Braves injuries and roster moves

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Injury: Right hamstring strain
IL date: April 21 (Retroactive to April 18)
Expected return: Possibly second half of May
Status: Cleared to begin playing long toss, but hasn't thrown off a mound since straining the hamstring on April 21, less than a week after he ended his one-year recovery from elbow surgery. (Last updated: May 5)

RF Ronald Acuña Jr.
Injury: Torn left ACL
IL date: March 25 (Retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Late May
Status: Having re-strengthened his quad muscles, will not need to make another visit to surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache. The Braves haven't revealed a timetable, but Acuña could return by the end of the month. (Last updated: May 5)

INF Nacho Alvarez Jr.
Injury: Left wrist inflammation
IL date: March 25 (Retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: May
Status: Opened the season on 10-day injured list and was transferred to 60-day IL on April 23. Remained in Florida to rehab. (Last updated: April 23)

RHP Reynaldo López
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: March 31 (Retroactive to March 29)
Expected return: TBD
Status: No structural damage found during arthroscopic surgery April 8. Shut down 12 weeks then further evaluated. The Braves think there's a chance he could pitch this season. (Last updated: April 8) More >>

RHP Joe Jiménez
Injury: Left knee surgery
IL date: March 25 (Retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Will not return before August and could miss all of 2025
Status: Doctors found significant cartilage damage while evaluating the setup man’s knee in October. (Last updated: March 25)