The Atlanta Braves became the first team in MLB in 2023 to clinch their division last night and they got to do so on the Phillies' home field which was particularly delicious. It was pretty much classic Braves baseball as Austin Riley hit an absolute tank and Spencer Strider shut Philadelphia down across seven innings of work. It was a reminder of just how good and how deep this team really is.
Much has been made of the Braves' depth this season. There isn't a particularly easy place in the lineup for a team to go to for an out (although Sean Murphy's struggles lately have hurt the Braves here) and they seem to have an endless supply of arms to try out when guys get hurt or struggle. However, the Braves' aggressive management of their roster has also meant they have had a LOT of guys cycle through their roster in 2023.
Here are 7 players that played for the Braves this season that you probably forgot about
To be clear, this is a list of guys that have played very brief stints with the Braves this season. This is not a list of guys fans wish they could forget played for the Braves. Yonny Chirinos' time with Atlanta certainly fits on the latter list, but he made a few too many starts to get consideration here.
This list also isn't exhaustive. The Braves have played a lot of players this year and a lot of them have only played in a handful of games. We are going for the more obscure names here and not guys like Darius Vines who are still very much around and could see significantly more time this season and beyond. The line has to be drawn somewhere.
Let's take a look at some of the players that have played for the Atlanta Braves in 2023 that you may have forgotten about.