Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Murphy owns an .817 OPS for the season, but with rookie Drake Baldwin sporting an even hotter bat (.983 OPS), the playing time behind the dish has begun to tilt in the youngster's favor. The two backstops seem to be moving into a loose platoon behind the dish, as the right-handed-hitting Murphy has made each of his last three starts against left-handed pitching but now finds himself out of the lineup for a fifth straight matchup with a righty (Trevor Williams).
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Saturday
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Murphy isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
Atlanta seems to have fallen into a pattern of alternating between Murphy and Drake Baldwin behind the plate, and Saturday will mark the latter's turn to start after Murphy went 2-for-4 with a home run Friday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Out of lineup again Sunday
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Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Boston.
Murphy is sitting for a second straight game while the red-hot Drake Baldwin gets another start at catcher. Prior to Sunday, the pair had alternated starts behind the plate for each of Atlanta's previous eight contests. Baldwin has made it difficult for manager Brian Snitker to take his bat out of the lineup -- through 11 games in May, the rookie catcher is batting .556 (15-for-27) with three homers and eight RBI.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Ends power drought
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Murphy went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Red Sox.
The backstop went back-to-back with Matt Olson in the second inning off Garrett Crochet. It was Murphy's eighth homer in 28 contests this season but his first long ball since April 26, snapping a 12-game drought. With Drake Baldwin surging, Murphy may need to pick up the pace at the plate to avoid losing even more playing time to the rookie.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Resting Thursday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
Murphy will take a seat for the day game after he went 0-for-3 while catching eight innings of Wednesday's 5-4 loss. Drake Baldwin will fill in for Murphy behind the dish Thursday, and manager Brian Snitker suggested Tuesday that the rookie backstop could work his way into a timeshare behind the dish, per David O'Brien of The Athletic. Murphy has produced a strong .819 OPS over 27 games this season, but Baldwin has performed even better over a similar sample, slashing .338/.390/.563 across 77 plate appearances.
Murphy is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
Murphy started at catcher in the series opener Monday but will get a breather in this one. Drake Baldwin is behind the plate and batting fifth for Atlanta.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving afternoon off
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Drake Baldwin will get the nod behind the plate while Murphy rests for the day game. Since the beginning of May, Murphy has gone 4-for-26 with a 3:10 BB:K. His ongoing slump could compel Atlanta manager Brian Snitker to turn the catcher spot into more of a timeshare between Murphy and Baldwin, who owns an .808 OPS on the season.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Exiting starting nine
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Murphy is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Reds.
For a sixth series in a row, Murphy will have started the first two games before giving way to Drake Baldwin in the third contest. Baldwin will step in behind the plate and bat eighth Wednesday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Stepping out of lineup
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
It's likely a standard rest day for Murphy after he went 0-for-9 with three strikeouts across the first two games of the series versus Los Angeles. Drake Baldwin will take over behind the plate to catch for Bryce Elder on Sunday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting out matinee
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Murphy is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Colorado.
After catching each of the first two games of the series, Murphy will begin Wednesday's finale on the bench. Drake Baldwin is behind the dish and batting seventh as Atlanta goes for the sweep.
Murphy is not in Atlanta's starting lineup against Arizona on Sunday.
Murphy started in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-6 with two runs scored and a solo homer. He'll get a breather for Sunday's series finale while Drake Baldwin gets the start behind home plate and bats eighth against Arizona right-hander Brandon Pfaadt.
Murphy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Saturday's 8-7 extra-inning win over Arizona.
Murphy has three homers over his last five games, a span in which he has gone 4-for-15 (.267). The catcher went deep off Merrill Kelly in the second inning of this contest. Murphy is at a .220/.350/.660 slash line with seven homers, 13 RBI, nine runs scored and a double over 15 games this season. He has been Atlanta's primary catcher since early April after recovering from fractured rib, though any drop in performance by Murphy could open the door for prospect Drake Baldwin to seize more playing time.
Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals.
Murphy got Atlanta on the board with a solo blast in the fourth. It was Murphy's sixth big blast of the season in just his 12th game, and he currently leads the team in home runs. Murphy's batting average continues to hover around the Mendoza Line and currently sits at .209, but he's made up for it so far with his power and sports a .948 OPS.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Wednesday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cardinals.
Murphy caught both of the first two games of the series but will receive a day off for Wednesday's matinee. Drake Baldwin will start behind the plate and bat sixth for Atlanta.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Slugs clutch homer
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Murphy went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's 7-6 win against the Cardinals.
Murphy was hitless until the eighth inning, when he pounded a three-run homer to left field to give Atlanta a 7-3 lead. The long ball was the fifth of the season for the veteran catcher in just 11 games, and he now has 11 RBI in what was been a productive beginning to 2025 after Murphy began the campaign on the injured list due to an injury. He's still batting a mediocre .205, but the power output and run production has kept Murphy atop Atlanta's catcher depth chart despite the recent offensive upswing of rookie Drake Baldwin.
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