
Braves Face Rotation Crunch as AJ Smith-Shawver Out for Season with Torn UCL
AJ Smith-Shawver’s Torn UCL Injury and Its Reverberations on the Atlanta Braves’ Pitching Landscape — The Sudden Blow: Understanding the Injury and Its Immediate Impact AJ Smith-Shawver’s torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his throwing elbow represents a critical turning point for both the pitcher and the Atlanta Braves. This injury surfaced abruptly during a…