Spencer Strider took the mound for the first time since April 5 of last year, ... To go through the full routine, hear the national anthem, do all that stuff, ...

Atlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider made his long-awaited appearance in a live game on Monday. He had looked good in the ...

And Strider dominated in 2.2 innings of work against the Boston Red Sox in a Grapefruit League matchup. ... hear the national ...

Strider struck out six of eight batters he faced in his first outing since elbow surgery nearly a year ago. MLB. ... So, to go through the full routine, hear the national anthem, ...

Spencer Strider is back on the mound for the Atlanta Braves and already looks as dominant as he was before his injury. After making just two starts in the 2024 season before having to miss the ...

Strider's return could give the Braves a big lift. He went 20-5 with a 3.86 ERA in 2023, finishing with a major league-best 281 strikeouts in 186⅔ innings and placing fourth in NL Cy Young Award ...

Strider had already accrued consecutive 200-plus strikeout seasons before 2024. In 2023, his 281 strikeouts set an Atlanta-era record (and were the most by a Braves pitcher since 1900).

Strider is back this season, and thus far, he has looked like a shell of the Cy Young Award candidate we watched in 2023. Now, it was always going to be a work in progress, coming off elbow surgery.

Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider during the fourth inning of Game 1 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ...

Strider's slider, meanwhile, is tied with New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom's for the highest whiff rate among its kind. If there is a drawback to the pitch, it's that batters don't swing at Strider ...