The Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series. | facebook.com/Braves
The Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series. | facebook.com/Braves
The Atlanta Braves see newly acquired veteran catcher Sean Murphy as a welcomed addition, with mainstays Matt Olson and Travis d’Arnaud publicly embracing him, according to a recent report by MLB.com.
This comes on the heels of a three-team deal including Oakland and Milwaukee, bringing Murphy to the Braves from the A's after acquiring Olson from the same team less than a year ago.
“I think there’s a lot of great things about Atlanta," Murphy told MLB.com. "Not to mention they’ve been winning a lot of games, and they won the 2021 World Series. I want to win one too. I think Atlanta is a great place to start.”
The Braves acquired Murphy as the centerpiece of a three-team deal involving the Oakland As, reuniting the highly regarded catcher with former teammate Matt Olsen, the veteran hurler the team plucked from the A's less than a year ago.
During his time in Oakland, the catcher, who is expected to split time at the position with d’Arnaud, was frequently compared with Philadelphia Phillie's star J.T. Realmuto, widely viewed as the top overall performer in the game at the position, MLB.com reports.
This comes as Murphy was already spending time this offseason working out with Braves star pitcher Kyle Wright, who produced an MLB-best 21 wins for the Braves last year. As Spring Training approaches, he added he looks forward to developing a better feel for star holdovers Max Fried, Spencer Strider and Charlie Morton.
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