The Braves announced this afternoon that theyve placed southpaw on the 15-day injured list with Tyler Myers Jersey what the club has termed a fractured left ribcage. The club recalled left-hander in a corresponding move. As noted by , Sale was injured on Wednesday night when he made a diving play to stop a grounder off the bat of . Its a brutal blow for Atlanta to be dealt, particularly following a banner week that saw them sweep the then-division leading Mets and get within five games of an NL Wild Card spot. Theyve won seven of their last ten games, but if theyre going to keep that momentum going in a bid to get back over .500 and more firmly return to playoff contention theyll now need to do so without Sale for the time being. The reigning NL Cy Young award winner, Sale has built on his brilliant 2024 season with a 2025 campaign thats been nearly as good. Acro s 15 starts this year, the 36-year-old has pitched to a brilliant 2.52 ERA with a 2.65 FIP acro s 89 1/3 innings of work. Hes struck out a phenomenal 30.8% of his opponents while walking just 7.0%. Those excellent peripherals have left him with a 2.96 SIERA, making him one of just seven qualified starters in baseball this year with a figure under three. Only and are having better seasons by measure of ERA, and Sale is doing all of that despite terrible batted ball luck: his .329 BABIP allowed is the fourth-highest figure among qualified starters in the majors this year. Its been another banner year for the southpaw, who has looked rejuvenated in Atlanta after injury-marred seasons with the Red Sox from 2019 to 2023. Unfortunately, that resurgence is now put on hold by another significant injury. Sales timetable for a return to action is not yet known at this point, but its worth noting that a stre s fracture in Sales right ribs cost him the first half of the 2022 season. After being sidelined in mid-March by the injury, Sale did not return to the mound until early July. A similar timeline would put the remainder of the southpaws 2025 campaign in danger, but its important to note that its unclear if Sales current rib cage fracture is as severe as the rib i sue he dealt with in 2022. However long the aces absence ultimately ends up being, it leaves Atlanta with a rotation mix thats stretched very thin. The team is already without for the foreseeable future after he underwent shoulder surgery earlier this year, and is done for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. and will attempt to hold things down at the front of the rotation in Sales absence, while and will look to handle mid-rotation duties. Rookie currently holds the fifth starter job after making a spot start against the Marlins yesterday, but another starer like , , or even could also be called upon to help round out the rotation mix. Quinn Hughes Jersey