Braves move Drake Baldwin to 10-day IL with strained oblique; call up Chadwick Tromp, activate Dylan Dodd, release Aaron Bummer
Yet another injury.
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 15: Drake Baldwin #30 of the Atlanta Braves runs after hitting a solo home run in the first inning during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Truist Park on May 15, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jack Casey/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) | Getty Images Despite the wonderful start that the Braves are off to here in 2026, the one lingering nuisance from the past two seasons has been the team’s absolutely horrible run of luck when it comes to injuries. The injury bug has now apparently come for Drake Baldwin, who will be heading to the 10-day IL with a strained right oblique muscle that he apparently sustained during Monday night’s debacle against the Marlins.
The #Braves today selected C Chadwick Tromp to the major league roster and placed C Drake Baldwin on the 10-day injured list with a strained right oblique muscle. Atlanta also returned LHP Dylan Dodd from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list… — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 19, 2026 This is just one day after Ronald Acuña Jr. was activated from the IL after he strained his hamstring and this isn’t even the first time that we’ve seen one Braves player get activated either shortly before or after another one lands on the IL.
It’s just one of those things that kind of elicits an “Are you kidding me” type of reaction every time it happens at this point. Anyways, Baldwin will be heading to the IL with a . 303/.
389/. 543 slash line with a . 407 wOBA, 160 wRC+ and 13 home runs.