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Braves’ Michael Harris Reveals Latest Off-Field Move Before Giants Game

The Atlanta Braves hold the best record in baseball at 46-25. Outfielder Michael Harris II has been central to that run, being one of the best outfielders in the league this season and a top-three offensive bat in the Braves lineup.

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Drake Baldwin returns to the lineup as Braves face Giants

There is no way to sugarcoat it, the Atlanta Braves have struggled offensively this month. In fact, only three teams have scored fewer runs since the start of June.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 16

Atlanta Braves travel home to face San Francisco Giants as Grant Holmes takes mound

The Atlanta Braves are headed home and will face the San Francisco Giants after arguably their worst stretch of the season. The good news is that the Giants are not good this year, and Drake Baldwin will be back for this series.

Brewer Hicklen News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 16

Braves Select Brewer Hicklen

The Braves have selected the contract of outfielder Brewer Hicklen, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The 40-man roster had a vacancy after catcher Austin Wynns was outrighted yesterday.

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The 'Last cycle by MLB team' quiz

Can you name the last player to hit a single, double, triple and home run in one game for every MLB franchise? Five minutes are on the clock.

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Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 16

Braves Biweekly: A June swoon so far

(Note: Stats here through June 14, which only matters for comparing the Braves to other teams. In an ideal world, I’d either do this on the 16th, or during

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 16

Stroll down memory lane as Braves fans share favorite ballpark memories

70 out of 162 games down, and it’s safe to say the 2026 Atlanta Braves (46-24) have been a much-needed balm after the last few years of underperformance.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 16

Braves 2026 Draft Candidate Drew Burress Scouting Report

As we close in on the 2026 MLB Draft, the focus on who the Atlanta Braves are looking at for the ninth overall pick has come into focus a bit. Names like Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress, Arkansas catcher Ryder Helfrick, Kentucky shortstop Tyler Bell, and Florida prep lefty Gio Rojas seem to be the names most prominently linked to the club.

Drake Baldwin News / Battery Power / June 16

Will Drake Baldwin pick up right where he left off?

I was writing up the biweekly update last night, and Baldwin’s absence in the hitter tables and charts was a glaring omission. The other times, I’d write something like, “Oh yeah, Drake Baldwin is otherworldly, again.” But for the first half of June, no Drake Baldwin.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 16

Drake Baldwin is Back, Spencer Strider Gets Positive News, More

It was an off day for the Atlanta Braves but also a positive one in terms of injury updates on Monday. Drake Baldwin is back, returning from a 4-week absence due to an oblique strain.

MLB News / Atlanta Braves on SI / June 16

Preview, Probable Pitchers for Braves vs Giants Series

The Atlanta Braves are back home looking to get back on track when they host the San Francisco Giants for a three-game series. The Braves are coming off a road trip that saw them only pick up a single win over five games.

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Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / June 16

Where Atlanta Braves Players Stand Early in All-Star Voting

The push to get players into the starting lineup for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game is in full swing. The Atlanta Braves have been revealed to be in good standing in the voting early on.

Spencer Strider News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 15

Braves bring back veteran arm after Spencer Strider injury

The Atlanta Braves moved to reinforce their pitching depth Monday night after Spencer Strider’s injury created a roster challenge for the club. Atlanta brought pitcher Carlos Carrasco back on a minor league contract, keeping a familiar veteran option available as the club works through rotation uncertainty.

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Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 15

Braves Re-Sign Carlos Carrasco, Maverick Handley To Minor League Deals

The Braves have brought Carlos Carrasco and Maverick Handley back to the organization on minor league contracts, according to the MLB.com transaction log.

Drake Baldwin News / Field Level Media / June 15

Slumping Braves getting Drake Baldwin back with Giants up next

The slumping Atlanta Braves will get catcher Drake Baldwin back from the injured list Tuesday when they return home to begin a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.

Spencer Strider News / Fastball on SI / June 15

Braves Losing Spencer Strider Just Opened NL East Race With Phillies

The Atlanta Braves got some more bad news on Monday. The Braves announced that All-Star starting pitcher Spencer Strider is being shut down from throwing for at least four weeks before undergoing another MRI.

Atlanta Braves News / Yardbarker / June 15

Braves receive great news on Drake Baldwin despite losing Spencer Strider

The Atlanta Braves franchise experienced two different emotions on Monday: misery and elation.

Braves to shut Spencer Strider down for a month

A.J. Ewing shines as Mets roll past Braves

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Drake Baldwin News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 15

Braves Outright Austin Wynns

The Braves announced that catcher Drake Baldwin has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Fellow catcher Austin Wynns has been outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 15

Ken Rosenthal on Braves adding a starting pitcher at the trade deadline

The Braves revealed the plan for Spencer Strider moving forward. He’ll be shut down for the next four weeks, then take another MRI. If everything checks out, he’ll resume throwing.

Atlanta Braves News / Yardbarker / June 15

Braves to shut Spencer Strider down for a month

The Atlanta Braves' starting rotation has been battered and bruised this season, but it remains a top-five starting staff in Major League Baseball (fifth in ERA, 3.61).

Braves receive great news on Drake Baldwin despite losing Strider

Trea Turner's struggles for the Phillies have been surprising

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s power outage was not on the Blue Jays' radar

Jackson Chourio has been a driving force for Brewers offense

Atlanta Braves News / EasySportz / June 15

Are the Braves in Trouble? For the First Time All Season, the Answer Might Be Yes

For most of the 2026 season, the Atlanta Braves have looked nearly unstoppable. They have spent months sitting near the top of baseball, overcoming injury after injury while continuing to win series and maintain one of the best records in the majors.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 15

Four areas Braves must fix as halfway point of the season approaches

The Braves are experiencing a type of adversity they haven’t faced much all season. Arguably their two best players are on the IL in Drake Baldwin and Ronald Acuña Jr., Spencer Strider just went down with what looks to be a season-ending injury, and they’ve lost four of their last five.

Mike Yastrzemski News / Larry Brown Sports / June 14

Braves’ Mike Yastrzemski makes the most bizarre error of the MLB season

Atlanta Braves outfielder Mike Yastrzemski made the strangest error of the MLB season so far thanks to some flukishly bad luck. Yastrzemski was in left field Sunday at Citi Field in New York, N.Y.