Murphy will start tonight’s game from the bench as Marcell Ozuna continues to get some at-bats out there. Ozuna has cracked six homers since July 28, which is keeping pace with Kyle Schwarber in that regard.

While it may seem tempting for the Atlanta Braves should reunite with Marcell Ozuna given his hot streak, nothing has happened to justify changing course.

Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said his Trade Deadline focus was to focus on acquiring players who could help in 2026 and beyond. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to move at least one player,