Chip Moore Executive Vice President, Minor League Affiliates & Strategic Planning | Atlanta Braves Website
Chip Moore Executive Vice President, Minor League Affiliates & Strategic Planning | Atlanta Braves Website
Joe Harris
ST. LOUIS -- The Braves placed Ray Kerr on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a left elbow UCL injury. Manager Brian Snitker indicated that the 29-year-old left-hander is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery.
“It’s bad because he was getting a good opportunity here and he had impressed a lot of people,” Snitker said. “And he'll be back stronger than ever. I mean, that's the thing. Those guys, they get that tuneup like that, they end up, you know, extending their careers a lot of the time.”
Kerr was sent down to Triple-A Gwinnett on June 15 after complaining about his elbow before making a pitch there. His placement on the injured list is retroactive to June 16, and the club voided his option to Gwinnett.
This season, Kerr appeared in 10 games for the Braves, including two starts. He posted a record of 1-2 with a 5.64 ERA and recorded 27 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings.
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