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Sean Murphy

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Jul 24, 2024 2 0 0 0 2
Jul 22, 2024 0 0 0 0 3
Jul 20, 2024 0 0 0 0 -0.5
Jul 13, 2024 0 0 0 0 -0.5
Jul 11, 2024 0 0 0 0 —
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Mon, Jul 22
L 4-1
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Postponed
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Wed, Jul 24
L 9-4
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Thu, Jul 25
L 3-2 / 10
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ATL 2, NYM 0 - 2nd
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Sat, Jul 27
4:10 pm
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Sun, Jul 28
1:40 pm
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MIL
Mon, Jul 29
8:10 pm
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Tue, Jul 30
8:10 pm
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When Atlanta acquired Sean Murphy, it was coming off a season where he had collected 611 plate appearances for the Athletics. While it was anticipated Murphy wouldn't repeat that with Travis d'Arnaud in the mix, most expected Murphy would gather more than the 438 plate appearances he recorded. Confusing matters more is Murphy's 129 wRC+ was the highest of all catchers with at least as many plate appearances, and Murphy's defense was outstanding. Meanwhile, when healthy, d'Arnaud's offense and defense both displayed signs of decline. Perhaps the extra rest helped Murphy, as he posted career highs in average exit velocity, hard-hit rate and barrel percent. Even so, it's curious why Murphy didn't play more. Both backstops will be back with Atlanta this season, so it must be assumed Murphy will continue to lose playing time to his veteran counterpart. However, at some point, Atlanta should realize Murphy is the better option. Paying for more playing time is defensible, just don't take the leap to 2022 levels.

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Batting Average
2024 60.51.7 8 5 12 11 — .212
2023 3283 65 21 68 49 — .251
2022 3712.5 67 18 66 56 1 .250
3y Avg. 3202.6 60 19 64 48 0 .240
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Not in Friday's lineup

    Rotowire
    Murphy is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Mets. Travis d'Arnaud has started each of the first two games of the series against the Mets and has made four starts to Murphy's three since the start of the second half. Murphy had two hits in his last start Wednesday but before that had been hitless across his last five contests.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting down Thursday

    Rotowire
    Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets. Murphy will get a breather after going 2-for-4 during Wednesday's game against the Reds, allowing Travis d'Arnaud to catch for lefty Chris Sale during Thursday's series opener.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Idle Tuesday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds. Murphy is hitless in his last 13 at-bats but has more walks (three) than strikeouts (two) during that stretch. Travis d'Arnaud will catch and bat cleanup Tuesday.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving Sunday off

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals. Murphy went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader and will sit Sunday while in the midst of a 3-for-23 slump. Travis d'Arnaud will work behind the plate and bat sixth in the series finale.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting for matinee

    Rotowire
    Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate for the first game of Saturday's twin bill, making Murphy the likely choice to start at catcher during the nightcap.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Absent from Friday's lineup

    Rotowire
    Murphy is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals. Murphy sat out the final game before the All-Star break and will also begin the first contest after the break on the bench. Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for Spencer Schwellenbach.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Getting rest Sunday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres. Murphy caught eight innings and went 0-for-4 in Atlanta's 4-0 loss Saturday evening, so he'll be getting some routine maintenance as the two teams close out their series with a day game. Travis d'Arnaud steps in behind the plate as Murphy's replacement in the starting nine Sunday.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting Friday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Padres. Murphy started three of four games during a series against the Diamondbacks this week, going 3-for-11 with one walk, one home run and three RBI. He'll begin Friday's contest in the dugout while Travis d'Arnaud starts behind the plate and bats eighth against Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Slugs clutch homer

    Rotowire
    Murphy went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 5-4 extra-innings win against the Diamondbacks on Monday. Atlanta was down to its last out when Murphy tied the score with his two-run blast off Arizona closer Paul Sewald in the top of the ninth inning. The clutch long ball was Murphy's second over his past four games, though he has only one other hit during that stretch. The veteran backstop went deep a career-high 21 times last season and has five homers through 29 contests during the current campaign.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Not in Atlanta lineup

    Rotowire
    Murphy is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Phillies. Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for Max Fried in the series opener. Murphy has a 1.050 OPS over his last 12 games and would seem to be a good bet to be in the lineup Saturday and Sunday.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: On bench Wednesday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants. After making back-to-back starts behind the dish, Murphy will give way to Travis d'Arnaud on Wednesday. Murphy swatted a solo home run in Tuesday's series opener against San Francisco.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Tuesday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals. After catching back-to-back games, Murphy will yield to Travis d'Arnaud behind the plate Tuesday. Murphy owns a .618 OPS with a 27.4 percent strikeout rate across 73 plate appearances.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Breaks out with two homers

    Rotowire
    Murphy went 4-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Tigers. Murphy extended Atlanta's lead to 3-0 in the third inning with a two-run blast off Tarik Skubal before cranking a second two-run homer in the fifth off Mason Englert. It's the first multi-hit game of the year for Murphy, who was batting just .135 with a lone homer through his first 15 games this season. Perhaps Wednesday's outburst is a sign of things to come for the 29-year-old backstop -- Murphy posted an .843 OPS with 21 homers across 438 plate appearances last year.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Idle Tuesday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers. Murphy has struggled after missing the first two months of the season with an oblique injury, owning a .408 OPS and a 28.6 percent strikeout rate across 56 plate appearances with Atlanta. As Murphy works through the slow start, Atlanta will turn to Travis d'Arnaud behind the plate Tuesday for the fourth time in nine games.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Resting for day game

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles. Murphy will get a breather for Thursday's matinee after he caught eight innings of Atlanta's 4-2 loss Wednesday night while going hitless across four at-bats. Travis d'Arnaud will spell Murphy behind the plate.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: On bench Sunday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals. Murphy started the previous three games and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale in Washington. Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the plate to catch for Hurston Waldrep in his MLB debut.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Returns to Atlanta lineup

    Rotowire
    Murphy (elbow) will start at catcher and bat sixth in Thursday's game versus the Nationals. Murphy had to depart Tuesday's game against the Red Sox after being struck on the right elbow by a pitch and was then held out of action Wednesday. It will be just a one-game absence for Atlanta's top catcher, though, as he and his teammates take on Mitchell Parker and the Nationals on Thursday.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting out Wednesday

    Rotowire
    Murphy (elbow) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Boston. Murphy departed Tuesday's 8-3 win after being struck on the right elbow by a pitch. X-rays came back negative, and Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the swelling on the elbow has mostly subsided. Murphy could be ready to go as soon as Thursday, but Travis d'Arnaud will fill in at catcher for Atlanta on Wednesday.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: X-rays negative

    Rotowire
    Initial X-rays on Murphy's right elbow came back negative after he was hit by a pitch during Tuesday's win over the Red Sox, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Murphy's elbow swelled up significantly immediately following the HBP, though he appears to have escaped the incident without suffering any structural damage. The catcher also said after Tuesday's game that he is confident he'll be able to avoid the injured list and get back to playing within a few days. Travis d'Arnaud would start behind the plate for any games that Murphy may have to miss.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Exits after HBP

    Rotowire
    Murphy was removed from Tuesday's game against the Red Sox after getting hit in the elbow by a pitch, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. Murphy took a 92-mph fastball off the inner part of his right elbow, which had already exhibited significant swelling by the time he reached first base. Atlanta will take him into the clubhouse for a closer look and should have more information on his status in the near future, but it's possible the 29-year-old backstop sits out until the swelling goes down.
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