While much will be made about Jurickson Profar essentially manning the leadoff spot until Ronald Acuña Jr. returns to the lineup later this season, all it took was one swing off Profar's bat to have Atlanta Braves fans falling in love with him.
Jurickson Profar seems primed to prevent the Braves from doing what they did most of last season, when they struggled to find a suitable replacement for Ronald Acuña Jr. in the leadoff spot. “We kind of had a makeshift-type thing with \[the leadoff spot\],
The Atlanta Braves struck gold this offseason with Jurickson Profar. Safe to say that Ronald Acuna Jr was one of the happiest to find out that news. When the Braves signed Profar to a $42 million contract,
The Atlanta Braves seem destined to rely on Ian Anderson in their Opening Day rotation, but Mike Soroka's spring training debut with the Washington Nationals was enough to prove that their plan is a mistake.
The Atlanta Braves are currently gearing up for the upcoming 2025 MLB season by participating in Spring Training. The 2025 campaign will be filled with expectations for the Braves, who are coming off of an injury-riddled 2024 season that saw them lose in the NLDS to the San Diego Padres.
Atlanta Braves outfielder and free agent acquisition Jurickson Profar will make his debut in a Braves uniform on Wednesday. Manager Brian Snitker has penciled him into the top of the lineup, and he’ll start in his usual left-field position.
Braves left fielder Jurickson Profar’s availability for Opening Day will be determined by the results of a CT scan. Profar jammed his left wrist while attempting to make a sliding catch during the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against the Pirates at CoolToday Park.
The Braves' new offseason acquisition was forced to leave Saturday's spring training game with a wrist injury.
Braves left fielder Jurickson Profar suffered what the club described as a jammed left wrist during today’s Grapefruit League game with the Pirates. Profar suffered the injury while trying to make a diving catch of a line drive in the fourth inning, and the outfielder was in obvious discomfort in the aftermath of the play.
Profar flew to Atlanta on Sunday to undergo a CT scan on his jammed left wrist, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Braves left fielder Jurickson Profar’s availability for Opening Day will be determined by the results of an MRI exam. Profar jammed his left wrist while attempting to make a sliding catch during the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against the Pirates at CoolToday Park.