Chris Sale Wins Prestigious Award Nomination, Travis d’Arnaud

It’s been a forgettable season for Atlanta Braves fans in 2024. The team has underperformed, with injuries fueling that somewhat. Most of the underperformance, however, has come from the offense.

Atlanta’s pitching has been some of the best in baseball this season, but because of a struggling offense, they haven’t won as many games as they should have. Chris Sale has been the vanguard of this impressive season of Braves pitching.

Chris Sale Earns Nomination for MLB’s Prestigious Roberto Clemente Award

Since 1971, Major League Baseball has recognized players for their philanthropic work with the creation of the Commissioner’s Award. However, the award was renamed the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973 in honor of Clemente after his tragic death.

The Roberto Clemente Award annually recognizes MLB players who best represent the game through their extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions on and off the field.

Each team nominates a player to earn the honor, and Chris Sale is Atlanta’s 2024 pick. Not only is he the best pitcher in baseball this season, with an impressive 16-3 record, 2.38 ERA and 213 strikeouts. But he’s also one of the best off the field.

Sale has made a huge impact on the community, especially local children and military families. Each month during the season, Sale has hosted deserving Braves fans with a private pregame hospitality space at Truist Park, allowing them to have a unique and memorable experience.

This season, he welcomed families from the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Children’s Miracle Network, the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and Camp Sunshine.

Sale has provided them with food and Braves merchandise, and he even hangs out with the families, giving them pictures and autographs. He also played a big part in Atlanta’s Lou Gehrig Day because it was a personal day for him, since he lost his grandmother to ALS in 1995.

Fans can vote for Sale until September 29 and reward Chris for his good work off the pitch.

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Chris Sale is nominated this year, since he’s been such a great personality for this team since he was traded. He’s always been known as a great teammate, but it’s amazing to see how great he is as a person.

He continues to be a bright spot for Atlanta in more ways than one and it’s shaping up to be a season he and the fans won’t soon forget.

Travis d’Arnaud placed on paternity list for Braves Monday afternoon

In other minor Braves news, catcher Travis d’Arnaud was placed on the paternity list after his wife went into labor on Monday. He was supposed to be out on Wednesday, as that was her expected due date.

He was scheduled to play Monday, but instead got the chance to bring his third child into the world. Travis is expected to be out until Friday’s series with the Dodgers, according to Braves insiders. In the meantime, Chadwick Tromp was recalled from Gwinnett to replace Sean Murphy.

Tromp was with the team earlier this season when Murphy was injured and provided a great backup. I am sure he will do a great job again this time around. Congratulations to the d’Arnaud family for welcoming a new addition to their family!

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