{"id":124322,"date":"2026-06-24T12:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=124322"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:18:34","slug":"braves-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/06\/24\/braves-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Braves Pitchers Who Deserve All-Star Game Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Atlanta Braves have plenty of obvious All-Star cases<\/a> on the position-player side, but the pitching staff deserves its own roll call. Atlanta\u2019s rotation has dealt with injuries, inconsistency, and the usual midseason weirdness that turns every bullpen game into a minor emergency. Through all of that, several Braves arms have given the club exactly what a contender needs: stability, late-inning violence, and enough swing-and-miss to make opposing lineups miserable.<\/p>\n

Among Braves starters, Chris Sale<\/a> should be the easiest call. While Bryce Elder is experiencing a bounce-back campaign<\/a>, his recent struggles mean he doesn\u2019t quite qualify for this list.<\/p>\n

Among relievers, Dylan Lee<\/a> has turned himself into one of the best left-handed relief men in baseball. Robert Suarez<\/a> has been absurdly good in a setup role that undersells how dominant he has been. Raisel Iglesias<\/a> has done almost everything a closer can do short of personally hand-delivering the All-Star ballot to the league office.<\/p>\n

Here are four Braves pitchers who should be headed to the All-Star Game.<\/p>\n

Chris Sale<\/h2>\n

At this point, Chris Sale making an All-Star team should feel routine. The impressive part is that, at 37, he has made it feel earned rather than ceremonial. Sale has been Atlanta\u2019s clearest rotation anchor, carrying an 8-5 record, a 2.14 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and 99 strikeouts over 84 innings.<\/p>\n