Michael Harris II leaves Braves-Nationals game with left quad tightness

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Michael Harris II #23 of the Atlanta Braves rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the second inning during the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in Washington, District of Columbia. (Photo by Alyssa McDaniel/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

Michael Harris II has had a fantastic series as he has absolutely feasted upon the pitching that the Washington Nationals have served up for him. Hopefully, he’ll be able to take that with him back to Atlanta instead of the IL, as Harris has been removed from Thursday afternoon’s game ahead of the bottom of the seventh inning.

Michael Harris II has been taken out of the game. Eli White moves to center, Mauricio Dubón goes to left and Jorge Mateo comes in at shortstop.

— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) April 23, 2026

We’ll let you know later what’s going on, since it wasn’t exactly apparent what was going on with Harris while he was out there. He ran the bases fine, so maybe something tightened up on him while he was in the dugout? That’s as much speculation as I’ll give you.

We will continually update this post as the the situation continues to develop.

[UPDATE 3:10 p.m ET]: The Braves have described it as “left quad tightness.” Hoo boy. Keep your fingers crossed, folks.

OF Michael Harris II was removed as a precaution from today’s game with left quad tightness.

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 23, 2026

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