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Sean Murphy

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Sat, Mar 22
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Sun, Mar 23
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Mon, Mar 24
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Tue, Mar 25
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Sat, Mar 29
7:15 pm
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Sun, Mar 30
7:10 pm
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10:10 pm
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Player Outlook
Sean Murphy strained his oblique on Opening Day last season and wound up missing more than eight weeks of action. It turned out to be a harbinger of doom, as the 30-year-old suffered through his worst season with a lowly .636 OPS and sub-.200 batting average. Dating back to the 2023 All-Star break, Murphy is slashing just .181/.294/.323 across 432 plate appearances. He also has a 37 percent hard-hit rate over that stretch, which is down significantly from his career 42.4 percent mark. A spike in his ground ball rate (53.9 percent) also conspired to hold Murphy back in 2024. He's young enough and talented enough to return to being a starting-caliber fantasy catcher in 2025, and Murphy's playing time outlook went up after Atlanta declined Travis d'Arnaud's option and he wound up signing with the Angels.

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Batting Average
2025 — — — — — — — .000
2024 122.51.7 19 10 25 27 — .193
2023 3283 65 21 68 49 — .251
3y Avg. 2722.5 50 16 53 44 0 .240
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: IL move official

    Rotowire
    Atlanta placed Murphy (ribs) on the 10-day injured list Monday. Murphy was ruled out 4-to-6 weeks after suffering a fractured rib on his left side in early March, so the move to the IL is procedural. With the 30-year-old sidelined for the start of the season, prospect Drake Baldwin recently had his contract selected and is expected to begin the campaign as Atlanta's primary catcher.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Out 4-to-6 weeks with fractured rib

    Rotowire
    Murphy will be out for 4-to-6 weeks after being diagnosed Monday with a fractured rib on his left side, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. Murphy suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch Friday, and he will need a stint on the injured list to begin the season. The door is now open for top prospect Drake Baldwin to begin the season as Atlanta's starting catcher. However, Baldwin is not on the 40-man roster, so the club could go with Chadwick Tromp and one of Sandy Leon or Curt Casali if they're confident Murphy's absence will be relatively brief.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Expecting rebound in 2025

    Rotowire
    Murphy believes the oblique injury he suffered Opening Day last season prevented him from ever getting comfortable with his swing, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. "It was a combination of a bunch of things," Murphy said this week. "Missing that much time at the beginning, that's not how I wanted to begin the season. I'm not sure my swing ever felt correct coming off the oblique, not that I was in any pain or hurt. Some things just fell off, and I never caught up and found a way to adjust." The 30-year-old backstop roared out to an .843 OPS with 21 homers and 68 RBI -- all career highs -- over 108 games in his first season for Atlanta in 2023, but Murphy's production cratered in 2024 through 72 contests after he returned from the oblique strain. The team seems confident that the poor performance was an aberration, however, as Travis d'Arnaud was allowed to leave in free agency, leaving only Chadwick Tromp, Curt Casali and prospect Drake Baldwin competing for the backup job in camp. Murphy still has four more seasons left on the six-year, $73 million contract he signed in 2022, with Atlanta holding a $15 million club option for 2029, so he will be given every chance to regain his previous offensive form.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Pops 10th homer

    Rotowire
    Murphy went 1-for-3 with two-run homer in Friday's 3-0 victory over Kansas City. The Atlanta backstop opened the game's scoring with a 372-foot, two-run shot off Brady Singer in the fourth inning, marking just his fourth September hit in 43 plate appearances. This is the fourth time Murphy has reached double-digit homers in his six-year career. Overall, the 29-year-old is slashing .197/.284/.360 with 18 runs scored and 25 RBI in 257 plate appearances across 70 games.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Likely to lose work to d'Arnaud

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers. Murphy had started behind the plate in five of the past six games, but he'll likely be in store for a role reduction after Travis d'Arnaud (personal) returned from the paternity list Thursday. Despite getting more consistent at-bats of late, Murphy is still hitting just .080 in September and a career-worst .203 on the season.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Losing work to d'Arnaud

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies. Murphy has now started just three times in nine games and may be moving into the shorter side of a timeshare at catcher with Travis d'Arnaud. The 29-year-old backstop has been a major disappointment in the second season of a six-year, $73 million contract, having submitted a career-low .685 OPS through 210 plate appearances for Atlanta.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Resting Saturday

    Rotowire
    Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies. Murphy will give way behind the plate to Travis d'Arnaud after going 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and two walks during Friday's win.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Idle Thursday

    Rotowire
    Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup Thursday against the Phillies. Murphy has gone 3-for-18 with eight strikeouts over his last five games, and he'll now take a seat Thursday while Travis d'Arnaud catches for Charlie Morton.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting Tuesday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins. It's the second straight day and third time in Atlanta's past four games that Murphy will be on the bench. The 29-year-old has a .633 OPS in August and will cede catching duties to Travis d'Arnaud on Tuesday.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Retreating to bench Monday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins. Travis d'Arnaud returned to the lineup Saturday after missing about a week of action with a wrist injury, so Murphy appears set to move back into more a timeshare at catcher after he had started behind the plate in six of the past seven contests. Murphy has posted a .633 OPS in August, roughly in line with his disappointing .665 mark for the season.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Getting Saturday off

    Rotowire
    Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports. Murphy has gone 4-for-23 with nine strikeouts over his last seven games. He'll get a breather Saturday as Travis d'Arnaud makes his return from a wrist injury that caused him to sit out for a week.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: On bench Saturday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels. Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud have been alternating starts behind the plate recently and after Murphy started Friday, it'll be d'Arnaud's turn to catch Saturday. Murphy missed the first two months of the season with a strained oblique but has logged a .228/.315/.399 slash line with seven home runs in 178 plate appearances since returning.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving rest day

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants. Murphy will take a seat for the series finale after he caught all nine innings of Wednesday's 13-2 win while going 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Travis d'Arnaud will replace Murphy behind the plate and bat fifth.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Getting Tuesday off

    Rotowire
    Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports. Murphy will take a seat Tuesday after going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts during Monday's series opener. Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for right-hander Charlie Morton instead and bat fifth.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Tuesday

    Rotowire
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers. Murphy has continued to split time behind the plate with Travis d'Arnaud, and he'll yield to d'Arnaud for Tuesday's series opener. Murphy is 5-for-16 with a solo homer in his last five games.
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  • Braves' Sean Murphy: Knocks sixth homer

    Rotowire
    Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 8-3 loss to Milwaukee. Murphy's playing time has been dropping in the second half -- he's gone just 3-for-15 with five walks over five games since the All-Star break. The catcher's homer came in garbage time Monday. He's up to six long balls, 13 RBI, 10 runs scored, three doubles and a .210/.295/.379 slash line through 38 contests this season. Until Murphy finds more consistency at the plate, Travis d'Arnaud will continue to eat into his playing time.
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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: 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: 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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