Former Florida Gators pitcher Hurston Waldrep was having a great first MLB start after three innings. But then everything fell apart. Waldrep faced the minimum through three innings, but then saw every member of the Washington Nationals lineup bat in the fourth.
This stretch by Atlanta has been no fun for anyone. A disappointing and frustrating stretch for the Atlanta Braves continued Sunday with an 8-5 loss to the Washington Nationals.
Despite the Braves being painfully tough to watch over the last six weeks, Sunday afternoon brought a glimmer of hope as they called up top prospect Hurston Waldrep.
Sean Murphy gets a day off and Snitker swapped the catcher spot with Arcia’s spot in the lineup, but otherwise keeps the lineup the same from Saturday.
The Atlanta Braves (35-27) are favorites (-163) on the moneyline when they take on the Washington Nationals (29-35) Sunday at 1:35 PM ET, live on BSSE.
The Atlanta Braves (35-27) go on the road against the Washington Nationals (29-35) on Sunday. The matchup is set to begin at 1:35 PM ET. The Braves will give the ball to Hurston Waldrep and the Nationals will counter with DJ Herz (0-1, 9.00 ERA).
As the Atlanta Braves wrap up their weekend road series against the Washington Nationals, they’ll be making a big roster move for Sunday’s finale, per David O’Brien of The Athletic: “The Braves are calling up top prospect Hurston Waldrep to start Sunday’s series finale against the Nationals in Washington.
The Braves have never been hesitant to push their top prospects through the minors extraordinarily quickly, and they are not changing their M.O. for top prospect Hurston Waldrep.
The Braves are calling up top pitching prospect Hurston Waldrep.
A frustrating start to the Braves 2024 campaign continued on Wednesday afternoon in a 9-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The offense, which had begun to show some signs of life, was held to just one hit, as the revolving door at the back of the rotation continued to rotate.
Over the weekend, 2023 first-round selection Hurston Waldrep was promoted to Gwinnett, and on Sunday, he made his season debut for the Stripers, which went about as well as anyone could have possibly hoped.
Losing an ace such as Spencer Strider this early in the season would be a devastating blow for most teams. But most teams aren't the Atlanta Braves.
The Atlanta Braves announced one more roster move late on Friday afternoon, reassigning top pitching prospect Hurston Waldrep to minor league camp. Atlanta announced the move on social media, just hours after Waldrep pitched in Friday's Grapefruit League matchup versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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As one of the top two prospects for the Atlanta Braves, right-handed pitcher Hurston Waldrep gets a lot of attention from national and prospect-focused
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