The Atlanta Braves have announced that starting shortstop Ha-Seong Kim sustained an injury in Korea and had surgery to repair a torn tendon on his middle finger. The surgery took place today and is expected to miss four to five months.

Kim was signed this off-season on a one-year, $20M contract after the Braves claimed him off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays in September 2025. Kim opted out of his player option but ended up back with Atlanta.

Atlanta swapped last year’s starting shortstop Nick Allen for super-utilityman Mauricio Dubon who will likely no be the team’s starting shortstop unless the Braves make a move prior to Spring Training.

Atlanta doesn’t proven big league options at shortstop behind Dubon. Look for the Braves to make a move to add a player with at least some shortstop experience to provide depth in the organization. Nacho Alvarez, Jr. has played shortstop in the minors but would not be a full-time options. The team has minor leaguers Luke Waddell and Jim Jarvis at Triple-A who both have extensive experience at shortstop.

Former Brave Luke Williams is a free agent. The team recently parted with Vidal Brujan and Brett Wisely who were both utility depth options.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is the most experienced shortstop on the free agent market.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University women’s indoor track and field turned in a strong all-around performance at the Tryon Winter Classic and Combined Events, held Jan. 16–17 at Tryon International, with the Jaguars recording a victory in the women’s 5,000 meters and multiple top-10 finishes across the meet.

Senior Gabby Jourdain led Augusta with a first-place finish in the 5,000 meters, crossing the line in 18:37.35. Lily McDonald added a fifth-place finish in 20:50.18, while Carlee Hodges placed seventh in 21:14.02.

Josalyn Branch paced Augusta in the 200 meters, finishing 16th with a time of 25.99. Ava Adams followed in 26.64, with Janiya England (27.35), Madison Mitchell (27.44), and Thanna Davis (27.45) also competing.

In the 400 meters, Adams led the Jaguars with a 20th-place finish in 1:02.89. Kennedy McDonald placed 31st in 1:05.17, and Meadow Roberts finished in 1:06.56.

Thanna Davis recorded a top-10 finish in the 800 meters, placing 10th overall in 2:26.02. Devan Howard represented Augusta in the mile, finishing in 6:04.57.

The 4×400-meter relay team of Cameron Wade, Taneiha Bowman, Kennedy McDonald, and Ava Adams finished seventh overall with a time of 4:17.89.

In the field events, Cameron Wade led Augusta in the long jump with an eighth-place mark of 5.24 meters (17-2.25), followed closely by Nene Akaose in ninth at 5.23 meters (17-2). Taneiha Bowman added a 13th-place finish at 5.14 meters (16-10.5), with Rebekah Klossner and Leilani Stallings also competing.

Bowman also placed 12th in the triple jump with a mark of 11.02 meters (36-2), while Stallings finished 21st at 10.15 meters (33-3.75).

Freshman Jamiya Reed highlighted the high jump group, clearing 1.48 meters (4-10.25) to finish 13th. Paige Justice also competed.

In the shot put, Keeva Tracey recorded a best mark of 9.90 meters (32-5.75), while Kayla Marshall added a throw of 7.54 meters (24-9). Jala Williams also competed in the event.

The Texas A&M Aggies were able to avenge their first conference loss against the Tennessee Volunteers last Tuesday with a win over the Texas Longhorns at the Moody Center in Austin Saturday night, 74-70.

Rashaun Agee clocked in another double-double, and the Aggies took the lead early in the first half and never handed it back to their rivals, no matter how close it seemed that the Burnt Orange was to coming back.

In the end, the Ags reigned supreme and clutched their first win over the Longhorns in the state capital for the first time since the 2002 season.

The Notebook: Three Takeaways

Rashaun Agee Does It Again

For the fourth time in the past six contests, A&M forward Rashaun Agee recorded a double-double, this time with 17 points and 11 rebounds Saturday, continuing to show his presence as a playmaker for the Aggies in the short amount of time he and the rest of the team have been a part of the team.

Thanks to his professional-level performances, Agee is close to averaging a triple double for the season, with 13.3 points and 8.7 rebounds so far in the 2025-26 season, and the Aggies are undefeated whenever Agee scores in double figures in points and rebounds, except for their overtime contest to the SMU Mustangs where Agee scored 13 points and 11 rebounds in the 93-80 loss.

History Does NOT Repeat Itself in Austin

And Texas A&M couldn’t be happier for it.

Last year’s visit to Austin saw the Aggies up by 20 points late in the first half, only for the Longhorns to ride the comeback and take the 70-69 win with a layup by Tramon Mark with three seconds left to stun the Maroon and White.

Thankfully, that wasn’t case Saturday night, but it seemed like the stars were aligning for it to happen again, as the Aggies built up a double-digit lead midway through the second quarter, and then it was like the Longhorns couldn’t miss, and had there been a few more minutes on the clock, a repeat of last year could’ve definitely been in store.

However, Jacari Lane was able to sink the free throw that made it a four-point game and completely dashed Texas’ chances for victory, moving the Aggies to 4-1 in conference play.

“Bucky Ball” Continues To Shape Into Form

The assist numbers were slightly down for the Aggies, only getting 14 on the night, but the three-point percentage was right at 40, and the shooting was much more efficient as the game went on, making over half of their field goals on 27-of-53 shooting.

After just under 20 games, Bucky McMillan’s game plan seems to be translating over to College Station just fine, with the occasional struggles at the three-point line and slight inconsistencies at the charity stripe.

Texas A&M will look to keep its momentum rolling in conference play as it takes on the Mississippi State Bulldogs back home in College Station at Reed Arena Wednesday night at 8:00 PM.