With 2025 marking his first season as largely a full-timestarter, Grant Holmes emerged as one of the top arms in the Atlanta Braves’ pitching rotation. His season debut against the Padres during opening week hinted at something special, but in truth, the signs were there long before. Unfortunately an elevated amount of homers allowed, and a season-ending injury combined to tarnish his season before he could wrap it up neatly.

Holmes’ path to a permanent big-league role is a story of resilience and perseverance. After being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014, he spent ten years — an entire decade — in the minor leagues. The Braves signed him to a minor league contract in 2022 as a free agent, and from there Holmes bounced around the Braves’ minor league affiliates. He eventually go

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