The Atlanta Braves would surely be one of baseball’s most talented teams if they can manage to stay healthy. An avalanche of injuries wiped out their World Series aspirations last season and now it’s threatening to resume in 2025. All-Star third baseman Austin Riley became the latest victim of the injury bug when he was forced to leave a spring training game after being hit by a pitch.
Fortunately, Riley seems to have avoided a serious setback. A day after he was hit on the right hand in a Grapefruit League game against the Washington Nationals, Riley took batting practice and felt great afterwards, according to MLB.