Early Wednesday morning, the Atlanta Braves made the decision to call-up 22-year-old Austin Riley. Riley’s career-best start to the season, coupled with Ender Inciarte leaving Tuesday night’s game with back tightness, created an almost perfect situation for the Braves #2 prospect (33rd in MLB).
This move might have been imminent regardless – Jerry Blevins was DFA’d on Tuesday, which created a 40-man roster spot for Riley – but now the mashing youngster comes into a situation where he can play left field, third base, or first base (as Freddie Freeman is apparently still ill).