AJ Smith-Shawver drops the ball in Game 1 of Braves-Padres series As expected, fans from Atlanta and San Diego and everywhere in between reacted strongly to Smith-Shawver's struggles.

How acquired The Braves took AJ Smith-Shawver with the 217th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2021 MLB Draft. They went overslot with a $997,500 signing bonus in order to sign him, as ...

Smith-Shawver was 1-2 with a 4.46 ERA in four starts this season before Monday, and 2-2 with a 3.88 ERA in 11 games (10 starts) over parts of three seasons in the majors, with plenty of trips back ...

In the third inning of his start, right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver exited the game after feeling a pop in his elbow. The Braves sent him back to Atlanta ahead of Game 2 for an MRI.

SAN DIEGO – The Braves will start AJ Smith-Shawver in Tuesday’s Game 1 of their wild card playoff series against the Padres at Petco Park. Smith-Shawver only made one big-league start this year.

Smith-Shawver was in his third season of action with the Braves, though this was his first full season with the team. He was 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA across 44.1 innings in nine starts.

#Braves ' AJ Smith-Shawver in his season debut, with wind blowin in at Wrigley: 4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, threw 55 strikes in 87 pitches. ATL leads 1-0 to start bottom of the 6th, Dylan Lee ...

With AJ Smith-Shawver dazzling in his first appearance for Triple-A Gwinnett, maybe the Atlanta Braves have more starting pitching help along the way?

When Spencer Strider returns, the Braves have a decision. They seemingly already made it by optioning AJ Smith-Shawver and keeping Bryce Elder in the majors. Thought they also could’ve kept both ...

A.J. Smith-Shawver finally turned his potential into results in 2023. The 20-year-old righthander compiled a 2.76 ERA through 15 starts across three minor league levels, most of them at Triple-A ...

Smith-Shawver was in his third season of action with the Braves, though this was his first full season with the team. He was 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA across 44.1 innings in nine starts.