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Braves Announce Ronald Acuna Jr. Decision Before Nationals Game

The Atlanta Braves, at 36-17, own the best record in the National League and have been one of baseball's most dominant teams this season, even while managing injuries to key contributors throughout the year.

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Do the Atlanta Braves Have Too Much Depth?

In 2025, the Atlanta Braves snapped a seven-year playoff streak that started in 2018. Atlanta won just 76 games, their lowest win total since 2017. Coming off such a disastrous season, many expected Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos to make big moves in the offseason.

Dylan Dodd News / Atlanta Braves on SI / May 24

Dylan Dodd Seeing Time to Shine Arrive in Braves Bullpen

Dylan Dodd provided valuable innings for the Atlanta Braves in their 2-0 loss to the Washington Nationals on Saturday. He delivered three scoreless innings to keep the game close. It’s the second time he delivered a similar stat line this season.

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Craig Kimbrel News / CBSSports.com / May 23

Mets cut Craig Kimbrel: Assessing veteran reliever's Hall of Fame chances with his MLB future unclear

Kimbrel was designated for assignment Friday, and the end of his impressive career is near... will he make it to Cooperstown one day?

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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 Schwellenbach News / Atlanta Braves on SI / May 23

Braves Choosing Patient Route with Spencer Schwellenbach

Spencer Schwellenbach is continuing his slow ramp-up in his rehab. The Atlanta Braves’ right-hander has been back to throwing for about a week, and he’s throwing at about 60 feet. He told 92.9 The Fan’s Grant McAuley on Saturday that after two weeks, he’ll move up to 75 feet and throw from that distance for two weeks as well.

Atlanta Braves News / EasySportz / May 23

The Braves Ceiling This Season Is Historical

The Atlanta Braves are 36-16, own the best record in Major League Baseball, and honestly, this might be the most dangerous Braves team since the 2021 World Series run.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 23

Perfect trade Braves must offer Tigers for Tarik Skubal

The Atlanta Braves are one of baseball’s bounce-back stories of 2026 after an injury-marred 2025 season. With a lineup headlined by a healthy Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson, and Austin Riley this Braves lineup has been mashing the baseball.

Bryce Elder News / Atlanta Braves on SI / May 23

Key Trait of Braves' SP Bryce Elder That Played a Role in His Turnaround

Another strong night for Bryce Elder is in the books. He pitched another six innings, allowing just a lone run, helping the Atlanta Braves navigate their way to a 5-4 win in the 11th inning. He took on another top offense, and he got the job done.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 23

Braves' unsung heroes ready for Nationals

The Atlanta Braves continue to find ways to win -- and unlikely contributors have helped to propel the club to a major-league-leading 36 victories. Ahead of the second contest of a three-game set against the visiting Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, Atlanta is more than content to continue seeing production from unexpected sources.

AJ Smith-Shawver News / SportsTalkATL / May 23

Braves reveal outstanding news on AJ Smith-Shawver

There’s been several updates on Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach, two young arms the Braves are expecting back at some point this season. However, we haven’t heard much on AJ Smith-Shawver, who underwent Tommy John surgery last year.

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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 / May 23

Who has been the Braves biggest surprise of 2026?

Friday night’s win was led by “the other guys” — a group that’s just as responsible for the Braves’ 36-16 start as the marquee names that collect most of the headlines from the national media.

Chadwick Tromp News / Atlanta Braves on SI / May 23

Chadwick Tromp Picks Up Career First in Braves Walk-Off Win

The Atlanta Braves walked it off again, taking the series opener against the Washington Nationals on Friday night, 5-4. They battled into extras in the rain, behind multiple times in the game, by multiple runs at one point.

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Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 23

José Azócar Elects Free Agency

José Azócar elected free agency after clearing outright waivers, according to the MLB.com transaction log. The Braves designated the outfielder for assignment on Wednesday when Eli White returned from a concussion.

Ronald Acuna Jr. News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 22

Is Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. playing tonight vs. Nationals after injury scare?

Atlanta Braves fans were forced to hold their breath when Ronald Acuna was removed from Thursday’s game. However, they can all now breathe a sigh of relief.

Chris Sale News / CBSSports.com / May 22

Chris Sale thought Braves were crazy to trade for him -- now the only crazy part is how well it's worked out

Sale joked that Braves exec Alex Anthopoulos should have been drug tested after he dealt for the Cy Young-winning lefty three years ago

Atlanta Braves News / Athlon Sports / May 22

$100 Million Outfielder Named Perfect Trade Candidate for World Series Contender

The Atlanta Braves are once again proving to be one of MLB's top teams during the 2026 MLB season. Going into their Friday matchup against the Washington Nationals, they are 35-16 and have a 9.5-game lead in the National League East.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / May 22

Another series win, Braves add a catcher, Ronald Acuña Jr. injury update

It was another busy day for the Braves, filled with mostly very good news. On the field, they wrapped up another series win, bludgeoning the Marlins pitching for nine runs behind two homers from Michael Harris II and another from Mike Yastrzemski.

Atlanta Braves News / HITC / May 22

What the Atlanta Braves did after a 12-0 loss says plenty about this team

After the Atlanta Braves’ worst loss of the season, Walt Weiss gave his team a simple message: flush it, move on, and show up ready the next day. Monday’s

Bryce Elder News / Just Baseball / May 22

Bryce Elder Is Proving His Doubters Wrong

The Atlanta Braves starting rotation has been one of the best units in the league to this point. Braves starters rank first in MLB with a .205 batting average, second in ERA at 3.07, and sixth in WHIP at 1.16.

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 21

Michael Harris' two-HR game powers Braves to MLB-leading 14th series win

Major League Baseball's best team by record keeps winning, as the Atlanta Braves picked up their league-leading 14th series win of the season on Thursday.

Braves ride Michael Harris II's 2 homers to series win over Marlins

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