Overview
- The Atlanta Braves announced Monday that left-hander Bailey Falter has been designated for assignment and right-hander Owen Murphy was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to the active roster.
- Falter was part of the trade that brought Lane Thomas to Atlanta and carried a remaining $3.6 million salary that the Braves agreed to absorb in part, which reduces other teams' appetite to claim him on waivers.
- Falter had mixed 2026 results: he allowed 15 runs in 9.2 innings with the Royals earlier in the season but threw 10-plus scoreless innings at Triple-A and 3.1 scoreless MLB innings for Atlanta before being DFA'd.
- If Falter clears waivers the Braves plan to outright him to Triple-A Gwinnett; he can reject the assignment because of his service time but would forfeit the remainder of his guaranteed pay, making an outright the likely outcome.
- The roster change also reopens the Braves' 40-man spot that previously displaced Elieser Hernández and gives Atlanta flexibility to manage bullpen use and pitching depth for the final weeks of the regular season.