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Saginaw’s Spencer Schwellenbach to make Major League debut for Atlanta Braves

Former Saginaw Heritage ace Spencer Schwellenbach will make his Major League debut Wednesday, making the jump from Double A to take the mound for the Atlanta Braves against the Washington Nationals, according to a report by MLB insider Robert Murray.

Schwellenbach, who will turn 24 on Friday, was Atlanta’s second-round pick out of Nebraska in the 2021 draft, but he missed the 2021 and 2022 season after Tommy John surgery.

After a strong season in 2023, Schwellenbach was ranked the No. 5 Atlanta prospect by Baseball America, No. 3 by MLB.com and No.