Atlanta Braves' AJ Smith-Shawver pitches during the second inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Philadelphia.

Smith-Shawver has won his last three decisions and is a big reason the Braves (22-22) returned to .500 for the second time in three days after losing their first seven games to open the season.

Smith-Shawver (2-2) was trying for the first no-hitter in the majors this season. The 22-year-old rookie right-hander struck out five and walked four in eight splendid innings, throwing 60 of his ...

Smith-Shawver (2-2), who was trying for the first no-hitter in the majors this season, struck five and walked four. He was a high school teammate of Kansas City star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr ...

Smith-Shawver was 1-2 with a 4.46 ERA in four starts this season before Monday, and 2-2 with a 3.88 ERA in 11 games (10 starts) over parts of three seasons in the majors, with plenty of trips back ...

Smith-Shawver has won his last three decisions and is a big reason the Braves (22-22) returned to .500 for the second time in three days after losing their first seven games to open the season.

Smith-Shawver himself is a big part of what carried the Braves through the Strider and López injuries. He had a 2.33 ERA through his first seven starts and the Braves went 5-2 across those games.

Braves pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver had been one of the few bright spots in a disappointing Atlanta season thus far as the 22-year-old turned himself into a Rookie of the Year contender.

With either decision, Smith-Shawver will miss the rest of the 2025 season. That's a given, which is evident from the fact that both beat writers didn't even both to include that in their report.

AJ Smith-Shawver threw six quality innings and Drake Baldwin tallied three hits and an RBI, helping lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday ...

Shawver, who graduated from Ponaganset High School and now lives in Woodland Hills, California, with his 9-year-old son, Ben, is credited as the editor of "Sinners," a wildly popular and ...