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Braves LHP Joey Wentz to miss 2026 season after tearing ACL
NORTH PORT, Florida — One awkward step has cost Atlanta Braves left-handed pitcher Joey Wentz the 2026 season.
The club said Monday that Wentz tore the ACL in his right knee while covering first base against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. There was initial hope that Wentz had avoided serious injury, but further testing revealed the ligament tear.
The injury is the latest setback for an Atlanta starting rotation that has already seen both Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep put on the 60-day injured list after undergoing elbow surgery to clean up "loose bodies" in their throwing elbows this spring.
ATL rotation takes another hit
Atlanta BravesNEWS: Lefty Joey Wentz has torn the ACL in his right knee and will miss the entire 2026 season.IMPACT: MediumBHQ SPIN: Wentz was in the mix for a spot in the Atlanta rotation prior to suffering the injury. His absence, and that of Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep, has prompted us to bump Bryce Elder’s playing time projection to 8.5%. Other candidates for the rotation include José Suarez and rookies Didier Fuentes and JR Ritchie. Lucas Giolito is still available, but at this writing, there’s been no indication that the Braves will turn into that direction.–Hertz
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Wentz suffers torn ACL, Braves' rotation depth further depleted
NORTH PORT, Fla. – The Braves’ rotation depth was further depleted on Monday when imaging results showed Joey Wentz has a torn right anterior cruciate ligament.
“I feel bad for the kid more than anything else,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said. “I told him, 'You never know what this is going to lead to. You come back and maybe you're stronger than ever from the rehab and it turns your career around. You’ve got to stay positive and in these moments.'”
Staying positive has steadily become more challenging for the Braves over the past few weeks. They opened camp with the news that projected No. 2 or No. 3 starter Spencer Schwellenbach would need to have bone spurs removed from his right elbow. A few days later, they learned that promising young right-hander Hurston Waldrep would also miss at least two months of the regular season while recovering from his own elbow cleanup procedure.
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