Overview
- The club announced Monday that the left-hander tore the ACL in his right knee while covering first on a bunt against the Rays.
- Further testing reversed initial day-to-day assessments after he was carted off yet walked to the clubhouse under his own power.
- The setback follows elbow procedures that put Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep on the 60-day injured list.
- Wentz had been vying for a rotation spot after a 3.18 ERA in 5 2/3 Grapefruit League innings and a 4.92 ERA over 64 frames for Atlanta in 2025.
- With Wentz out, reports point to Bryce Elder, prospect J.R. Ritchie, and veterans such as Martin Perez, Carlos Carrasco, or Jose Suarez for back-end starts behind Chris Sale, Spencer Strider, Reynaldo López, and Grant Holmes.