The Braves positioned nearer Raisel Iglesias on the 15-day injured listing as a consequence of shoulder irritation this morning, per a workforce announcement. Lefty Dylan Dodd was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to take Iglesias’ spot on the energetic roster. Iglesias had an MRI which confirmed irritation, no structural harm, per Chad Bishop of the Atlanta Journal-Structure.
The IL placement comes a number of days after Atlanta skipper Walt Weiss had acknowledged that Iglesias was unavailable as a result of he’d slept on his shoulder incorrect (by way of MLB.com’s Mark Bowman). Weiss stated on the time that Iglesias is perhaps obtainable the next day (Sunday), and he certainly pitched an inning in that sport. He’s now headed to the IL and can miss not less than two weeks of motion. Weiss will probably present additional updates on Iglesias’ standing later tonight, earlier than the Braves tackle the Nats in D.C.
Iglesias sat 94.8 mph along with his four-seamer in 2025 and was near that mark for his first a number of appearances of the present season. His heater sat 95 mph in an April 14 outing however dropped to 93.9 mph the next day and sat simply 92.9 mph his final day trip.
Iglesias re-signed with Atlanta on a one-year, $16MM deal over the offseason. He’s gotten out to a different sturdy begin, holding opponents scoreless on simply 5 hits with an 11-to-1 Ok/BB ratio in his first 8 2/3 frames. The correct-hander struggled early final season as a consequence of an uncharacteristic stretch of susceptibility to house runs, however since mid-June of final yr, he’s rattled off 52 innings with a 1.04 ERA, 31.2% strikeout charge and 5.8% stroll charge whereas changing 26 of 27 save makes an attempt.
With Iglesias shelved, Atlanta will nearly definitely flip to fellow free-agent addition Robert Suarez within the ninth inning. The previous Padres nearer, who inked a three-year, $45MM contract this offseason, picked up the save Saturday when Iglesias was unavailable and has been dominant because the Braves’ main setup man this season. He’s held opponents to only one run on seven hits and a stroll with 11 strikeouts in 9 2/3 frames. Suarez picked up 77 saves and 20 holds whereas pitching to a 2.91 ERA in 4 seasons with San Diego earlier than signing in Atlanta this winter.
