For the second time in three years, Ozzie Albies is dealing with a significant foot injury.
For the second time in three years, Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies has unfortunately experienced a significant foot injury.
The injury occurred last night as Albies was hit by a pitch in the second inning of the Braves 6-1 win over the Astros. Though Albies played the rest of the game, he was limping after the game and was in pain into this morning. After further evaluation, it was discovered the Albies suffered a fracture to his right great toe.
The #Braves today selected the contract of INF David Fletcher, and placed INF Ozzie Albies on the 10-day injured list with a right great toe fracture.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 16, 2024
A fracture is obviously more significant than just general soreness or pain. There is no immediate reporting of an expected timeframe for Albies to potentially return, but the Braves are obviously doing the right thing to ensure no further injury occurs. As mentioned above, this is the second time that Albies will have to miss time due to a foot injury in the past three years. In 2022, he suffered a foot fracture in the middle of June, and would miss all but two games the rest of the season. Hopefully, Albies will return in a much quicker time frame from this injury.
As a result of placing Albies on the 10-Day injured list, the Braves selected the contract of veteran utility player David Fletcher. Fletcher was acquired in the offseason with catcher Max Stassi for Evan White, one of the many moves that Atlanta completed after taking on extra money to acquire Jarred Kelenic. Fletcher is currently producing a .280/.383/.320 triple slash line with a .703 OPS. It will be interesting to see how the Braves use Fletcher along with Luis Guillorme to replace Albies in the near future.
Without a doubt, the loss of Albies will be significant, as he has produced a .317/.386/.492 triple slash line with two home runs and 14 RBIs. Hopefully, the healing process for the injury will be quick and effective, and Albies will be able to return to the lineup sooner rather than later.