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Braves Minor League Recap: Braden Shewmake walks off Jacksonville to take first game of MiLB season

Talking Chop | April 1, 2023

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It’s funny how quickly the script can flip on any given day in baseball.

One minute you’re donning a golden sombrero after a disastrous day at the plate and the next, you’re being mobbed by your teammates as you cross home plate after hitting a walk-off homer.

That was precisely how Braden Shewmake’s day unfolded for the Gwinnett Stripers as they kicked off the 2023 minor league campaign on Friday night.

Gwinnett Stripers 8, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 5

Box score:

  • Chadwick Tromp, C: 2-4, 2 RBI
  • Vaughn Grissom, SS: 1-3, 3B, 3 runs scored
  • Braden Shewmake, 2B: 1-5, HR, 3 RBI
  • Bryce Elder, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Minor league baseball is officially back and the Gwinnett Stripers wasted no time in putting those Friday fireworks to the test, albeit waiting until the late going to string together meaningful offense en route to an 8-5 victory over Jacksonville.

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