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Michael Harris II Traded His Ground Balls for Fly Balls. His Best Numbers Since His Rookie Year Are the Result.

Michael Harris II has made significant changes to his batting stance that has caused his flyball rate to skyrocket and helped him get off to an uncharacteristically hot start to the 2026 season.

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Could Braves look to trade Ha-Seong Kim at the deadline?

At 45-21, the Braves have no business selling pieces. The expectation is they’ll be in full buy mode over the next two months, looking to upgrade the bullpen, rotation, and left field.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 8

Atlanta Braves off day chat and discussion: June 7

Good evening, folks! I hope everybody’s had a lovely start to their day. The Braves may not be in action but sometimes it’s just nice to take some time to look at the standings and relax a bit.

Mauricio Dubon News / SportsTalkATL / June 8

Mauricio Dubon may not be an All-Star, but Braves need to make sure he stays in Atlanta

By my count, the Braves have at least 10 players who could be recognized at next month’s All-Star Game. Chris Sale, Michael Harris II, Matt Olson, and Drake Baldwin have likely already done enough to earn a nod.

Shohei Ohtani News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Foreign-born 250-HR club' quiz

How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?

The 'Last 30-HR season by MLB team' quiz

The 'Most K's to start an MLB career' quiz

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

Eric Hartman News / SportsTalkATL / June 8

Braves top prospect Eric Hartman continues insane 2026 season

The biggest prospect riser in the entire sport right now might just be Braves outfielder Eric Hartman. An afterthought coming into the season, Hartman’s

MLB News / Yardbarker

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.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 8

Braves rumors: Shortstop mentioned as trade candidate before deadline

The Atlanta Braves are going to be buyers before the MLB trade deadline. They have been the best team in baseball this season, and Atlanta will surely look to further upgrade its roster.

MLB News / Yardbarker / June 8

Braves face key question in potential Tarik Skubal trade

Is a Skubal trade worth it for the Braves?

On deck: White Sox's big tests, A's in Vegas, Tigers' last stand, Yankees without Judge, Cubs' Swanson slumping

Tigers' Tarik Skubal shines in first rehab start but offers no update on timeline

The 'Pitching Triple Crown winners' quiz

Jim Bowden News / SportsTalkATL / June 8

Jim Bowden only has five Braves making the All-Star Game

The All-Star conversation is heating up, and as I wrote about last week, the Braves have a real chance of at least matching their franchise record of eight All-Stars set back in 2023.

Briggs McKenzie News / SportsTalkATL / June 8

A new Braves prospect arm is demanding immediate attention

Despite being taken in the fourth round, nobody received a larger signing bonus in last year’s draft class than 18-year-old Briggs McKenzie — who chose to sign with the Braves over honoring his commitment to LSU.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 8

Didier Fuentes has become untouchable in trade talks

Despite their incredible success this season, slamming the door on sweep opportunities has been one of the very few issues for the Braves. That looked like it was going to be the case again on Sunday.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / June 8

Will 2026 be the greatest Braves pinch-hitting season?

When Michael Harris II pulled off another heroic feat in hitting a game-winning pinch-hit double yesterday afternoon, I remarked that it felt pretty unfair to just be able to plop in a guy having one of the better offensive performances in MLB in lieu of Sandy Leon in a key spot.

MLB News / Yardbarker

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.

Michael Harris News / Battery Power / June 8

Sweep of Pirates, Michael Harris II Heroics, More

Sunday was an extra fun day for the Braves. Heroics from Michael Harris II played a huge part in the Braves 3-2 victory very over the Pirates. This resulted in a sweep of the Pirates, which is notable as the Pirates look to be a playoff contender.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / June 8

Where This Braves Team Stacks Up Within Franchise History

The Atlanta Braves picked up the sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend. After some missed opportunities to breakout the brooms recently, they broke through.

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The 'Most 20-point, 10-rebound seasons' quiz

The ''Madden' cover athletes' quiz

The 'Last 30-point NBA Finals game' quiz

The 'Most 1,400-yard NFL seasons' quiz

MLB News / Battery Power / June 7

Braves vs. Pirates series recap: Hey look, a sweep!

I mentioned in the series recap for the Toronto Blue Jays series that the relative lack of sweeps for the Atlanta Braves in the midst of this excellent season so far was the definition of complaining about first-world problems as far as baseball was concerned.

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 7