Owen Murphy To Have Tommy John Surgery
3 months agoMLB.com's Jonathan Mayo has confirmed that Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Owen Murphy (elbow) will have season-ending Tommy John surgery later this week. Murphy is the team's No. 5 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and will finish the 2024 season with a 4-2 record, sharp 1.54 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, 12 walks and 60 strikeouts in 41 innings over seven starts with High-A Rome. The 20-year-old was the 20th overall pick by the Braves in 2022 out of a high school in Illinois. It's a tough break for the young right-hander, and he'll now most likely have to miss around half of the 2025 season in addition to the rest of this year. It will set his development back in the minors, with a potential debut in the big leagues probably not coming for at least another couple of years.
Source: MLB.com - Jonathan Mayo
Source: MLB.com - Jonathan Mayo