Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider made history and his season debut on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays (GameTracker), delivering five innings in what also served as his first appearance since missing almost the entirety of the 2024 campaign after undergoing elbow surgery last April.

Spencer Strider made his long-awaited return from elbow surgery when the Atlanta Braves faced the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, notching his 500th career strikeout in the fifth inning.

Spencer Strider, the Atlanta Braves fireballer just 369 days removed from undergoing his second Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery, was back on a major league mound – and making strikeout history once again.