9inenews
No Result
View All Result
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
  • Login
  • AMERICAN FOOTBALL
  • BASEBALL
  • BASKETBALL
  • COLLEGE SPORTS
  • FOOTBALL
  • ICE-HOCKEY
  • RUGBY
Subscribe
9inenews
  • AMERICAN FOOTBALL
  • BASEBALL
  • BASKETBALL
  • COLLEGE SPORTS
  • FOOTBALL
  • ICE-HOCKEY
  • RUGBY
No Result
View All Result
9inenews
No Result
View All Result
  • AMERICAN FOOTBALL
  • BASEBALL
  • BASKETBALL
  • COLLEGE SPORTS
  • FOOTBALL
  • ICE-HOCKEY
  • RUGBY
Home BASEBALL

Under the radar Braves prospect promoted to Gwinnett

by 9inenews
May 24, 2024
in BASEBALL
0

The Braves arms on the farm have been nothing short of dominant early in the season, much like the big-league club.

Fans got their first glimpse of top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver yesterday afternoon, who tossed 4.1 scoreless innings against the Cubs. The Braves #2 prospect, Hurston Waldrep, has a sub-1.00 ERA for AA Mississippi over his last six starts. Owen Murphy has been nearly unhittable for High-A Rome, and Spencer Schwellenbach has a 13 scoreless innings streak in which he’s struck out 17 batters since his promotion to AA.

Those are the Braves top four prospects and all of them have bright futures ahead, but even some of the lesser known guys on the farm are experiencing gobs of success early on in 2024.

Yesterday, right-hander Ian Mejia received a promotion to AAA Gwinnett. If you haven’t heard of him, that’s no surprise. I didn’t know much about him leading into this season, as he’s not on most top 30 prospect lists for the Braves. However, the 2022 11th round selection has been one of the most impressive arms so far this year.

In eight starts for Mississippi, Mejia posted a 4-0 record with a 1.69 ERA and 54 strikeouts over 42.2 innings, including a no-hitter on May 17th.

Braves prospect Ian Mejia (@_ianmejia)has thrown a no hitter for the @mbraves!!!

7 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 K

Mejia leads the Southern League with 54 K and has a 1.69 ERA pic.twitter.com/hDUIeHwByo

— Garrett Spain (@BravesMILB) May 18, 2024

This led to a promotion to Gwinnett yesterday.

Congrats to @_ianmejia, who was promoted to the Triple-A @GoStripers. The two-time Southern League Pitcher of the Week will debut for them tonight.

Read More https://t.co/omvwwBCzsL pic.twitter.com/uv9j6xLdta

— Mississippi Braves (@mbraves) May 23, 2024

Unfortunately, Mejia’s first outing with the Stripers didn’t go so smoothly. He only recorded four outs, giving up five earned runs on five hits and three walks.

It was definitely a harsh dose of reality, but it shouldn’t take away from the stellar start to the season. Alex Anthopulos and the Braves have had tons of success finding talent outside of the top rounds in the MLB Draft. Look no further than AJ Smith-Shawver as an example, who was a seventh-round pick and made his MLB debut at 20-years-old.

Ian Mejia is certainly a name to keep an eye on for the rest of the season. Hopefully, he can bounce back from last night, and if he does, perhaps we see him in Atlanta later this year. To this point, none of the Braves’ young arms seem to want to take a stranglehold on the fifth and final spot in the rotation.

Previous Post

1 immediate need the SF Giants need to fill

Next Post

Kayvon Thibodeaux Explains Why Single-Season Sack Record is Important to Him

Related Posts

Major League Baseball Faces Backlash From Fans After All-Star Game Roster Announcement
BASEBALL

Major League Baseball Faces Backlash From Fans After All-Star Game Roster Announcement

July 7, 2025
Topps Baseball Independence Day Parallels Celebrate America
BASEBALL

Topps Baseball Independence Day Parallels Celebrate America

July 5, 2025
Week 15 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Will Seranthony Domínguez, Kenley Jansen, or Aroldis Chapman Get Traded?
BASEBALL

Week 15 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Will Seranthony Domínguez, Kenley Jansen, or Aroldis Chapman Get Traded?

July 5, 2025
Jeffries Sparks Social Media Firestorm with ‘Low Energy’ Pic Holding Baseball Bat Opposing Trump Bill
BASEBALL

Jeffries Sparks Social Media Firestorm with ‘Low Energy’ Pic Holding Baseball Bat Opposing Trump Bill

July 4, 2025
Major League Baseball announces exciting Tigers’ Gleyber Torres news
BASEBALL

Major League Baseball announces exciting Tigers’ Gleyber Torres news

July 3, 2025
Aaron Judge Used as the Face of an Iconic Baseball Candy
BASEBALL

Aaron Judge Used as the Face of an Iconic Baseball Candy

July 3, 2025
Next Post
Kayvon Thibodeaux Explains Why Single-Season Sack Record is Important to Him

Kayvon Thibodeaux Explains Why Single-Season Sack Record is Important to Him

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Davide Calabria is a free agent after leaving AC Milan this summer.Crystal Palace are showing interest.
  • Arsenal agree deal to sign Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP
  • European football’s superiority complex and Fluminense’s mission to destroy it
  • Ryan Garcia Already Knows the Price to Fight Conor Benn: “I’d Fight Anyone for That Amount”
  • Antonio Cairoli Reflects on Ducati’s Pro Motocross Debut
Plugin Install : Widget Tab Post needs JNews - View Counter to be installed
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Davide Calabria is a free agent after leaving AC Milan this summer.Crystal Palace are showing interest.

Davide Calabria is a free agent after leaving AC Milan this summer.Crystal Palace are showing interest.

July 8, 2025
Arsenal agree deal to sign Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP

Arsenal agree deal to sign Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP

July 8, 2025
European football’s superiority complex and Fluminense’s mission to destroy it

European football’s superiority complex and Fluminense’s mission to destroy it

July 8, 2025
Ryan Garcia Already Knows the Price to Fight Conor Benn: “I’d Fight Anyone for That Amount”

Ryan Garcia Already Knows the Price to Fight Conor Benn: “I’d Fight Anyone for That Amount”

July 7, 2025

Recent News

Davide Calabria is a free agent after leaving AC Milan this summer.Crystal Palace are showing interest.

Davide Calabria is a free agent after leaving AC Milan this summer.Crystal Palace are showing interest.

July 8, 2025
Arsenal agree deal to sign Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP

Arsenal agree deal to sign Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP

July 8, 2025

Categories

  • AMERICAN FOOTBALL
  • Arizona State devils
  • Aussie
  • BASEBALL
  • BASKETBALL
  • Birmingham City
  • Boxing
  • COLLEGE SPORTS
  • Dallas cowboys
  • Detroit Lions
  • Detroit tigers
  • FOOTBALL
  • Golf
  • Handball
  • ICE-HOCKEY
  • Liam Payne
  • Los Angeles Lakers
  • Marc Marquez
  • Motorcross
  • Music
  • NASCAR
  • New York Mets
  • NFL
  • Notre Dame'
  • Ohio State University
  • PENRITH PANTHERS
  • R&B
  • RUGBY
  • SEC
  • Space launch
  • Tennis
  • Uncategorized
  • VOLLEYBALL
9inenews

We strive to turn our passion for NEWS, SPORTS, CELEBRITY & LIFESTYLE into a thriving website. 

I will keep on posting such valuable and knowledgeable information on my Website for all of you. Your love and support matters a lot.

9inenews | Copyright © Reserve 2023-2024

No Result
View All Result
  • AMERICAN FOOTBALL
  • BASEBALL
  • BASKETBALL
  • COLLEGE SPORTS
  • FOOTBALL
  • ICE-HOCKEY
  • RUGBY

9inenews | Copyright © Reserve 2023-2024

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In