2:37pm: Murphy will undergo surgery that requires about four months of rehab, David OBrien of The Athletic . Hes expected to be ready for spring training. 2:24pm: The Braves announced Monday that catcher has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a torn labrum in his right hip. Veteran catcher Tanner Rainey Jersey s contract was selected from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move. Atlanta also recalled righty from Gwinnett and optioned lefty . Obviously, the hip injury ends Murphys 2025 season. This will be the second straight season with a notable injury for the veteran Murphy. He mi sed significant time with an oblique i sue early in 2024. He began this season on the injured list after suffering a ribcage fracture but was back by the second week of April. He hit well for much of the summer until falling into a deep slump recently. That downturn in production now seems attributable to injury. His season will now draw to a close with a .199/.300/.409 slash and 16 homers in 337 trips to the plate. Murphy has just four hits in his past 66 plate appearances. Murphy drew plenty of walks, hit for power and played premium defense behind the plate, but it seems obvious that he was physically compromised down the stretch. Hell take the offseason to mend and presumably return to a catching timeshare with Rookie of the Year candidate next year. Atlanta has Murphy signed for three more years at a total of $45MM, and theres been speculation about a potential trade from that catching tandem, but this injury seems likely to curb interest from potential buyers. Baldwin and Murphy operated in a catcher/designated hitter tandem down the stretch. If Murphy is healthy next year, its easy enough to see the Braves operating with a similar setup, perhaps carrying a third catcher in the mold of Leon on the roster (though not nece sarily Leon himself). Its a dynamic pair of catchers, as Baldwins .276/.349/.447 line and Murphys pre-injury line both point to a pair of highly productive backstops with solid to plus defensive tools, positioning Atlanta to have a strong core behind the dish for the foreseeable future. This post has been updated to correct that Murphys oblique injury occurred in 2024. Stephen Drew Jersey