Fortunately, the news of Lopez landing on the injured list was somewhat expected. He likely is getting ample time to return to 100% rather than this being a source of long-term concern. A bigger concern for the Braves at the moment seems to be how to get the outfield to be more productive. While the return of Michael Harris II is hopefully on the horizon, this portion of the Braves schedule needs immediate results. Hopefully, with the Braves seeing multiple Brewers pitchers for the second time in mere days this week, better results will come.

Braves News

Another big reason the Braves need more productivity from their outfield, and the offense as a whole, is that the NL Wild Card race continues to get more and more crowded. While Atlanta may feel they still have a shot at the division crown, they badly need a good stretch of winning to really secure their spot in the NL playoff picture.

Back together again, Nacho Alvarez and Drake Baldwin starred for the Stripers over the weekend.

The Dodgers and Braves matchup on September 15th has been moved to Sunday Night Baseball.

Justin Tosano confirms Reynaldo Lopez is doing well, but will take more time to rehab.

Mark Bowman of MLB.com details what missing Lopez over the next few weeks could mean for the Braves.

MLB News

Freddie Freeman returned to the Dodgers lineup after missing time due to the health of his son, Max. It seems that the health news for Max continues to trend in a positive direction.

Jesus Sanchez hit a 480-foot home run for the Marlins, the longest home run so far in 2024.

Elly De La Cruz officially joined the 20 home run, 50 stolen base club on Monday.

The Mets continued their pursuit of being firmly placed in the NL Wild Card picture with a win over the Cardinals.

Brusdar Graterol returned to the Dodgers off the injured list.

The Angels placed Luis Rengifo on the injured list with wrist inflammation.

The Athletics reached a deal to sell their share of the Oakland Coliseum site.