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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	S. MurphySean Murphy	—	—
First Base	M. OlsonMatt Olson	M. Ozuna Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Option officially picked up Marcell Ozuna Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Option officially picked up	—
Second Base	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	N. Allen Braves' Nick Allen: Traded to Atlanta Nick Allen Braves' Nick Allen: Traded to Atlanta	—
Shortstop	O. ArciaOrlando Arcia	N. Allen Braves' Nick Allen: Traded to Atlanta Nick Allen Braves' Nick Allen: Traded to Atlanta	—
Third Base	A. RileyAustin Riley	N. Allen Braves' Nick Allen: Traded to Atlanta Nick Allen Braves' Nick Allen: Traded to Atlanta	—
Left Field	J. KelenicJarred Kelenic	R. LaureanoRamon Laureano	E. WhiteEli White M. Ozuna Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Option officially picked up Marcell Ozuna Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Option officially picked up
Center Field	M. HarrisMichael Harris	J. KelenicJarred Kelenic	E. WhiteEli White R. LaureanoRamon Laureano N. Allen Braves' Nick Allen: Traded to Atlanta Nick Allen Braves' Nick Allen: Traded to Atlanta
Right Field	R. Acuna Braves' Ronald Acuna: Unlikely to be ready Opening Day Knee: Expected to be out until at least Mar 15, 2025 Ronald Acuna Braves' Ronald Acuna: Unlikely to be ready Opening Day Knee: Expected to be out until at least Mar 15, 2025	R. LaureanoRamon Laureano	E. WhiteEli White J. KelenicJarred Kelenic
Designated Hitter	M. Ozuna Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Option officially picked up Marcell Ozuna Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Option officially picked up	S. MurphySean Murphy	J. KelenicJarred Kelenic R. Acuna Braves' Ronald Acuna: Unlikely to be ready Opening Day Knee: Expected to be out until at least Mar 15, 2025 Ronald Acuna Braves' Ronald Acuna: Unlikely to be ready Opening Day Knee: Expected to be out until at least Mar 15, 2025

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
C. Sale Braves' Chris Sale: Recovered from back injury Chris Sale Braves' Chris Sale: Recovered from back injury	R. Lopez Braves' Reynaldo Lopez: Reworks contract Reynaldo Lopez Braves' Reynaldo Lopez: Reworks contract	S. SchwellenbachSpencer Schwellenbach	G. HolmesGrant Holmes	—

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	D. LeeDylan Lee A. Bummer Braves' Aaron Bummer: Gets new deal from Atlanta Aaron Bummer Braves' Aaron Bummer: Gets new deal from Atlanta D. HernandezDaysbel Hernandez A. Perdomo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 Angel Perdomo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 R. Kerr Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1, 2025 Raymond Kerr Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1, 2025 J. Jimenez Braves' Joe Jimenez: Undergoes knee procedure Knee: Joe Jimenez Braves' Joe Jimenez: Undergoes knee procedure Knee: