The Atlanta Braves avoided large criticism for underperforming during the 2024 MLB season because of injuries. Braves chairman Terry McGuirk sounds hopeful the team's fanbase and baseball pundits will give the organization another pass for a vastly disappointing 2025 campaign for the same reason.
McGuirk is already pushing for that possibility. On Thursday, the chairman stated injuries are mostly to blame for the Braves poor 2025 season.
“We’re disappointed with the year. There’s some underperformance, but the majority of it is injuries and missing players. Everyone is back for spring training ’26," McGuirk stated, via The Athletic's Evan Derllich.