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Braves To Designate Scott Blewett For Assignment

By Darragh McDonald | June 5, 2025 at 5:10pm CDT

The Braves are shaking up their bullpen after a heartbreaking loss. David O’Brien of The Athletic reports that the club is going to select right-hander Craig Kimbrel and recall left-hander Dylan Dodd. In corresponding moves, right-hander Daysbel Hernández will land on the 15-day injured list while righty Scott Blewett will be designated for assignment. The Kimbrel move was reported earlier today.

Blewett unfortunately lived up to his name today, leading to a deluge of social media jokes at his expense. Atlanta was leading this afternoon’s game against Arizona 9-3 through seven innings. Blewett was put into the game in the eight and allowed one run, making it 9-4. Atlanta got that run back in the bottom of the eighth, making it 10-4. Blewett was sent back out for the ninth with a six-run lead to protect and three outs to get. He struck out the first batter he faced but the next four reached. With the score having narrowed to 10-7, Atlanta went to closer Raisel Iglesias to get the final two outs. Unfortunately, he allowed Arizona to take an 11-10 lead before getting out of the inning. Atlanta couldn’t score in the bottom of the ninth to stay alive.

It was a heartbreaking loss in what has already been a rough stretch for the club. It was their fourth straight L and they are now 3-11 in their past 14 contests. Their overall record is 27-34, putting them behind all the other National League contenders in the standings. Blewett was charged with five earned runs in an inning and a third in today’s dagger.

Blewett, 29, is out of options. That’s led him to bounce around the league. He started the season with the Twins on a minor league deal and was added to that club’s roster for a few days in April before getting designated for assignment. He was then claimed off waivers by the Orioles, though that club also designated him for assignment a few days later. That led him to Atlanta on a cash deal.

He had a pretty decent run prior to today’s unpleasantness. Between those three clubs, he came into today with 24 innings and a 2.25 earned run average. His 22.8% strikeout rate and 8.9% walk rate were both around league average while his 58.5% ground ball rate was quite strong. The ERA climbed to 3.91 after today’s game but it’s been a solid season overall.

But since he’s out of options and the club is looking to shake things up by adding Kimbrel, a 40-man roster spot was needed, so Blewett heads into DFA limbo. That can last as long as a week but the waiver process takes 48 hours, meaning Atlanta could take as long as five days to explore trade interest. Though he’s out of options, he’s still in his pre-arbitration seasons, meaning he’s cheap. As mentioned, he’s been having a good year, today’s results notwithstanding.

As for Hernández, it’s unclear exactly what his injury is but he departed yesterday’s game and appeared to be in discomfort. More information should be revealed when he is officially placed on the injured list.

Photo courtesy of Dale Zanine, Imagn Images

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49 Comments

  1. TrillionaireTeamOperator

    1 week ago

    Scott blew it. He had it all and he blew it!

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    • Rishi

      1 week ago

      He did. He had worked his way into braves fans warm embraces a bit. Then he, like Eli White, Blewitt.

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      • Major League Baseball Fan

        1 week ago

        Can you guys take a couple of shots at Grissom and Arcia, my favorite Braves clowns from this decade.

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        • Rishi

          1 week ago

          As a Braves fan why would I take a shot at Grissom? He was good in 2022 and helped me get Chris Sale. I still think Grissom can hit. The change just didn’t work out for him. We underestimate getting traded as a young player (especially for a HOF caliber player). Then he is immediately given a full time MLB job for the first time. He was 23.

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        • hiflew

          1 week ago

          Grissom netted the Braves a Cy Young winner in Sale. And Arcia is currently in Colorado purgatory, so I think that is punishment enough.

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          Reply
    • Paleobros

      1 week ago

      Bummer

      Reply
  2. Stevie Steve

    1 week ago

    anyone caught making puns about his last name will feel my wrath

    This is not a joking matter

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    • Major League Baseball Fan

      1 week ago

      Blue Itt

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      • highflyballintorightfield

        1 week ago

        A blewit is a well-regarded edible wild mushroom. Struggling to make a good joke about that though.

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    • Mustard Tiger

      1 week ago

      Says some rando with the handle “Stevie Steve.”

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      • Stevie Steve

        1 week ago

        I literally have a wikipedia page if you google my name

        Mr. Mustard Tiger, I can imagine that you don’t have a wikipedia and probably live in your momma’s basement

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  3. mlb fan

    1 week ago

    It was inevitably inevitable.

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    • Paleobros

      1 week ago

      Indubitably indubitable.

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      • TrillionaireTeamOperator

        1 week ago

        Concurrably concurrable.

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        • mlb fan

          1 week ago

          “Concurrably”..With a name like “Blewitt”, I think even his parents knew he’d get cut and be on the move quite a bit.

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        • Unclemike1526

          1 week ago

          Just remember. Wherever you go, There you are.

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        • Steinbrenner2728

          1 week ago

          Studies have shown that people who are sitting down are not standing.

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  4. King. Of. Cards

    1 week ago

    ERA of 3. Career ERA of 2.24. Yeah he’s got a terrible name for a reliever but come on now.

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    • aLifetimeOfDefeats

      1 week ago

      Should be DFAing our closer.

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  5. Redstitch108* 2

    1 week ago

    He and Grant Balfour. Classics!

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  6. Rishi

    1 week ago

    I mean I only saw Dodd for one inning out of the pen but his stuff sure did play up. Hard not to give him a shot when you are carrying Rafael Montero

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  7. rct

    1 week ago

    Had to happen but I don’t know if Kimbrel is going to fix anything.

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    • cbraves

      1 week ago

      I don’t think any one person will fix this team. I don’t know what happened, but we have just completely lost it. Sadly, it may truly be time to blow this team up and rebuild around Acuna, Riley, and Baldwin.

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      • rct

        1 week ago

        I don’t know if I would do that. They may need to treat this season similar to how the Mets treated 2023. Great in 2022, bad in 2023 but didn’t want to blow everything up. So they traded whatever short-term pieces they could (Eduardo Escobar, David Robertson, Cahna, Scherzer, Verlander, Pham), re-tooled in the offseason (signing Severino, Manaea, Bader, Iglesias, and a bunch of relievers) without making a big splash and ended up back on track in 2024.

        There are relievers they could trade, Ozuna, and maybe they could look into trading Sale and Murphy (if Baldwin is the real deal). Could net a solid amount of prospects and give them a little financial room to sign a few guys in the offseason.

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  8. chandlerbing

    1 week ago

    he really blew it this time!

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  9. bhambrave

    1 week ago

    Blewett has generally been serviceable overall. Iglesias, on the other hand…

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    • Rishi

      1 week ago

      They never seemed to believe in him. Even after his great extra innings performances he was never given a shot in any somewhat competitive situation. There were times I wondered why they didn’t go to him. But the last game (I think) he retired some guys and then just couldn’t throw a strike. It didn’t look good. And then today happened. I thought his slider was okay. He isn’t a terrible pitcher.

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  10. Grump

    1 week ago

    Only thing Iglesias can locate is the outfield seats.

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  11. Non Roster Invitee

    1 week ago

    Popping corn…

    Reply
  12. Oddball Hererra

    1 week ago

    About time this Kimbrel kid got a shot

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  13. Tigersin2050

    1 week ago

    Overreacting much?

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  14. Logjammer D'Baggagecling

    1 week ago

    Sounds like Scott had a had a chance but he Blewett

    Reply
  15. aLifetimeOfDefeats

    1 week ago

    With Strider looking pretty lost so far in his return, putting him in the bullpen and seeing if that might help him find his velocity again couldn’t be the worst idea.

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  16. AL B DAMNED

    1 week ago

    Snitker Blew It, All Season long!
    Scott is just another scapegoat!
    Hitting Coaches, 3rd Base Coaches,
    And a never ending Clown Car of
    relievers that don’t decide when
    they pitch…Are all Scapegoats
    The Manager decides..
    ..AND HE BLEW IT!

    Reply
  17. AL B DAMNED

    1 week ago

    Blewett pitched as good or better than any of the Braves other relievers with the exception of today and maybe one other outing (might have been his 1st), and honestly if just the outing today gets him DFAed, there are several others that should have already been released! The Braves Bullpen should be referred to as Snitker’s Clown 🤡 🚗 Car!
    You never know who’s coming out!

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    • Rishi

      1 week ago

      Actually they are middle of the pack. A 3.90 era. Try being a Nationals fan or As fan or perhaps a fan of the LAA. Even the Dbacks they just got pummeled by have a much worse bullpen.

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  18. Skyrider123

    1 week ago

    Scott did have a bad game but the person that needed to be designated more than anybody is Iglesias.

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  19. Dubbs

    1 week ago

    (Insert Adam Sandler Billy Madison Gif)

    Reply
  20. benhen77

    1 week ago

    Man gets no damn respect.

    Reply
  21. braves2

    1 week ago

    How bout we dfa iglesias

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  22. Scotty Bravo

    1 week ago

    There are only 3 teams in the NL with a worse record than the braves

    Reply
  23. Scotty Bravo

    1 week ago

    1 being the worst baseball team ever

    Reply
  24. Scotty Bravo

    1 week ago

    How long do we have to wait for a change?

    Reply
  25. Non Roster Invitee

    1 week ago

    Blewett headed to the Kleenex slow pitch softball league.

    Reply
  26. solaris602

    1 week ago

    SELL, AA, SELL!!!

    Reply
  27. ahale224

    1 week ago

    These comments really wrote themselves.

    Reply
  28. citizen

    1 week ago

    braves going to party it up like its 2013. First they rehire Freddie Gonzalez now Kimbrel is back.

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  29. ObnoxiousEditor

    1 week ago

    So not Montero?

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  30. dennis63480

    1 week ago

    But yet the Braves are still considered contenders.

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