Smith-Shawver, 22, went 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in nine starts this season. He struck out 42 batters in 44 1/3 innings. “He’s got a nice career ahead of him,” Snitker said.

Smith-Shawver told reporters after the game that he’d felt a “pop” in his elbow. He was placed on the 15-day IL with a strain the same day but transferred to the 60-day IL just 18 hours later.

Outside of Drake Baldwin and AJ Smith-Shawver, who both began the season on the major-league roster, the Braves top prospect entering the 2025 campaign was 2023 first-round pick Hurston Waldrep.

Smith-Shawver, 22, went 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in nine starts this season. He struck out 42 batters in 44 1/3 innings. “He’s got a nice career ahead of him,” Snitker said.

Smith-Shawver, 22, went 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in nine starts this season. He struck out 42 batters in 44 1/3 innings. “He's got a nice career ahead of him,” Snitker said.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A.J. Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery and Craig Kimbrel elected free agency Monday in the latest pitching moves for the slumping Atlanta Braves. Smith-Shawver had ...

Smith-Shawver, 22, had gone 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in nine starts this season. He had struck out 42 batters in 44 1/3 innings.

A.J. Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery and Craig Kimbrel elected free agency in the latest pitching moves for the slumping Atlanta Braves. Smith-Shawver had reconstructive surgery on the ...

A.J. Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery and Craig Kimbrel elected free agency in the latest pitching moves for the slumping Atlanta Braves. Smith-Shawver had reconstructive surgery on the ...