Atlanta Braves Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	D. BaldwinDrake Baldwin	J. BartJoey Bart	S. Murphy Finger: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Sean Murphy Finger: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17
First Base	M. OlsonMatt Olson	D. SmithDominic Smith	K. FarmerKyle Farmer E. WhiteEli White A. RileyAustin Riley M. Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss Mauricio Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss
Second Base	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	H. Kim Braves' Ha-Seong Kim: Cleared for rehab assignment Finger: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Ha-seong Kim Braves' Ha-Seong Kim: Cleared for rehab assignment Finger: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17	J. JarvisJim Jarvis M. Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss Mauricio Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss K. FarmerKyle Farmer J. MateoJorge Mateo
Shortstop	M. Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss Mauricio Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss	J. JarvisJim Jarvis	J. MateoJorge Mateo H. Kim Braves' Ha-Seong Kim: Cleared for rehab assignment Finger: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Ha-seong Kim Braves' Ha-Seong Kim: Cleared for rehab assignment Finger: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 K. FarmerKyle Farmer
Third Base	A. RileyAustin Riley	M. Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss Mauricio Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss	J. JarvisJim Jarvis K. FarmerKyle Farmer J. MateoJorge Mateo
Left Field	M. Yastrzemski Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21 Mike Yastrzemski Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21	M. Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss Mauricio Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss	E. WhiteEli White B. HicklenBrewer Hicklen M. HarrisMichael Harris J. MateoJorge Mateo J. Profar Suspension: Suspended until Feb 1 Jurickson Profar Suspension: Suspended until Feb 1
Center Field	M. HarrisMichael Harris	M. Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss Mauricio Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss	E. WhiteEli White B. HicklenBrewer Hicklen M. Yastrzemski Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21 Mike Yastrzemski Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21 J. MateoJorge Mateo
Right Field	R. Acuna Jr. Braves' Ronald Acuna: Starting up rehab assignment in FCL Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Ronald Acuna Jr. Braves' Ronald Acuna: Starting up rehab assignment in FCL Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17	M. Yastrzemski Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21 Mike Yastrzemski Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21	B. HicklenBrewer Hicklen E. WhiteEli White M. Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss Mauricio Dubon Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Provides lone run in loss J. MateoJorge Mateo J. Profar Suspension: Suspended until Feb 1 Jurickson Profar Suspension: Suspended until Feb 1
Designated Hitter	D. SmithDominic Smith	D. BaldwinDrake Baldwin	J. MateoJorge Mateo R. Acuna Jr. Braves' Ronald Acuna: Starting up rehab assignment in FCL Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Ronald Acuna Jr. Braves' Ronald Acuna: Starting up rehab assignment in FCL Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 E. WhiteEli White M. HarrisMichael Harris M. Yastrzemski Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21 Mike Yastrzemski Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21 J. BartJoey Bart K. FarmerKyle Farmer S. Murphy Finger: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Sean Murphy Finger: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 J. Profar Suspension: Suspended until Feb 1 Jurickson Profar Suspension: Suspended until Feb 1

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
C. SaleChris Sale	B. ElderBryce Elder	M. Perez Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jul 20 Martin Perez Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jul 20	R. Lopez Braves' Reynaldo Lopez: Falls behind early Reynaldo Lopez Braves' Reynaldo Lopez: Falls behind early	A. Smith-Shawver Braves' AJ Smith-Shawver: Not ready for activation Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 26 A.J. Smith-Shawver Braves' AJ Smith-Shawver: Not ready for activation Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 26

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. Iglesias Braves' Raisel Iglesias: Locks down 19th save Raisel Iglesias Braves' Raisel Iglesias: Locks down 19th save	R. Suarez Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 30 Robert Suarez Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 30	D. LeeDylan Lee D. FuentesDidier Fuentes T. KinleyTyler Kinley D. DoddDylan Dodd D. Young Braves' Danny Young: Handling opener role Sunday Danny Young Braves' Danny Young: Handling opener role Sunday V. MederosVictor Mederos O. Murphy Braves' Owen Murphy: Back in big leagues Owen Murphy Braves' Owen Murphy: Back in big leagues J. Jimenez Knee: Expected to be out until at least Aug 1 Joe Jimenez Knee: Expected to be out until at least Aug 1