Not to say that Spencer Strider's injury-shortened season put a stain on the Atlanta Braves' 2024 campaign, it's hard not to go back to that moment in early April and wonder what could have been. Granted,

Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider showed no signs of rust in his return to the mound Monday, striking out six of the eight Boston batters he faced in 2 2/3 perfect innings. Strider said it was "fun to play" again following his sparkling Grapefruit League performance against the Red Sox in North Port,

Braves ace Spencer Strider returned to the mound Monday for the first time in almost a calendar year and threw 2⅔ perfect innings.