The good news about the Braves' injury problems

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The Atlanta Braves had a rough 2025 season, and if you just looked at the injury luck they've had so far in 2026, you'd figure it was going about the same this time around.

But no -- the Braves are rolling and looking like one of the best teams in baseball, despite all the injuries.

That's great news, really. Atlanta has withstood the absences and avoided the pitfalls that have crushed the Mets and Phillies in the early going.

"We expected the Braves' talent to reassert itself this season, but part of that calculation was that after last season's injury scourge they'd be healthier," ESPN's Bradford Doolittle wrote as part of a new article on Wednesday. "But that luck hasn't really changed. And yet, Atlanta has been an early juggernaut and assumed its place as the Dodgers' primary challenger. The Braves have had elite performances all over the place. Matt Olson has arguably been the National League's best player so far, and  has been a run-producing machine.  has been Chris Sale."