The 2025 season could not have gotten off to a worse start for the Atlanta Braves. Now that they are already facing a major injury, here are three players that will need to step up immediately.

Reynaldo López will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and is expected to miss at least a couple of months, according to MLB.com. The news comes a day after the Braves placed him on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.

The Braves are hoping Reynaldo López will pitch again this year. But they won’t know until he undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder next week. “They want to go in there and make sure nothing is going on,