot away from the arms of New York.</p><p>The Mets have now won the NL East division title five years in a row.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
14	5.786	6	1.0714	1	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
14	5.786	6	1.0714	1	0

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