WASHINGTON — The Atlanta Braves plan to carry up Hurston Waldrep, the workforce’s first-round choose within the 2023 draft, to make his main league debut Sunday in opposition to the Washington Nationals.
Waldrep will begin the finale of the four-game collection, pushing left-hander Max Fried again to the opener of a three-game set at Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
“It is identical to we have been doing all yr, simply giving guys further days,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned. “He’d been throwing the ball fairly properly. It was his time to throw. We’ll proceed in all probability do that all yr, the place we give these guys further days’ relaxation. We’re attempting to maintain all of them wholesome and upright as we wind every little thing down.”
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Waldrep, a Thomasville, Georgia, native, was the No. 24 choose in final yr’s draft after enjoying two seasons at Southern Mississippi and one at Florida. He’s 3-5 with a 3.09 ERA in 10 begins between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett this yr.
“I grew up a Braves fan,” Waldrep mentioned. “Simply with the ability to put this uniform on, it would imply quite a bit.”
The appropriate-hander would be the fourth participant chosen in final yr’s first spherical to make his large league debut, becoming a member of Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Skenes (first total), Texas outfielder Wyatt Langford (fourth) and Los Angeles Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel (eleventh).