The Atlanta Braves are considering speedster DaShawn Keirsey Jr. for a postseason bench spot, but manager Walt Weiss has not called it a sure thing. Keirsey stole 40 bases in 43 attempts at Triple-A Gwinnett and scored three runs in three Braves games this month.
Signed over the winter as Triple-A depth, Keirsey recorded a Statcast sprint speed of 28.5 feet per second last season, ranking in the 81st percentile. In 74 games with Minnesota, he batted .107 in 88 plate appearances and stole 10 bases in 13 attempts.
Atlanta still had time to finalize its roster before Tuesday's Wild Card round. Weiss said Keirsey might fill a role like pinch-runner Terrance Gore did for the Braves in 2021; Gore stole five bases in six postseason attempts and won World Series rings with Atlanta and Kansas City.
