They were dealt some tough news on Tuesday morning, with the bullpen taking a big hit with the Raisel Iglesias news.As the Braves announced, Iglesias is landing on the injured list and will now miss some time as he recovers from an injury. This issue for Iglesias is a right shoulder problem, something that's a bit concerning for the righty reliever.Why Raisel Iglesias is landing on IL"The Braves today recalled LHP Dylan Dodd to Atlanta and placed RHP Raisel Iglesias on the 15-day injured list, backdated to April 20, with right shoulder inflammation," the Braves announced.This is some tough news for the Braves and especially for Iglesias.

He was in the middle of a very strong start to the 2026 MLB season as the Braves' closer.The 11th-year veteran, across eight outings, had recored 11 strikeouts with five saves and a 0.69 WHIP with a 0.00 ERA in 8.2 innings pitched.Iglesias was dominant for the Braves to begin the year, but now, he's landing on the injured list and will miss some time.More: Braves predicted to trade Bryce Elder for Lars NootbaarFortunately, the Braves signed Robert Suarez, the former all-Star closer for the San Diego Padres, to a free agent deal this past offseason.Suarez, the 35-year-old, has been nearly as dominant this season with a 0.93 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 10 outings this year across 9.2 innings pitched.With Iglesias now on the injured list with a right shoulder issue, Suarez will likely take over as the team's closer. Iglesias will miss some time, as the Braves look to build upon their already commanding NL East lead.More MLB news:Jacob DeGrom is only 149 strikeouts from 2,000 for his careerThree ways Pirates' Paul Skenes could lose NL Cy Young AwardMets didn’t want to trade Brett Baty while White Sox didn’t want Mark Vientos in Luis Robert Jr. tradeRed Sox never close on Astros’ Isaac Paredes tradeShohei Ohtani deemed more valuable than Aaron Judge in recent ESPN discussion piece