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Braves Designate Hunter Stratton For Assignment

The Braves have designated right-hander Hunter Stratton for assignment and transferred righty Spencer Strider to the 60-day injured list, according to the club’s transactions tracker at MLB.com.

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Braves vs. Giants June 17 Game 2: Chat and Discussion

The Braves turn to JR Ritchie on the mound as they look to earn a split from a virtual doubleheader on Wednesday night after 7.5 innings of Tuesday’s game played were played Wednesday afternoon.

Spencer Strider News / Battery Power / June 17

Spencer Strider gets moved to 60-day IL

Similarly to how it seemed likely that the Braves were going to be without Ronald Acuña Jr. for a bit, it seemed inevitable that Spencer Strider would be put on the longer-term IL eventually once it got out that he’d be shut down for at least a month.

Atlanta Braves News / Athlon Sports / June 17

Braves Announce Ronald Acuña Jr. News After 5 Missed Games

The Atlanta Braves have not made it easy on themselves lately. A Bo Bichette grand slam powered the New York Mets to a 7-5 win over Atlanta on Friday night, and the Braves dropped two more games: Sunday’s series finale and Tuesday’s game to the San Francisco Giants 6-2 as they opened a new series at Truist Park.

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JR Ritchie News / Battery Power / June 17

Braves hope JR Ritchie can pull team out of downturn vs. Giants

The Braves are firmly mired in their first extended skid of the 2026 season. After an uncompetitive 7-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants — who have the second-worst record in the National League —in a game concluded Wednesday after it was delayed a few innings in on Tuesday, the Braves have lost five of their last six games.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

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Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 17

Ronald Acuña Jr. will likely be out longer with his latest hamstring strain

As expected, the Atlanta Braves are likely going to take things very cautiously with Ronald Acuña Jr. and his most recent Grade 1 hamstring. Walt Weiss spoke with the media following Wednesday afternoon’s tough loss against the Giants and he was asked about Acuña’s status at the moment.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 17

Braves To Select Carlos Carrasco, Jair Camargo

The Braves are going to select right-hander Carlos Carrasco and catcher Jair Camargo to the roster between games of their semi-double-header today. One of them will be the “27th man” for the contest.

MLB News / Battery Power / June 17

Braves get hit hard in both rain and shine in lifeless loss to Giants

The current rough patch for the Atlanta Braves continued on for another game as they simply got outclassed by the San Francisco Giants over the course of a rain-delayed/suspended contest in Cobb County.

Ha-seong Kim News / Athlon Sports / June 17

Braves’ Ha-Seong Kim Facing Backlash During Giants Game

The Atlanta Braves have been one of the best teams in baseball this year, well on their way toward returning to the MLB playoffs. However, there have still been plenty of disappointing players this year, none more so than shortstop Ha-Seong Kim.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 17

Braves vs. Giants Game 1 restart: Chat and Discussion

On the last episode of Dragon Ball: Braves, the Atlanta Braves made a curious decision to start a baseball game in the middle of a downpour. In their efforts to predict the weather, the weather proved to be, in fact, unpredictable.

Atlanta Braves News / Athlon Sports / June 17

Braves Named Best Fit For All-Star Infielder Ahead of Trade Deadline

With the 2026 Trade Deadline quickly approaching on August 3, speculation is ramping up about who could be dealt elsewhere. One team that has a lot of decisions to make at this upcoming deadline are the Houston Astros.

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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.

Hurston Waldrep News / Atlanta Braves on SI / June 17

Braves See Hurston Waldrep's Triple-A Start Stalled By Heavy Rain

Hurston Waldrep made his return to Triple-A Gwinnett when he took the mound for his latest start on Tuesday night. Due to heavy rain, the Atlanta Braves right-hander only managed to throw three innings and 53 pitches.

Atlanta Braves News / Total Pro Sports / June 17

MLB Rumors: Atlanta Braves Emerge As Best Fit For $9,475,000 Astros Star

For a long time, the Atlanta Braves held the best record in the MLB this season. However, their recent loss has pushed them to the second spot while the Los Angeles Dodgers have triumphed.

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Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 17

What were the Braves thinking?

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty flabbergasted by the poor organizational decision-making the Braves showed yesterday evening. I know having a big lead in the division gives you some ability to let it ride, at least until that lead shrinks, but… this was kind of insane, from my perspective.

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 17

Giants, Braves set for long day in Atlanta

The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants will play almost two games on Wednesday. With the Giants leading 3-2, the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta was suspended because of rain on Tuesday night in the middle of the second inning.

Michael Harris News / Battery Power / June 17

Michael Harris II exits, game suspension, and more

Though the Atlanta Braves only completed one inning on Tuesday night, the injury scares continued. In the bottom of the second inning against the San Francisco Giants, Michael Harris II was removed due to lower back tightness. There has not been any update on his status at this time.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / June 17

Braves Face Pitching Challenge After Rainout Forces Doubleheader

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves postponed the first game of their series with the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night after just 1.5 innings. They will

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 16

Drake Baldwin blasts mammoth HR before rain halts Giants-Braves

The game Tuesday between the visiting San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves was suspended because of rain and will be resumed on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.

Michael Harris News / Athlon Sports / June 16

Braves Announce Michael Harris II News After Exiting Giants Game

Braves outfielder Michael Harris II was pulled from the game after his plate appearance in the first inning with lower back tightness. Eli White took over his spot in the lineup, playing left field.

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.

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

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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

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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.