{"id":35211,"date":"2025-02-18T15:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35211"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:13:12","slug":"braves-austin-riley-hand-is-feeling-good-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35211","title":{"rendered":"Braves\u2019 Austin Riley: Hand is \u2018feeling good, ready to go\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<p>ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) &#8211; Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley is one of Major League Baseball\u2019s best when healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Riley, who averaged 36 home runs and 99 RBIs per season until the 2024 campaign, had somewhat of a down year. The 27-year-old slashed .256\/.322\/461 with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs before suffering a fractured right hand, which forced him to miss the last month of the regular season as well as the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to Thursday at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida, and the third baseman is looking like his old self on the diamond. He\u2019s as healthy as ever as the team enters the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s feeling good. I\u2019m ready to go\u201a\u201d Riley said. \u201cI haven\u2019t suffered any setbacks. Slowly started hitting back in December and started building up. The biggest thing was getting (his hand) healed up, getting strength back, range of motion &#8230; I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old slashed .256\/.322\/461 with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs in 2024 before suffering a fractured right hand.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries seemed to be the theme for the Braves in 2024. Stars Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. (knee) and pitcher Spencer Strider (elbow) suffered season-ending injuries early on, while catcher Sean Murphy suffered an oblique strain that nearly kept him out until June and lineup mainstays Michael Harris Jr. (hamstring) and Ozzie Albies (wrist fracture) missed time due to their respective injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves were simply decimated all throughout the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2024 was a weird year,\u201d Riley said. \u201cA lot of guys would say it was an uphill battle the whole year. But that\u2019s part of it, nobody felt sorry for us, and we gave ourselves a chance and made the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the team enters 2025 healthy, for the most part. Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Acu\u00f1a was likely to miss Opening Day and maybe the first month of the season. Strider is expected to pitch in some spring training games, but the team doesn\u2019t want to rush him. Like Acu\u00f1a, Strider isn\u2019t expected to be ready by Opening Day. Other than that, the roster is clear of injuries. For now.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the team\u2019s motto was \u201cWorld Series or bust.\u201d In 2025, it\u2019s simple: \u201cStay healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any statement to be made,\u201d Riley said. \u201cAt the end of the day, we\u2019ve got to get through 162 (games) healthy and if we can do that, I like our chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Copyright 2025 WRDW\/WAGT. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riley, who averaged 36 home runs and 99 RBIs per season until the 2024 campaign, had somewhat of a down year. 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