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Braves' Austin Riley Undergoes Core Surgery, Out for the Season

The sports-hernia repair ends a second straight year early for the third baseman, with the team projecting a full return by Spring Training 2026.

CINCINNATI, OHIO - JULY 31: Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves in action during the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 31, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Aug 11, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley (27) throws to first for an out in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Atlanta announced Thursday that Riley had core muscle surgery in Philadelphia performed by specialist Dr. William Meyers and will miss the remainder of 2025.
  • Riley first felt lower abdominal discomfort in mid-July, returned from the injured list, then re-injured the area on a diving tag play during the Speedway Classic.
  • This is Riley’s second consecutive season cut short after a fractured right hand ended his 2024 campaign.
  • Nacho Alvarez Jr. will handle third base as the Braves rework the roster, which also included claiming Cal Quantrill, optioning Dane Dunning, adding Jake Fraley, and placing Luke Williams on the 10-day IL.
  • In a difficult year that has Atlanta at 58-69 and fourth in the NL East, rookie Hurston Waldrep notched wins in his first four outings while allowing one run or fewer in each, a feat last matched by Fernando Valenzuela in 1981.