The Braves offense has been lifeless for much of the season. Outside of Marcell Ozuna, there hasn’t been a single player who has put together lengthy stretches of dominance.
The Atlanta Braves' signing of pitcher Reynaldo Lopez over the winter may turn out to be one of the best moves of the entire offseason. Having served as a reliever nearly exclusively since 2022, the Braves said they wanted to utilize Lopez as a starter, and that's worked out to historic proportions.
“The NL East is over!” Sal Licata declared on May 31, 2022, on SNY’s Baseball Night in New York to proclaim that the Mets would win the division. At the time, New York was 34-17, holding a 10.5-game lead over the then 23-27 Braves.
June has historically been a good month for the Atlanta Braves. Will that be the case again in 2024? The Atlanta Braves have been a force to be reckoned with in the month of June over the past two seasons.
From LLWS fame to potential first round draft pick Jurrangelo Cijntje is an intriguing arm(s). We are just over a month away from the 2024 MLB Draft and as you can imagine we are are in prime mock draft season.
Entering Friday’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves (35-25), the Washington Nationals (27-35) are on a four-game losing streak. The contest starts at 6:45 PM ET on BSSE with the Braves listed as -203 favorites, while the are +171 underdogs who may be heading for a fifth straight defeat.
Earlier this week, I talked about Justyn-Henry Malloy — who used to be a top prospect in the Braves organization but was flipped in a trade for Joe Jimenez — getting called up to make his MLB debut for the Detroit Tigers.
Coming into the season, the Braves didn’t appear to have many holes on paper. That’s changed considerably over the first two months. Mostly, because of the injuries to Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuña Jr, who are out for the season.
As the Atlanta Braves prepare to be active before the MLB Trade Deadline, recent reports are that they will seek to bolster their pitching staff. It has been a good and bad season for the Atlanta Braves this year.
1923 - The Boston Braves acquire pitcher Jesse Barnes and catcher Earl Smith from the New York Giants in exchange for pitcher Mule Watson and catcher Hank Gowdy.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn ACL. The procedure was performed by Dr.
Marcell Ozuna capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-run homer and the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday night.
Atlanta’s bats came alive late to help them to a 5-2 win in their series opener in Washington The Atlanta Braves looked lifeless through the first six innings Thursday night but their offense came alive late in a 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals.
Over the next couple of months, I will have evaluated every trade target the Braves could possibly be interested in leading up to the trade deadline, and Alex Anthopoulos will land some AAA guy nobody has ever heard of that will end up winning NLCS MVP.
I’m not sure a team has ever been bitten by the injury bug worse than the Braves have over the last two months. Several All-Stars have missed significant time, and the reining NL MVP as well as the ace of the staff are already out for the season.
It’s June 6th, which means it’s time to update the Braves panic meter. I recently did this same piece exactly one month ago after a slide to begin May, and since then, nothing has gotten better.
The Braves pitching staff has been the one shining light in an otherwise gloomy season through two-plus months, and that success extends further than just the majors.
The Atlanta Braves don’t need any more injuries to teach them the value of organizational depth. With season-ending ailments to Ronald Acuña and Spencer Strider, and other brief IL stints for other-star players, the Braves have already dealt with their fair share of the injury bug in 2024.
Last year, the Braves sent eight players to the All-Star Game in Seattle, including four first-timers. Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Orlando Arcia, Austin Riley, Sean Murphy, Spencer Strider, and Bryce Elder earned bids.
National League East rivals looking to move on from debacles meet on Thursday when the Atlanta Braves open a four-game series at the Washington Nationals.
The Atlanta Braves took game one of a brief two-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night at Fenway Park, winning by a score of 8-3. In the win, lefty Max Fried continued his great run by going 7.0 innings and allowing two earned runs on just four hits.
Atlanta right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach will make his second major league start Wednesday afternoon when the Braves visit the Boston Red Sox for the back half of a two-game series.
Per Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Braves signed Brian Anderson to a major-league deal on Tuesday. Anderson is a right-handed bat that has mostly played third base and right field throughout his seven years in the bigs.
The former third-round pick spent the 2017-22 seasons with the Marlins, taking regular at-bats between stints as the team’s everyday third baseman and everyday right fielder.
Boston sent its longtime ace left-hander and cash to Atlanta in exchange for infielder Vaughn Grissom in late December.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. opened up a bit more about his heartbreaking reaction to his season-ending ACL tear. Acuna discussed his injury on Thursday, and said through a translator that he was grateful for the “overwhelming” support he has received since suffering the injury.
Ronald Acuna Jr. is dealing with a second ACL tear in four years.
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