<!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-kyle-wright-excels-rehab-start-injury-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Kyle Wright excels in rehab start as injury return draws near');   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/2023/08/braves-news-kyle-wright-excels-in-rehab-start-as-injury-return-draws-near.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves’ Kyle Wright excels in rehab start as injury return draws near</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-25T12:29:27-07:00">August 25th, 12:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-25T12:29:27-07:00">August 25th, 12:29pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Heading into the postseason, the Atlanta Braves look like arguably the scariest team in MLB. But while the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-prospects-must-promote-roster-september-call-ups" rel="noopener">Braves might be strong</a> now, they’re on track to gain a pit of firepower heading into the playoffs.</p><p>Kyle Wright <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1695131548755083743" rel="noopener">had a strong performance</a> in his first rehab start at the High-A level. He allowed just one hit over three scoreless inning, striking out four while walking none, via David O’Brien of The Athletic. He threw 23 of his 26 pitches for strikes.</p><p>Wright has been out since May with a shoulder injury. But if his first start was any indication, the right-hander seems prepared to make his way back to the big leagues. He’ll likely pitch in at least one more rehab game before making his return. However, all signs are pointing to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-kyle-wright-takes-pivotal-step-towards-atlanta-injury-return" rel="noopener">Wright returning before</a> the end of September.</p><p>When Wright does make his return, it’ll be a major boon for the Braves and their pitching staff. Over a career-high 31 starts last season, Wright put up a league-leading 21 wins with a career-low 3.19 ERA and a 174/53 K/BB ratio.</p><p>Looking at Wright’s entire career, everything about that season seems like an anomaly. However, if Wright can find a way to revert to his 2022 form, he could be the key piece to an Atlanta World Series run.</p><p>Missing so much time, it’ll take some time for Kyle Wright to truly get back up to speed. But his first rehab appearance showed that despite the long layoff, Wright still has plenty of gas left in the tank.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Kyle Wright excels in rehab start as injury return draws near

<!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-kyle-wright-takes-pivotal-step-towards-atlanta-injury-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyle Wright takes pivotal step towards Braves injury return');   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/2023/08/Braves-news-Kyle-Wright-takes-pivotal-step-towards-Atlanta-injury-return.jpeg"></figure><h1>Kyle Wright takes pivotal step towards Braves injury return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-21T17:44:33-07:00">August 21st, 5:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-21T17:47:51-07:00">August 21st, 5:47pm</time><address><a>Poch de la Rosa</a>Poch has been following the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, and other sports for more than 30 years. He has written for publications such as Bleacher Report, I4U News, BuySideSports, Swimsuits &amp; Sports Magazine, The Cold Wire, Pro Football History, and Defiant Takes Football since 2011. Whenever he's not writing about sports, he loves spending time with his wife and son, watching sports events, reading sports biographies and autobiographies, collecting sports apparel and memorabilia, working out, and playing the piano.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Braves pitcher Kyle Wright has taken an important step in his return from the injured list.</p><p>“Kyle Wright <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1693721758396776486">will pitch</a> for High-A Rome on Thursday as he begins his rehab assignment,”  the <i>Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s</i> Justin Toscano tweeted on Monday.</p><p>It’s been a tough 2023 MLB season for Wright. Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-pitcher-kyle-wright-emotional-injured-list">pulled out</a> Wright in the third inning of his last start against the Miami Marlins on May 3. Wright felt shoulder discomfort that made his pitches lose velocity in the second inning.</p><p>Wright knew the injury was more serious than he thought. He finished the game with a 5.79 ERA, three hits allowed, and three strikeouts. Despite Wright’s injury, the Braves beat the Marlins easily, 14-6.</p><p>“It sucks. I didn’t feel good enough to keep going. At that point, I wasn’t being smart. I give Kranny a lot of credit for protecting me from myself,” Wright said at the time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Braves manager Brian Snitker provides updates on Kyle Wright, Jesse Chavez, Yonny Chirinos, Ozzie Albies and more 🔊 <a href="https://t.co/DBMokUU5Ey">pic.twitter.com/DBMokUU5Ey</a></p><p>— Bally Sports South (@BallySportsSO) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsSO/status/1693740803800404096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Team physicians later diagnosed Wright with a right shoulder strain. Atlanta consequently placed him on its 60-day injured list. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-reason-kyle-wright-expects-max-fried-injury">An early prognosis</a> had Wright sitting out longer than another Braves starter, Max Fried. The latter’s left forearm strain made the Braves place him on their 60-day injured list.</p><p>Kyle Wright’s injury further depleted the Braves’ starting rotation this season. Fried and Kolby Allard have all missed significant time due to injury. Another starter, Mike Soroka, just came off two injury-plagued seasons.</p><p>Fortunately for Atlanta manager Brian Snitker, All-Stars Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder have picked up the slack. The Braves’ 80-43 win-loss record is the best in the majors.</p><p>Kyle Wright’s latest update is an encouraging sign for Braves fans. It seems last season’s 21-game winner is on pace for a return to the majors well before the postseason kicks off.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Wright takes pivotal step towards Braves injury return

<!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-brian-snitker-addresses-max-fried-kyle-wright-injuries-atlantas-rotation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brian Snitker addresses Max Fried, Kyle Wright injuries, Braves’ rotation');   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/2023/05/Braves-news-Brian-Snitker-addresses-Max-Fried-Kyle-Wright-injuries-Atlanta_s-rotation.jpeg"></figure><h1>Brian Snitker addresses Max Fried, Kyle Wright injuries, Braves’ rotation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-11T05:26:42-07:00">May 11th, 5:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-11T05:26:42-07:00">May 11th, 5:26am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a>Colin Gallant has been writing about sports since covering the local high school teams as a freshman in Ontario, Canada over a decade ago. He has a Masters degree in journalism, a passion for all sports, especially hockey, and a laser focus on winning more fantasy championships. He joined ClutchPoints in 2022.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The injuries are starting to pile up for the NL East leading <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/4-biggest-heroes-behind-braves-blazing-start-to-2023-season" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves</a>, especially on the pitching staff with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-max-fried-injured-list" rel="noopener">Max Fried</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-reason-kyle-wright-expects-max-fried-injury" rel="noopener">Kyle Wright</a> hitting the injured list and expected to miss at least two months — manager Brian Snitker <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1656424019120234504" rel="noopener">addressed the ailments</a> on Wednesday.</p><p>“We’re in a difficult situation here that we have to try and maneuver and work through the best we can,” Snitker said about losing Fried and Wright for extended periods, according to The Athletic’s David O’Brien. “Just going to have to adjust and adapt, do things daily or couple of days down the road.”</p><p>Fried was placed on the IL with a strained left forearm on Tuesday, and he is expected to be out for <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbbowman/status/1656391894903947264" rel="noopener">at least two months</a>, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. The good news is that it doesn’t sound like he will require season-ending surgery, and should be back this regular season.</p><p>It’s not clear exactly how long the southpaw will be shut down, but he’ll have to build back up before he goes on a rehab assignment in Triple-A. A two-month timetable would see Fried back in the starting rotation just ahead of the MLB All-Star break.</p><p>The news isn’t better for Wright, who was diagnosed with a right shoulder strain last week and is also expected to be sidelined for two months, per Bowman.</p><p>Wright’s absence could be even longer than Fried’s as the strain is a recurrence of a previous injury. He will remain shut down until his shoulder fully heals before he can ramp things up, meaning he likely won’t return to the Braves lineup until after the All-Star break.</p><p>It’s a brutal blow for two young elite pitchers in Braves’ Max Fried and Kyle Wright, and as Brian Snitker said, there will be a next man up mentality until the two return to the mound around July.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brian Snitker addresses Max Fried, Kyle Wright injuries, Braves’ rotation

<!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-reason-kyle-wright-expects-max-fried-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'The reason Braves’ Kyle Wright expects to be out longer than Max Fried with 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/2023/05/The-reason-Kyle-Wright-expects-to-be-out-longer-than-Max-Fried-with-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>The reason Braves’ Kyle Wright expects to be out longer than Max Fried with injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-10T13:42:38-07:00">May 10th, 1:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-10T13:42:38-07:00">May 10th, 1:42pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/4-biggest-heroes-behind-braves-blazing-start-to-2023-season" rel="noopener"> Atlanta Braves</a> are one of many MLB teams to deal with some key injuries. However, they are still in first place in the National League East. Two injuries they are dealing with are to a pair of starting pitchers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlanta-dodges-a-bullet-with-kyle-wright-injury-update" rel="noopener">Kyle Wright</a> and Max Fried.</p><p>Wright is dealing with a shoulder strain, and Fried landed on the IL with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-max-fried-injured-list" rel="noopener">strained forearm</a>. However, Wright <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1656389747428794370" rel="noopener">believes</a> he will be sidelined longer than Fried, per David O’Brien of The Athletic.</p><p>‘Kyle Wright said he will probably be sidelined longer than fellow #Braves starter Max Fried, because the shoulder strain was a repeat for Wright. So the #Braves and medical staff will be cautious and let it heal fully before he resumes throwing, to avoid more issues and surgery.’</p><p>Fried was off to a decent start this year, putting together a 2-1 record with a 2.08 ERA in five starts. Kyle Wright has had a shaky beginning to the season, going 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA in five starts. O’Brien also added that it seems like Wright won’t return to the mound before August, which will be a tough blow to the team.</p><p>The good news for Atlanta is that they have a 7.5-game lead over the Miami Marlins in the NL East, and the New York Mets have not had success early on.</p><p>The Braves have a day off on Thursday before starting a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, so it will be worth monitoring to see how the Braves staff does without Wright or Fried for the time being.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason Braves’ Kyle Wright expects to be out longer than Max Fried with 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-atlanta-in-trouble-max-fried-kyle-wright-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', '4 reasons Braves are in trouble after Max Fried, Kyle Wright injuries');   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/2023/05/Braves-X-reasons-Braves-are-in-trouble-after-Max-Fried-Kyle-Wright-injuries.jpg"></figure><h1>4 reasons Braves are in trouble after Max Fried, Kyle Wright injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-09T15:52:10-07:00">May 9th, 3:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-09T15:53:58-07:00">May 9th, 3:53pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves received some unfortunate news Tuesday that they would be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-max-fried-injured-list" rel="noopener">losing their ace</a> pitcher, Max Fried, with no timetable for his return. Now, with Fried and Kyle Wright <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-pitcher-kyle-wright-emotional-injured-list" rel="noopener">on the IL</a>, the Braves could be in serious trouble moving forward.</p><p>The Braves are currently entering their toughest stretch of the season, playing four teams that are currently 21-game winners (Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers) with the rest (Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies) playing highly competitive baseball right now, minus the Oakland Athletics, who have only won 8 games.</p><p>The Braves have been dealing with injuries all season long but have yet to relinquish the NL East from their grips and have won an NL league best 24 games. So, there’s no way they could lose now, right? It’s a long season, but the Braves have their work cut out for them if they want to win their fifteenth division title. And needless to say, the Fried and Wright injuries put the Braves in a troubling position.</p><p>Here’s a list of ways the Braves are in trouble:</p><h2>Fried &amp; Wright cause Braves trouble by not returning until late in the season, or not at all</h2><p>The injuries to both starting pitchers are alarming because no one knows the extent as to how injured they really are outside of the reports. But knowledgeable baseball fans can read between the lines.</p><p>When Wright was removed from his last start on May 6, he gave up four runs, three earned, on six hits through only two innings. When he was met on the mound by pitching coach Rick Kranitz, there was an obvious intense conversation going on between the two, one where Kranitz eventually walked off and asked for the trainer and then Braves skipper Brian Snitker relieved Wright of his duties for the evening. No one quite knew what was going on other than Wright <a href="https://twitter.com/BravesOnBally/status/1653907820805251079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1653907820805251079%7Ctwgr%5E8850855ce2220ffa012fd629b1f6f8caf3d5b948%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.batterypower.com%2F2023%2F5%2F3%2F23710510%2Fkyle-wright-injury-leaves-game-atlanta-braves" rel="noopener">was out of the game</a>. And now he’s on the 15-day IL with “right shoulder inflammation,” which is the same shoulder that was injured before the season started.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Wright is exiting this game early after a mound visit from Brian Snitker, Rick Kranitz and a Braves trainer. <a href="https://t.co/PJ7o1t1byF">pic.twitter.com/PJ7o1t1byF</a></p><p>— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) <a href="https://twitter.com/BravesOnBally/status/1653907820805251079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fried was also injured earlier in the season after leaving the game early in his first start against the Nationals when he aggravated his left hamstring while running to cover first base. The injury caused him only to miss two starts, though, and the Braves, luckily, kept winning games in his absence.</p><p>But now Fried faces a much larger task with a strained left forearm, which is obviously his pitching arm. He’s already had one Tommy John surgery back in 2014, so the Braves and Fried are hoping to avoid another, although no UCL damage was detected. What makes this injury so concerning is, similar to Wright, but worse, there’s no certain timetable on his return.</p><p>The Braves are looking at an extended period without their top two pitchers, which even with their what seems to be plethora of arms, won’t be easy moving forward. It’s easy to believe that with both pitchers proving to be injury prone this season, both could be shut down entirely.</p><h2>Lack of remaining starting pitching</h2><p>The Braves have always been known for their arms, especially during this recent run where they seemingly just keep pulling them out of nowhere. But the farm is running thin. It seemed as if at the start of the season that the Braves were going to be running into a problem of having too many arms.</p><p>The hope was that Ian Anderson, who has a World Series game win on his resume, would return to form after being sent back down to Triple A Gwinnett last season and returning there this season. However, he just recently had Tommy John surgery and will be out for a while. He’s not the only one, though, as one-time promising SP Huascar Ynoa is also recovering from Tommy John surgery he received last September.</p><p>That leaves Dylan Dodd and Jared Shuster, the two young, promising pitchers that the Braves initially started the season with. Both had promising springs, but they have both showed their need for more time down in Triple-A to develop.</p><h2> Mike Soroka getting rushed</h2><p>It seems very unlikely, but if the Braves get desperate enough for starting pitching, they could up the timetable on Mike Soroka’s return, that is if he’s shown clear signs of being healthy. When he was starting for the Braves all the way back in 2020, he was dominant.</p><p>But after tearing his right achilles tendon twice, there’s every bit of reason to be cautious. Plus, he’s still working his way back to form at the major league level in Triple-A. The Braves would seemingly risk more of their future in bringing him back this season, in any way.</p><h2>Nobody is trading for starting pitchers in May</h2><p>If this were after the All-Star break, maybe, or closer to the trade deadline, but no teams are going to be willing to trade their starting pitchers away right now, even the Royals and A’s. So, the Braves are going to have to hope they can survive this treacherous month of May with what they have, hoping that their explosive offense, which gets Travis d’Arnaud back on Tuesday, will carry them.</p><p>With the Braves, however, it’s likely that could try to pull some sort of wizardry like they always do throughout the last couple of seasons and find a hidden gem that no one wants, that will produce just long enough to get them past this stretch of the injury bug. The first pitcher that comes to mind that’s a free agent is former Diamondback Madison Bumgarner, who went unclaimed on waivers last month. Honestly, this seems like a perfect fit for the Braves right now, similar to when they picked up Pablo Sandoval during the 2021 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
20	9.45	4	1.65	1

2023 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
20	9.45	4	1.65	1

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