Braves Receive Update On Reynaldo López Following Arthroscopic Surgery
April 9, 2025
2,809
By
Zach Pressnell is a Newsweek contributor based in Columbus, Ohio. His focus is MLB content. He has an extensive knowledge of professional baseball and all things that come with it after working closely with the sport for years. Zach has been with Newsweek since November 2024 and previously worked at FanSided and OnSI. He is a graduate of Bethany College (WV). You can get in touch with Zach by emailing z.pressnell@newsweek.com.
Zach Pressnell
Contributing Sports Writer
news article
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
Share
✓ Link copied to clipboard!
The Atlanta Braves came into the season with a very talented, but shallow, pitching rotation. They have the reigning Cy Young winner, Chris Sale, as well as multiple talented young arms like AJ Smith-Shawver and Spencer Schwellenbach. Ace Spencer Strider is set to return from Tommy John surgery soon, too.
Reynaldo López has been the biggest question mark on the Braves’ pitching staff for the last year. He’s transitioning from a reliever to a starter, so his durability is being put to the test. The righty fought injuries last season and has already been bitten by the injury bug early on this year.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Reynaldo Lopez #40 of the Atlanta Braves throws a pitch against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at Petco Park on March 28, 2025 in San Diego,… SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Reynaldo Lopez #40 of the Atlanta Braves throws a pitch against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at Petco Park on March 28, 2025 in San Diego, California.
Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images
López has been sidelined with a shoulder injury for over a week now. He recently underwent arthroscopic surgery to determine the extent of the damage, and the news of the surgery is both disappointing and relieving.
According to Braves beat writer Mark Bowman, the surgery was simply a cleanup and there was no structural damage revealed. That’s the good news.
The bad news is that López will be sidelined for 12 weeks until he’s reevaluated in July. Atlanta will be without one of their best pitchers for a few months.
The Braves have been rumored to be interested in adding a starting pitcher this season, but with Strider nearing a return, it doesn’t seem likely. Atlanta would likely rather pitch a man down than cough up a lot of prospects to bring in a solid arm.
More MLB: Yankees Shockingly Favored To Steal $2 Million Free Agent From Phillies
Um die besten Erfahrungen zu bieten, verwenden wir Technologien wie Cookies, um Geräteinformationen zu speichern und/oder darauf zuzugreifen. Wenn Sie diesen Technologien zustimmen, können wir Daten wie das Surfverhalten oder eindeutige IDs auf dieser Website verarbeiten. Die Nichteinwilligung oder der Widerruf der Einwilligung kann bestimmte Merkmale und Funktionen beeinträchtigen.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
