The Atlanta Braves got crushing injury news with Ozzie Albies out for the foreseeable future. Then, on Monday, they agreed to bring in veteran Whit Merrifield. But, hours later, Merrifield suffered an injury ahead of the game against the Cincinnati Reds, per Davey O'Brien of The Athletic.

‘You might not believe it, but it’s true: Whit Merrifield took a ball off a finger of his throwing hand while taking grounders an hour ago, is being evaluated now to make sure there’s no damage. As Snitker said, managing to smile, “Can’t make it up….This year is something else.”'

The Phillies decided to part ways with Merrifield after a rough start to the campaign. He hit just .199 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 53 games for the Phillies. In 2023, Merrifield hit .272 with 11 home runs and 67 RBI for the Toronto Blue Jays, so there were higher hopes than the numbers he put up in Philadelphia.

Then, he joined the Braves and stayed in the National League, although it remains to be seen how severe the injury is for the former All-Star. The Braves also called up prospect Nacho Alvarez Jr. after Albies' injury and he was immediately inserted into the lineup for Monday's game.

A Braves trade could be coming given the injuries

On top of all of that, the Braves are expected to be active ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline. They trail the Phillies by 8.5 games for the NL East lead and are looking likely to get a Wild Card spot, so there could be some moves coming in the next few weeks. With the tough injury to Albies, there could be some pieces coming to shore up the roster.

Luckily for the Braves, they got a positive update on Merrifield, per O'Brien.

‘Merrifield X-rays negative, no fracture. He’s day to day.'

Still, it's another tough injury for the Braves as their unreal luck continues.