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Braves C Drake Baldwin (oblique) placed on 10-day IL

By Thomson Reuters May 19, 2026 | 11:17 AM

The Atlanta Braves placed catcher Drake Baldwin on the 10-day injured list Tuesday ​with a strained right ‌oblique muscle.

The Braves selected fellow catcher Chadwick Tromp from Triple-A Gwinnett to take the roster spot of ‌Baldwin.

Baldwin, ​25, is ⁠batting .303 with 13 homers ⁠and 38 RBIs in 48 games this season. He exited Monday’s 12-0 setback at ​Miami after lining out in the sixth inning.

The reigning ⁠National League Rookie ⁠of the Year, Baldwin ​hit .274 with 19 homers and ​80 RBIs in 124 games in ‌2025 with Atlanta. He was selected by the Braves in the third round of ⁠the 2022 MLB Draft.

Tromp, 31, is batting .169 with three homers and 12 ⁠RBIs ‌in 24 games with ⁠Gwinnett.

Also on Tuesday, the ​Braves ‌returned left-hander Dylan Dodd ​from ⁠his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list. They optioned right-hander JR Ritchie to Gwinnett following Monday’s game.

–Field ​Level Media