WASHINGTON — The Atlanta Braves plan to convey up Hurston Waldrep, the staff’s first-round decide within the 2023 draft, to make his main league debut Sunday in opposition to the Washington Nationals.
Waldrep will begin the finale of the four-game sequence, pushing left-hander Max Fried again to the opener of a three-game set at Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
“It is similar to we have been doing all yr, simply giving guys further days,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned. “He’d been throwing the ball fairly effectively. It was his time to throw. We will proceed in all probability do that all yr, the place we give these guys further days’ relaxation. We’re making an attempt to maintain all of them wholesome and upright as we wind every little thing down.”
Waldrep, a Thomasville, Georgia, native, was the No. 24 decide in final yr’s draft after taking part in two seasons at Southern Mississippi and one at Florida. He’s 3-5 with a 3.09 ERA in 10 begins between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett this yr.
“I grew up a Braves fan,” Waldrep mentioned. “Simply with the ability to put this uniform on, it would imply lots.”
The suitable-hander would be the fourth participant chosen in final yr’s first spherical to make his massive league debut, becoming a member of Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Skenes (first general), Texas outfielder Wyatt Langford (fourth) and Los Angeles Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel (eleventh).