Spencer Strider is back in Atlanta after having gone on the 10-Day IL due to what the Atlanta Braves were calling “right arm soreness.” It wasn’t just the elbow acting up on Strider before he exited this past Friday’s game against the New York Mets, as his shoulder was also reportedly in pain as well.
As such, Strider received an MRI while he was here but reportedly the results were apparently inconclusive. As a result, Walt Weiss informed the media before Sunday’s series finale with the New York Mets that Strider will be heading to go see Dr. Keith Meister for further evaluation.
If that name sounds familiar, that’s because Dr. Meister was the surgeon who performed the internal brace procedure on Strider back in 2024. Of course, it’s not a name you’d like to hear associated with Strider again since this does bring up the possibility of another surgery. If Strider does end up going under the knife again then we may have to prepare to deal with the fact that we’ve just seen Strider throw his last pitch of 2026. Hopefully it doesn’t come to that but it’s certainly a possibility if we’re getting to this point.
There’s still “nothing definitive” as Walt Weiss mentioned in the report above and I’ll try not to speculate any more than what I already have. Still, it’s going to be a bit of a nervy week for everybody involved as Strider and the Braves try to get some answers as to what’s going on with him. We’ll see what happens.
