TRAVIS D'ARNAUD NEWS

Ozuna's $16 million option exercised by Braves, who turn down Jackson and d'Arnaud

Designated hitter Marcell Ozuna’s $16 million option for 2025 has been exercised by the Atlanta Braves, who have declined options on right-hander Luke Jackson and catcher Travis d’...

25 MINS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Free agent after option declined Atlanta declined d'Arnaud's $8 million club option for 2025 on Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Impact President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said last month that the team planned to exercise d'Arnaud's option, but evidently feelings changed since then. The emergence of catching prospect Drake Baldwin could have played into the club's decision, as Baldwin is viewed as nearly major-league ready and could potentially be paired with Sean Murphy in 2025. D'Arnaud, who turns 36 in February, should be able to land a starting job somewhere after slashing .238/.302/.436 with 15 home runs over 99 games in 2024.

4 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Option will be picked up Atlanta president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said Friday that the team plans to exercise d'Arnaud's $8 million club option for 2025, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game Atl...

Impact Between that and Sean Murphy's $15 million salary, Atlanta will be paying a healthy $23 million to its catching duo in 2025. D'Arnaud usurped Murphy as the club's preferred starter down the stretch this season and finished with a .238/.302/.436 batting line and 15 home runs in 2024. He and Murphy are likely to share the catching duties pretty evenly in 2025.

OCTOBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Higashioka's homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series

Kyle Higashioka’s solo homer started a five-run rally against Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4...

OCTOBER 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting for Game 2 D'Arnaud isn't in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of Atlanta's wild-card series against San Diego.

Impact After starting Game 1 of the series and going 1-for-4 with a double, d'Arnaud will now take a seat on the bench while Sean Murphy catches for Max Fried and bats eighth.

OCTOBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Sunday D'Arnaud is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Impact D'Arnaud will get a breather Sunday after hitting a walk-off solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over Kansas City. Sean Murphy will start behind home plate and bat seventh.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Walk-off homer Saturday D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Royals.

Impact D'Arnaud has had few big moments in September -- he's hitting just .163 (7-for-43) with two extra-base hits this month. The walk-off blast was his 15th homer of the year, making this the fourth season in his career he's reached that mark. The catcher has added a .236/.301/.439 slash line with 48 RBI, 39 runs scored, 16 doubles and one stolen base over 335 plate appearances. He has been evenly splitting time behind the dish with Sean Murphy lately.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Walk-off homer Saturday D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Royals.

Impact D'Arnaud has had few big moments in September -- he's hitting just .163 (7-for-43) with two extra-base hits this month. The walk-off blast was his 15th homer of the year, making this the fourth season in his career in which he's reached that mark. The catcher has added a .236/.301/.439 slash line with 48 RBI, 39 runs scored, 16 doubles and one stolen base over 335 plate appearances. He has been splitting time evenly behind the dish with Sean Murphy lately.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

D'Arnaud hits a walk-off homer as Braves keep up their playoff push with a 2-1 win over Royals

Travis d’Arnaud hit a home run in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves kept up their postseason push with a 2-1 win over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals

SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Idle Friday D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.

Impact D'Arnaud will take a seat for a second consecutive game, giving way to Sean Murphy behind the dish. D'Arnaud hasn't had a multi-hit game since Aug. 13.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Atlanta lineup D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.

Impact D'Arnaud started the series opener Tuesday, but he'll begin Wednesday's festivities on the bench. Sean Murphy is doing the catching for Atlanta and will bat eighth.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Sunday D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Impact D'Arnaud and Sean Murphy have been alternating turns behind the plate since the former returned from the paternity list Sept. 12. After d'Arnaud started at catcher and went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Saturday's 6-2 win, Murphy will enter the lineup Sunday.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Giving way to Murphy on Wednesday D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

Impact D'Arnaud has alternated starts behind the plate with Sean Murphy since the former returned from the paternity list last Thursday. Murphy will get the nod Wednesday after d'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a walk in Tuesday's 6-5 loss.

SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from Atlanta lineup D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Dodgers.

Impact It will be Sean Murphy doing the catching for Atlanta on Monday. He and d'Arnaud wound up splitting the catching duties during the four-game series with two starts apiece.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Back from paternity leave Atlanta reinstated d'Arnaud (personal) from the paternity list Thursday.

Impact D'Arnaud will rejoin Atlanta ahead of its four-game home series against the Dodgers that begins Friday after he missed each of the team's three games earlier this week while welcoming a new addition to his family. Atlanta optioned No. 3 catcher Chadwick Tromp to Triple-A Gwinnett to clear room on the 28-man active roster for d'Arnaud.

SEPTEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on paternity leave Atlanta placed d'Arnaud on the paternity list Monday.

Impact He will likely miss the next three games before rejoining the active roster for the weekend series against the Dodgers. Chadwick Tromp has joined the active roster in d'Arnaud's place and will back up Sean Murphy at catcher for the next few days.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Sunday D'Arnaud is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Blue Jays.

Impact D'Arnaud will get a breather after going 2-for-8 with one run scored across the first two games of the series. Sean Murphy will start behind home plate and bat fifth against Toronto right-hander Yariel Rodriguez.

SEPTEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Thursday D'Arnaud isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.

Impact D'Arnaud has seemingly taken over as Atlanta's primary option behind the plate, but he will take a seat Thursday while Sean Murphy catches for Reynaldo Lopez and bats sixth.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Poaching playing time from Murphy D'Arnaud will start at catcher and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Atlanta's timeshare at catcher has tilted in favor of d'Arnaud lately, as he'll pick up his sixth start in nine games Sunday. D'Arnaud holds an 89-point edge in OPS (.774 to .685) over Murphy this season, and that disparity may be enough for the former to see the larger share of playing time behind the dish, despite the latter's bigger contract.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Braves score 4 times in 10th to beat Twins 8-6

Matt Olson drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice, Travis d’Arnaud added an RBI single and Ramón Laureano put the game away with a two-run double as the Atlanta Braves sco...

AUGUST 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Braves bash Twins starter Bailey Ober before storm delay and then breeze to 10-6 victory

Matt Olson hit a three-run homer and a two-run double in the first two innings against Bailey Ober before the game was stopped by a thunderstorm, and the Atlanta Braves beat the sp...

AUGUST 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Travis d'Arnaud has go-ahead RBI single in return to lineup as Braves rally to beat Nationals 4-2

Travis d’Arnaud had a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning in his first game in a week, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 for their sixth win in seven...

AUGUST 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting Saturday D'Arnaud (wrist) will start at catcher and bat fifth Saturday against Washington, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports.

Impact After missing Atlanta's last five games due to wrist soreness that stemmed from an HBP last Saturday, d'Arnaud will now make his return to the starting lineup. The 35-year-old backstop has appeared in nine games this month, going 5-for-28 with two homers and seven RBI.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Available off bench Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said that d'Arnaud (wrist) is available off the bench to catch Wednesday versus the Phillies, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Impact D'Arnaud hasn't played since being hit in the wrist by a pitch Saturday against the Angels. He's feeling much better, although it's not clear when he might be ready to return to the lineup. Sean Murphy will make his third straight start at catcher Wednesday.

AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Tuesday, still sore D'Arnaud is still feeling pain in his wrist and is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Impact D'Arnaud was hit by a pitch in the wrist Saturday and was held out of Sunday's game due to the issue. While he carries a day-to-day designation, the catcher is still experiencing soreness. Sean Murphy will be behind the dish and bat fifth Tuesday.

AUGUST 20 • ROTOWIRE