AJ Smith-Shawver drops the ball in Game 1 of Braves-Padres series As expected, fans from Atlanta and San Diego and everywhere in between reacted strongly to Smith-Shawver's struggles.

Atlanta Braves' AJ Smith-Shawver pitches during the second inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Matt ...

AJ Smith-Shawver is finally looking like the Braves top prospect he once was Snitker is right - Smith-Shawver has dealt with a ton of adversity. While he's been in the picture for a couple of ...

ATLANTA (AP) — AJ Smith-Shawver is breaking out as an emerging force in the Atlanta Braves' rotation. That rotation soon will receive another boost, as Spencer Strider is ready to come off the ...

Atlanta Braves rookie right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver has a torn UCL in his pitching elbow and will miss the rest of the season and likely the start of 2026. Smith-Shawver left Thursday’s 5–4 ...

Atlanta’s AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 2.33 ERA) will look to slow down Washington on Wednesday when he opposes fellow right-hander Trevor Williams (2-5, 5.91).

The Atlanta Braves still continue to produce great talent in their minor league system, but AJ Smith-Shawver's drop down various prospect rankings lists should be a cause for concern.

Braves next man up AJ Smith-Shawver lands on IL with oblique injury The next man up, top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver, made his first start of the season this week in impressive fashion but bad news ...

There's a model here for how to use AJ Smith-Shawver in 2024 He's going to have an opportunity to earn a rotation spot in spring training, and very well could win the job.

Smith-Shawver will be making his first big-league start of 2024 on Thursday after logging a 6.10 ERA and 1.52 WHIP through 31 innings across eight starts in Triple-A.

Smith-Shawver pitched fairly well, aside from needing 87 pitches (55 strikes) to get 13 outs. It's a much better showing than his 6.10 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 35:17 K:BB over 31 innings for Triple-A ...