Baseball being back is awesome, but sadly we got a bleak reminder yesterday evening that not all news is good news this time of year. Atlanta Braves fans know all to well how much injuries can derail a season, and yesterday Atlanta’s infield depth took a hit.
Top five infield prospect Nacho Alvarez Jr. had to exit yesterday’s game after his first at-bat with what was determined to be discomfort in his left wrist. Nacho displayed that he was in pain after swinging and missing for strike three in his lone at-bat yesterday.
3B Nacho Alvarez Jr. was removed from tonight’s game with discomfort in his left wrist.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) February 27, 2025
Braves prospect Nacho Alvarez Jr. exits spring game with wrist discomfort
As of now we’ve yet to receive any updates on the severity of the injury, but either way it’s a tough blow for Alvarez who was beginning a very important spring training individually. Last season Alvarez worked all the way up to the Major League squad thanks to his continued success in the upper minor leagues and the opportunity in Atlanta after Ozzie Albies missed time with a wrist injury.
Nacho appeared in eight games for the big league squad last season and picked up three hits in 30 at-bats. Overall, he finished with a .284/.391/.401 slash line across 112 games between Double-A and Triple-A last season.
His stint in Atlanta didn’t last long, but he played well enough last season in Triple-A that many saw him as much needed middle infield depth. Alvarez has always been a high OBP guy with a solid approach at the plate, but a focus on developing his power and ability to pull the baseball more was the next key area of development for Nacho.
Unfortunately, the ability to work on that development has been halted for now. Fans and the Braves staff will keep their fingers crossed for good news on the health of Alvarez Jr. I think after the nightmare injury season the club faced in 2024, we’re all holding our collective breath this season doesn’t replicate the same theme from last season.
