Full of injuries The Braves had few alternatives left at third base in the final stretch.

This season, the Atlanta Braves haven’t had a single “everyday player.”

Almost all of the team’s position players—including Sean Murphy, Michael Harris II, and previous MVP Ronald Acuna Jr.—have missed time due to injury at some point this season.

The Braves’ most recent setback came on Sunday night when third baseman Austin Riley was struck in the wrist by a pitch and had to exit the game against the Los Angeles Angels.

Riley has already experienced injury; he missed two weeks of play due to a strained oblique muscle earlier in the season.

Although manager Brian Snitker informed reporters that the results of the X-ray and CT scan were “inconclusive,” his status is still unknown. The Braves team physicians will perform an MRI on Riley today.

If Riley is sidelined for an extended amount of time, the Braves don’t have many choices, either within or outside the organization, to replace him, according to Lindsay Crosby of Athlon Sports.

Although Luke Williams has only played in 27 games for Atlanta in nearly two seasons, including seven starts, he was the first player off the bench against the Angels. Williams has only produced two hits in 17 at-bats this season and has been little more than a utility man for the Braves, batting.118.

The Braves might have to turn to Nacho Alvarez, one of their best prospects; yet, Alvarez failed mightily—going 3-for-30—when he was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett following Ozzie Albies’ wrist injury. Considering that he has only participated in one game in the last eight days, he might be battling with an injury.

Journeyman Brian Anderson, who has 359 career starts at the hot corner, Alejo Lopez, and Yuli Gurriel, 40, are other non-40-man options in the minor leagues. Gurriel still possesses a good bat, as seen by his.300 average and.878 OPS for the Gwinnett Stripers, despite not having started a game at third base in nearly five years.

The Detroit Tigers recently released Gio Urshela, a player the Braves could seek if they decide to search outside the organization. Urshela wouldn’t cost a lot of money, and he was among the game’s most reliable third basemen prior to his collapse with the Tigers.

From 2019 to 2023, Urshela decreased.291/.452/.787 with 222 runs scored, 241 RBI, and 56 home runs.

Atlanta anticipates returning to health eventually, but this most recent setback may make it more difficult for them to maintain their grasp on the third Wild Card slot in the National League.