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Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Tuesday that Elder had been dealing with discomfort in the knee since the All-Star break. Todd Kirkland \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Sept. 8, 2026 Updated 6:27 pm EDT<\/p>\n
ATLANTA \u2014 Ahead of a nine-day stretch against the Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves announced that right-hander Bryce Elder underwent knee surgery Tuesday morning. Manager Walt Weiss said Elder\u2019s recovery could take three to four weeks, and that \u201cthere\u2019s a chance\u201d he could return for the postseason.<\/p>\n
Elder flew from Philadelphia to Dallas on Monday for the surgery and a scope on his right knee to remove bone fragments that were causing discomfort. The announcement comes a day after Weiss said Elder would be temporarily moved to the bullpen after experiencing pain in his right knee. Weiss said Tuesday that Elder had experienced some discomfort in the knee since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n
Elder hasn\u2019t been officially placed on the injured list, but that will likely happen Wednesday when right-hander Reynaldo L\u00f3pez, who has been sidelined with left knee inflammation since Aug. 2, is activated and starts against the Rays. Through the first two months, Elder held a 2.50 ERA, which ranked 10th in MLB, with 61 strikeouts to 20 walks in 72 innings. Over his five starts in August, Elder had a 5.22 ERA in 29 1\/3 innings. His last start came on Aug. 31.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe felt like this was his best chance to maybe be a factor in the postseason, because (if he didn\u2019t have surgery), he probably wasn\u2019t going to,\u201d Weiss said. \u201cCredit to him, right? He\u2019s really downplayed it, and it\u2019s just the way athletes think. He downplayed it. He thought he could pitch through it, and he\u2019s been dealing with it (for a while).\u201d<\/p>\n
While Elder could return for the postseason, the Braves have the starting pitching depth to survive his absence. Atlanta has been operating on a six-man rotation, and with L\u00f3pez returning, it\u2019ll remain that way.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talked about this, that there\u2019s most likely a chance there\u2019s going to be an injury whether it\u2019s the rest of the season in September or even in October,\u201d Weiss said. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen that before with some of our pitchers. So it\u2019s good that we have as many options as we do.\u201d<\/p>\n
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