The Braves said the timetable is four to six weeks for Murphy’s return. A year ago, Murphy strained his oblique on Opening Day and missed two months. D’Arnaud stepped back into the primary role with Tromp as his backup while Murphy was out. Baldwin was in Double A at the time.

Drake Baldwin ended up being a late scratch from a spring training game due to dealing with a “reaction.” The Atlanta Braves didn’t specify what the allergy was, so we were all left to commiserate with Baldwin during his allergy woes and wonder what it could’ve been that knocked him down on that particular day.