The Braves announced this afternoon that they have placed Southpaw Chris Sale On the 15-day injured list with what the club called a broken left rib cage. The club remembers left -hander Austin Cox in a corresponding move. As noted by David O’Brien of the AthleticSold was injured on Wednesday night when he made a diving game to turn off a grounds from the bat Juan Soto.

It is a cruel blow for Atlanta to treat, especially after a banner week in which they livestock the then division and come within five games of an NL Wild Card place. They have won seven of their last ten games, but if they are going to hold the momentum to return .500 and return to the playoffs more, they will now have to do so without selling. The ruling NL CY Young Awards winner, Sale built on his brilliant 2024 season with a 2025 campaign that was almost as good. Over 15 starts this year, the 36-year-old place pitched on a brilliant 2.52 era with a 2.65 FIP over 89 1/3 overs of work.

He knocked out a phenomenal 30.8% of his opponents while running just 7.0%. That excellent peripherals left him with a 2.96 Siera, making him one of just seven qualified starters in baseball this year with a figure under three. Only Logan Webb and Paul stones Has better seasons according to the measure of the era, and selling does all this despite the terrible ball of happiness: his .329 baby applied is the fourth highest figure among qualified starters in the majors this year. It was another banner year for the Southpaw, which rejuvenated from 2019 to 2023 in Atlanta after the injury married seasons with the Red Sox.

More to come.