The Atlanta Braves were defeated in four games in the National League Division Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers, ultimately bringing their season to an end.
Wednesday night's loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS officially closed the book on the 2026 season for the Atlanta Braves. With that abrupt ending come the questions that follow every team into every offseason: roster construction, contracts, offseason moves and more.
Let the speculation for next season commence. With 2026 in the books, it's time to turn the page to what's next. The Atlanta Braves fought their way to 94 wins and a division title, but holes were exposed once the postseason arrived.
Michael Harris II scored Atlanta’s only run in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday, as the Braves fell 4-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Truist Park, ending Atlanta’s 2026 campaign.
Can you name every MLB player to hit at least three home runs in multiple postseasons in eight minutes?
Undoubtedly the best move Alex Anthopoulos made over the last calendar year was the acquisition of Tyler Mahle. The veteran arm was sporting an ERA north of 5.00 for San Francisco, nobody was looking to deal for him, and the Braves essentially got him just for picking up the remaining $2 million on his contract.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
Coming out on top in a postseason series against the Los Angeles Dodgers is not an easy task. In fact, in recent years, it has proven to be impossible, as the Dodgers have won back-to-back World Series titles.
On Wednesday, the lights were turned out on the Atlanta Braves’ 2026 season with a tough home loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLDS. The
On Wednesday evening, the Atlanta Braves’ 2026 season came to a disappointing end with a tough home loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLDS.
On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves saw their 2026 season come to an end with a tough home loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLDS. The Braves now face an offseason filled with more questions than answers after several of their most reliable bats melted down in the series against Los Angeles.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. made a cryptic change to his social media account after his team’s elimination from the MLB postseason. Acuna changed his Instagram profile picture to a black circle that read “desconectado,” which is Spanish for “disconnected.” In addition, he scrubbed the profile of all Braves-related content.
The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.
The Atlanta Braves season ended with a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series. Ronald Acuña Jr. had an abysmal series at the plate and was not necessarily great in the National League Wild Card Series either.
Pending free agent Tyler Mahle put together a strong two-month stretch with the Braves to close the regular season. He was even better in the playoffs, covering critical innings for a pitching staff lacking viable starters outside of Chris Sale.
Ronald Acuña Jr. spent Wednesday night in the corner of the Atlanta Braves clubhouse with his shirt pulled over his head, the Braves’ season already over.
Ronald Acuña Jr. was visibly emotional after the Atlanta Braves’ season came to an end Wednesday night. The Braves fell 4-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Division Series, ending Atlanta’s postseason run with a 3-1 series loss.
After a scorching start, the Braves never really recaptured that magic over the final four months of the season. There were flashes of brilliance, sure — but mostly it was inconsistency, and nowhere more so than at the plate.
When the Braves arrived to the playoffs, one thing was obvious: they’d need their biggest stars to show up if they wanted to go toe to toe with the best in baseball.
From the moment the season opened, one question hung over the Braves above all others: would they have enough pitching to be legitimate championship contenders?
On their way to a third consecutive National League Championship Series appearance, the Los Angeles Dodgers controlled the Atlanta Braves at the most critical times.
Ronald Acuña Jr. is going home and going home with some backlash at that. The Atlanta Braves star Acuña has partnered with online prediction market Kalshi, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reported on Wednesday.
You do not need to be a baseball savant to know at the start of each season that the Los Angeles Dodgers are going to be a factor in the playoffs. It is like clockwork.
Atlanta will always have a special place in Freddie Freeman’s heart, but Atlanta Braves fans didn’t seem to care about that on Tuesday.
Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player will be tendered a contract prior to the mid-November Tender Deadline.
Acuna hasn't been at his best when it matters most, though, as he has continuously failed to show up and perform when it matters most in October.
The Major League Baseball postseason is well underway and there have already been plenty of standout performances. Harris II's performance has arguably been the best.
For Kerr, the first two appearances of his postseason career have been flawless.
On a toasty Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, Skubal lived up to every bit of the hype surrounding his postseason Dodger debut.
The Braves won on Thursday night, 6-2, but it was Sale who pitched the final 1.1 innings for Atlanta to end the game and send them to the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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