{"id":575486,"date":"2026-02-16T12:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/575486\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:20:14","slug":"braves-rotation-may-take-another-hit-with-hurston-waldrep-needing-tests-on-his-elbow-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/575486\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves rotation may take another hit with Hurston Waldrep needing tests on his elbow \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">NORTH PORT, Fla.  \u2014 The Atlanta Braves received more unwelcomed news on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Manager Walt Weiss announced that pitcher Hurston Waldrep may need a procedure to clean up his elbow. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Channel 2\u2019s Alison Mastrangelo is covering Braves spring training, which started on Tuesday in North Port, Florida. She watched Waldrep throw in a live batting practice the other day as the pitcher topped out at speeds of 99 mph. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Weiss confirmed on Sunday that Waldrep felt some pain in his throwing arm and a MRI revealed \u201cloose bodies\u201d in his elbow. It\u2019s likely he will need some type of a procedure to clean things up. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s some things in there that shouldn\u2019t be there, I guess. I think it\u2019s fairly common with pitchers. I don\u2019t want to elaborate on the loose bodies because I\u2019m not totally sure, but probably needs to be dealt with. I don\u2019t know what that looks like as far as a procedure or anything like that,\u201d Weiss told Mastrangelo. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: After Hurston Waldrep threw live BP the other day he had some pain. MRI revealed loose bodies in his elbow. It\u2019s likely he will need some type of a procedure to clean things up. Waldrep is meeting with doctors in the next couple days to decide next steps. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wH4Sxa3EYU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wH4Sxa3EYU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlisonWSB\/status\/2023112739804127347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Waldrep is scheduled to meet with Dr. Keith Meister, who has performed surgeries on his teammates Spencer Strider and AJ Smith-Shawver. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The news comes after the Braves already announced that Spencer Schwellenbach, whose 2025 season was cut short by an elbow injury, would miss significant time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The team placed him on the 60-day injured list as he needs surgery to remove bone spurs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Schwellenbach was expected to come back into the Braves starting rotation and Waldrep, who showed promise in 2025, was competing for more permanent spot in the rotation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wsbtv.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NORTH PORT, Fla. \u2014 The Atlanta Braves received more unwelcomed news on Sunday. 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