Strider Starts Throwing Program, Return Still Distant
Atlanta's Spencer Strider has begun a throwing program, a positive step away from surgery but not a sign he's close to returning.
Spencer Strider will begin a throwing program this week, according to beat reporter David O'Brien. The development is considered encouraging primarily because it rules out surgery as an immediate outcome. However, the reporter cautioned that beginning a throwing program does not signal a near-term return, citing Spencer Schwellenbach's similar timeline as a reference point. Strider remains sidelined with no clear return date.
More on the Braves wire.
Strider Cleaned Out Locker, Not Expected Back This Season
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Schwellenbach's Return Timeline Slipping Away for Atlanta
The Braves righty began his throwing program in June but remains far from game action, with a rehab assignment still weeks away at best.
Strider Unlikely to Return in 2025, Begins Throwing Program
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Schwellenbach's Return Timeline Tightening as Regular Season Nears End
The Braves starter hasn't begun live BP yet, and even a best-case rehab schedule points to a mid-September return at the earliest.