Braves $7M Promising Duo Reportedly Out for the Season After Undergoing Season-Ending Surgeries
The injuries leave Atlanta short on rotation depth as manager Walt Weiss said both pitchers flared up again during throwing progressions.
- On Friday, the Atlanta Braves announced that right-handers Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep will undergo season-ending elbow surgeries following rehabilitation setbacks, robbing the NL East-leading club of critical rotation depth ahead of the playoffs.
- Both pitchers experienced discomfort while throwing recently, prompting MRIs that revealed the need for further procedures. Each had previously undergone surgeries to address loose bodies or bone spurs in their right elbows before the season.
- Manager Walt Weiss said the team received "multiple opinions from the best doctors in the country" before proceeding. Waldrep requires Tommy John surgery, potentially sidelining him for the 2027 season, while Schwellenbach's procedure addresses persistent bone spurs.
- Left-Hander Chris Sale remains the team's ace after throwing a shutout in Thursday's 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He anchors a rotation featuring Bryce Elder, Martín Pérez, Grant Holmes, and Tyler Mahle.
- Right-Hander Spencer Strider faces "diminished odds" of returning this season, though Weiss hasn't ruled it out. Meanwhile, right-handed reliever Robert Suarez is expected to throw off a mound next week while recovering from right elbow inflammation.
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Braves $7M promising duo reportedly out for the season after undergoing season-ending surgeries
The Atlanta Braves officially announced that two of their young stars in the making will be requiring season ending procedures. The two starters were excellent for the Braves last season, but never got the opportunity to get it going in 2026.
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Braves' Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep to have season-ending surgeries
Atlanta Braves right-handers Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep will have season-ending surgeries following setbacks in their rehabilitations from right elbow procedures before the season.
Waldrep, Schwellenbach to undergo season-ending elbow surgery
ATLANTA -- The Braves will learn more about Robert Suárez’s potential return from right elbow inflammation when he begins throwing off a mound again early next week. But any lingering hope of Spencer Schwellenbach or Hurston Waldrep returning this year ended on Friday, when the club announced both starting pitchers
Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach to have surgery
Unfortunate news for two of Atlanta’s injured starting pitchers. Aug 28, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC The Atlanta Braves have announced that injured starting pitcher Hurston Waldrep will have to undergo “Tommy John” surgery and fellow starter Spencer Schwellenbach will also have surgery on the same elbow fracture he suffered last year. Waldrep will likely miss all of 2027. No timetable on Schwellenbach is available. This is a developing story.
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