{"id":125903,"date":"2025-11-27T11:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125903"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:32:57","slug":"2025-atlanta-braves-player-year-in-review-sean-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125903","title":{"rendered":"2025 Atlanta Braves Player Year in Review: Sean Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-player-type=\"mini\"><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Sean Murphy has been a valuable piece of the Atlanta Braves&#8217; catching rotation for three seasons now. One of the best defensive catchers in baseball, Murphy has rotated with Travis d\u2019Arnaud and Drake Baldwin since joining the Braves, both of whom are known more predominantly for their hitting.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">Let\u2019s take a look at his performance in 2025 and see how it could impact his future with the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Largely due to injury, Murphy\u2019s plate metrics didn\u2019t look great over this season. He batted .199 with 16 home runs and 45 RBIs. The final stats don\u2019t tell the whole story, though, as Murphy struggled with hip and rib injuries in 2025.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">After missing time, a healthy Murphy burst back onto the scene. He was still feast or famine at times, but he was still a net positive in the lineup. Heading into August, Murphy batted .233 on with an .823 OPS, 16 home runs and 42 RBIs through 73 games. The Braves were getting what they needed out of him. However, his numbers tanked when he attempted to play through an injury that ultimately ended his season early.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">Murphy\u2019s best hitting season to date was a .251 average in 2023, the catcher\u2019s first year with the Atlanta Braves after being moved from Oakland. Since, he\u2019s struggled with a litany of injuries that seem to be the trademark for any Braves player over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">Despite injury, Murphy\u2019s defense is among the best in the league. He\u2019s in the 94th percentile for blocks above average, the 89th percentile in caught stealing above average and the 80th percentile for pop time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Overall, a healthy Murphy was on track to have a solid, bounce-back season for the Braves. The inconsistency, at times, can be frustrating, but how his season is viewed could have been reflected upon very differently if injuries weren\u2019t an issue.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">Murphy played 94 games for the Braves in 2025, including 76 at catcher and seven as a DH. This bodes well for the future of the team, as they look to determine how the lineup will potentially look if DH Marcell Ozuna isn\u2019t re-signed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">If Drake Baldwin, the Braves\u2019 most recent Rookie of the Year, and Murphy are healthy, the Braves could very well have a balanced catcher and DH rotation that may help the team resurge from their 2025 struggles. It\u2019s not the most ideal situation. Having a full-time DH is the best-case scenario. However, when both are healthy, it\u2019s a setup that can work.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">There is always the possibility that he\u2019s traded. However, that will likely depend on how his recovery goes. Teams might not have the confidence to take on his contract if he\u2019s not a healthy, effective addition. That same concern of health will be a factor for the Braves next season, too. Maybe the procedure will help limit future issues, but we\u2019ll have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">Murphy\u2019s on a six-year, $73 million contract with the Braves, so the team will have at least three more years with the veteran defender before his club option in 2029.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-12\">More From Atlanta Braves on SI<\/h3>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves all-star catcher featured some of his best moments, but also some of his lowest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":125904,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2025 Atlanta Braves Player Year in Review: Sean Murphy - 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