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Braves' Kyle Wright to Open Season on IL amid Shoulder Injury Recovery

Atlanta Braves pitcher Kyle Wright will begin the season on the injured list after receiving a cortisone injection in his shoulder in January.

Wright will be eligible to return on April 11, when the Braves take on the Cincinnati Reds in their 12th game of the season. In his absence, rookie pitchers Jared Shuster and Dylan Dodd will make their MLB debuts.

David O'Brien

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Braves</a>' Kyle Wright will begin season on IL, to give him more time to build up. His IL stint can be backdated to March 27, and he'll be scheduled to start game in second home series.