ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Atlanta Braves announced Wednesday its non-roster invitees to spring training for the upcoming 2026 campaign.
The team invited 24 players, including top-10 pitchers J.R. Ritchie (No. 2), Garrett Baumann (No. 6) and Owen Murphy (No. 8). Shortstops Alex Lodise (No. 4) and John Gil (No. 13) were also invited and are the highest-rated positional prospects in camp.
Five invitees — right-hander Carlos Carrasco, catchers Sandy León and Chadwick Tromp, and infielders Luke Williams and outfielder José Azócar — appeared for Atlanta in 2025.
In addition, 34-year-old southpaw MartÃn Pérez signed with the Braves last week and will join the team in camp later this month. Pérez is a former All-Star and World Series champion with the Texas Rangers. He had a 3.54 ERA in 11 games (10 starts) with the Chicago White Sox last season and is a dark horse candidate to claim Atlanta’s fifth rotation spot this year.
The Braves are set to open camp with 64 players. Pitchers and catchers report to North Port, Florida, on Feb. 9, with the first workout set for Feb. 10.
Full list of non-roster inviteesPitchers (10): RH Garrett Baumann, RH Carlos Carrasco, RH Javy Guerra, RH Elieser Hernández, RH James Karinchak, RH Owen Murphy, LH MartÃn Pérez, RH Austin Pope, RH JR Ritchie and RH Tayler ScottCatchers (3): Jair Camargo, Sandy León and Chadwick TrompInfielders (7): Tristin English, John Gil, Jim Jarvis, Alex Lodise, Aaron Schunk, Luke Waddell, and Luke Williams Outfielders (4): José Azócar, Ben Gamel, Brewer Hicklen and DaShawn Keirsey Jr.Â
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