In case you missed it, Pierce Johnson has been placed on the 15-day IL with elbow inflammation. In a corresponding move Jackson Stephens has taken his place on the active roster.
The Atlanta Braves’ bullpen took a major hit ahead of their contest with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. Following a loss in the first game of the series Atlanta will now be without one of its top relievers for the foreseeable future.
Both teams copy-pasted yesterday’s lineups for today’s game. I wrote a little about the pitching matchup earlier in the game preview. The Braves also lost an important piece to their bullpen for a short IL stint with a scary designation.
The Atlanta Braves are in unfamiliar territory. For the first time in over a full calendar year, they’re in second place in the NL East after last night’s
The hits keep on coming for the Braves. Sean Murphy hasn’t played since the opening series against the Phillies after suffering an oblique injury. Spencer Strider is out for the season with a torn UCL.
The Atlanta Braves placed reliever Pierce Johnson on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with elbow inflammation, while the contract of fellow right-hander Jackson Stephens was selected from Triple-A Gwinnett.
The Atlanta Braves offense has hit a slump. While they’re still the highest-scoring offense in baseball at 5.33 runs per game, Atlanta’s put up three
He did miss most of the 2022 season due to forearm tendinitis, so his recent injury history does have a prominent arm-related issue.
Bryce Elder and the Braves are looking at an uphill battle against Tyler Glasnow and the Dodgers in game 2 Bryce Elder will take the mound for Atlanta in what is a very lopsided pitching matchup on paper against Tyler Glasnow for LA.
The Atlanta Braves have had an amazing run of success in the National League East. The Braves have won six consecutive divisional titles - not as impressive
The Atlanta Braves are set, for the most part, when it comes to position players in the major leagues. Atlanta's in the rare position of having a fully locked in position player core, with all eight defensive starters under team control for multiple seasons after this one.
Coming into the season, the Braves had two prospects that were featured on nearly every top 100 prospect list, AJ Smith-Shawver and Hurston Waldrep. Per Baseball America, both were ranked in the top 50 less than two months ago.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves have been without catcher Sean Murphy for a month, after he suffered an oblique strain on March 29.
The Atlanta Braves lost a close matchup to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, in eleven innings on Friday night to open the series between the two NL pennant contenders.
Six hits and one walk over 11 innings won’t cut it. As has been the case for seemingly every game lately, the Braves found themselves in a pitcher’s duel.
The Braves have been without their All-Star catcher Sean Murphy since Opening Day after he suffered an oblique injury. Obliques are typically tricky and can take months to heal from, even minor ones.
The Atlanta Braves are ready for the challenge. Despite Atlanta’s consistent success - they’ve won the NL East for each of the previous six seasons, twice
Through the first full month of the season, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers have indeed shown they are two of the top World Series-title threats, with a chance to compare notes this weekend amid play that has not been up to either's standards.
The 30-year-old is in his final option year.
The Atlanta Braves have meticulously constructed a farm system brimming with pitching talent, a brilliant approach that has positioned them as a perennial World Series threat.
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley struggled throughout April, but he remained confident in his approach and that he would eventually get results.
As expected, the Atlanta Braves are off to a great start this season. In a recent article by ESPN, they received a solid grade of an “A” for their performance in April.
Austin Riley hit a two-run triple and Chris Sale allowed one run over five innings as the Atlanta Braves salvaged the finale of a three-game interleague series in Seattle, defeating the host Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
Some obvious obstacles exist — he will be 35 in November 2025 and is essentially a DH-only player at this point in his career
This weekend's series between the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians features the top team in both the American and National Leagues, but it was the home team that came out swinging in Friday night's heavyweight battle.
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