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Marksberry

Marksberry is being sent out to create room on the roster for Joel de la Cruz who will start for the Braves on Wednesday. The left-hander allowed two runs on two hits over his 1 2/3 innings with the big league club (10.80 ERA). He’ll continue to function as bullpen depth in the minors.

Marksberry didn’t look right pitching against the Phillies on Saturday night. He left after giving up two hits in 2 /3 of an inning. Marksberry will be reevaluated on Sunday. The 25-year-old could be headed for a stint on the disabled list.

Marksberry was hurt during an appearance Saturday. It’s unclear at this point how long he’ll be sidelined.

He’ll take Aaron Blair’s spot on the active roster. Marksberry made one appearance with the Braves back in April and owns a 2.84 ERA and 25/14 K/BB ratio over 25 1/3 innings this season in Triple-A.

Marksberry allowed two earned runs in 1 2/3 innings of work with the Braves back in June. He will function as a lefty specialist in his return to the majors.

Marksberry went to the hospital Tuesday for a colonoscopy because of severe stomach issues, but he suffered a seizure during the procedure and had his lung collapse. The report cites sources close to the family who say that he was put on life support and in a medically-induced coma, but fortunately, it sounds like he’s making progress. Marksberry’s brother, Eric Marksberry, posted on Facebook on Thursday afternoon that doctors had removed the Endotracheal tube and were waiting for him to wake up. As of now, the Braves have only confirmed that Marksberry was admitted to the hospital for “severe dehydration.”

Marksberry is currently under physician’s care in a Florida hospital. Unless there is a deeper underlying ailment at play, here, this figures to be a short-term issue for the 26-year-old left-hander.

Marksberry went into the hospital for a non-baseball procedure on Wednesday. The Braves would only confirm that he was being treated for “severe dehydration.” Marksberry’s brother wrote on Facebook that the pitcher had been placed on life support. O’Brien reports that that is not the case, writing that he is “unconscious but not on life support and that his vital signs were stable.” This is obviously a scary situation regardless. Due to HIPAA rules, the Braves are not allowed to divulge further information as to the exact nature of Marksberry’s ailment.

The Braves now have an extra 40-man roster spot to play with. Marksberry missed the last couple months of the season with a shoulder ailment.

Great news for Marksberry, who found himself severely dehydrated last month before suffering a seizure and being placed in a medically induced coma. Fortunately, he’s already feeling a lot better. He was released from the hospital on October 25 and is already trying to get back to normal. He plans to rehab his shoulder this winter and enter spring training without any restrictions. “I feel very blessed,” said Marksberry. “Someone was watching over me. I will never again take anything for granted. Someone gave me another chance in this world.”