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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 have another big Spencer Strider injury concern

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Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin currently in line to start at 2026 MLB All-Star Game

Major League Baseball has released the first round of updates for All-Star voting for this year’s MLB All-Star Game, which will be taking place in Philadelphia this season.

Spencer Strider News / Field Level Media / June 15

No ligament damage for Braves RHP Spencer Strider

An MRI on Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider's elbow revealed no ligament damage, only inflammation, MLB.com reported Monday. Strider visited specialist Dr.

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The 'MLB K-leaders since 1995' quiz

How many of the pitchers to lead all of Major League Baseball in strikeouts in the Wild Card Era (since 1995) can you name in five minutes?

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Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 15

The Week Ahead for Atlanta: Can the Braves beat the Miz?

There’s no place like home and the Atlanta Braves will surely be grateful to have spent some time in their own respective beds instead of what they had to deal during what ended up being a terrible road trip against the White Sox and Mets.

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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.

Spencer Strider News / SportsTalkATL / June 15

Braves get best possible news on Spencer Strider injury

We finally have the information we’ve all been waiting for on Spencer Strider, and it’s the best possible scenario. According to Mark Bowman, Strider avoided structural damage to the elbow.

Spencer Strider News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 15

Spencer Strider Expected To Avoid Elbow Surgery

The Braves received good news on injured right-hander Spencer Strider following an MRI on his throwing elbow. Imaging did not show any ligament issues, and the team does not expect Strider to need surgery, reports Mark Bowman of MLB.com.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 15

A potential top Braves trade target already receiving heavy interest

The most glaring need for the Braves as the trade deadline approaches is starting pitching. Their current rotation is Chris Sale and hope for the best, with 35-year-old Martin Perez their second most reliable starter.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 15

Braves 2026 MLB Draft Candidate Tyler Bell 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.

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.

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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 / 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.

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Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 15

Spencer Strider, Drake Baldwin, more

It was a tough week for the Atlanta Braves, as they finished 1-4 for the week as a whole after losing to the Mets 8-1 on Sunday. While the Braves were the best team in baseball on the road entering the week, every team is bound to have these stretches at least a few times a season.

Drake Baldwin News / Atlanta Braves on SI / June 14

Gwinnett Game Canceled, What it Means for Braves Catcher Drake Baldwin

The Atlanta Braves may have a decision or two to make regarding the timeline for catcher Drake Baldwin. His second scheduled rehab assignment game in Jacksonville on Sunday was canceled due to impending weather.

MLB News / Battery Power / June 14

Braves bats go silent in series loss to Mets

The headline says it all. Giving New York another reason to celebrate, the Atlanta Braves fell 8-1 to the New York Mets on Sunday. Bryce Elder’s outing resulted in him only pitching through four innings, allowing two hits, six earned runs, two walks and only two strikeouts.

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.

Spencer Strider News / Field Level Media / June 14

Braves RHP Spencer Strider (elbow) seeing doctor for evaluation

Braves right-hander Spencer Strider is going to see Dr. Keith Meister for an evaluation after he was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right elbow inflammation, Atlanta manager Walt Weiss told reporters before Sunday's game at the New York Mets.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 14

How does the Spencer Strider injury affect the outlook of the Braves rotation?

We are still awaiting the final diagnosis on the injury Spencer Strider suffered on Friday against the Mets. He’s already been placed on the 15-day IL with what the Braves are calling right elbow inflammation, but Walt Weiss said ahead of Sunday’s game that they don’t have a “definitive” answer yet.