Braves pitcher Kyle Wright likely to miss ’24 after surgery

Atlanta Braves right-hander Kyle Wright is recovering from surgery to repair a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder and is expected to miss the 2024 season, the team said Friday.

The Braves said Wright, 28, had the procedure Wednesday.

He was put on the 60-day injured list Saturday after an MRI revealed the extent of his shoulder damage.

Because of injuries in the 2023 season, Wright appeared in just nine games (seven starts), posting a 1-3 record with a 6.97 ERA in 31 innings.

Wright led the majors in 2022 in wins, posting a 21-5 record in 30 starts in his first full season. He had a 3.19 ERA and struck out 174 batters in 180⅓ innings.

In 60 career games (51 starts) since 2018, Wright is 24-16 with a 4.45 ERA in 281⅓ innings.

 

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D-backs NLCS win over Phillies excites Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks are World Series bound!

They secured their ticket to the Fall Classic with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks last won the World Series in 2001, which was the franchise’s fourth season in Major League Baseball.

Arizona started the postseason 4-0 on the road, but had to deal with some adversity after being outscored 15-3 in the first two games of the National League Championship Series. However, with 11 home runs by players 23 or younger, the Diamondbacks scored when it mattered most. They outscored the Phillies 9-3 in Games 6 and 7 to close the series. Ketel Marte’s hot bat led the way with a hit in all of his 16 career postseason games.

Arizona will face the Texas Rangers in the first World Series between two wild-card teams since 2014.

The NLCS win made waves on social media with some of Arizona’s biggest fans sending congratulatory messages to the D-backs.