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The Curious Case Of Justin Upton
Justin Upton is good, but not great. Over his career, Upton has been in the top ten of MVP voting once, named to two all-star teams, and won one silver slugger. But for some reason, people talk about him like he’s won five MVPs, has been named an all-star every year, and has won multiple silver slugger and gold glove awards. The Diamondbacks drafted Upton with the first overall...
Chopcast: Justin Upton brings power in return to Arizona
ATLANTA There have been and will be signs in the Chase Field bleachers this week professing the Diamondbacks fans miss Justin Upton in their own team's uniform, but it's hard to imagine they wanted to see the 25-year-old slugger play quite so well in his homecoming.
Upton, who went 4-for-5 with one home run in Game 1 of his return series, has immediately become the star...
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Brandon Beachy threw another extended spring game on Tuesday
The Atlanta Braves are slowly working pitcher Brandon Beachy back to the major league level. On Tuesday the 26-year-old threw 29 pitches in an extended spring training start.
According to David O’Brien the right hander threw in the 92-93 mph range with his fastball.
Beachy made 13 starts for the Braves last season finishing with a 5-5 record and a 2.00 ERA before having to undergo...
Tim Hudson donates 1 million to Auburn baseball
Veteran Braves pitcher Tim Hudson has earned nearly 100 million in his 15-season career, but a significant portion of those earnings were recently sent back to Auburn -- the place he called home in college.
Hudson and his wife, Kim, who still make their home near the Auburn campus, donated 1 million to the Tigers' baseball program to upgrade the team's clubhouse. The generous...
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B.J. Upton Day-To-Day With Shoulder Contusion
The Atlanta Braves B.J. Upton had to leave Monday’s game due to a contusion of his left shoulder. The outfielder is day-to-day and the injury for now doesn’t appear to be too serious. Expect him back within a few days.
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Braves' B.J. Upton day-to-day after HBP
Atlanta Braves outfielder B.J. Upton had to exit last night's contest against the Arizona Diamondbacks after being hit in the left shoulder by starting pitcher Wade Miley. The Braves are considering Upton day-to-day, and he told reporters after the game -- including Mark Bowman of MLB.com -- that he's likely to take Tuesday off to rest the sore shoulder.
Following the...
Three Cuts: Braves rout D-backs in Upton homecoming
Here are three things we learned from the Braves' 10-1 road rout of the Diamondbacks, otherwise known as Justin Upton's successful Arizona homecoming:
1. So much for debating the pratfalls of Upton returning to the desert so early in the season
Upton (one triple shy of the cycle on Monday) must have been focused like a laser for this one, racking up two runs, two RBI and...
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Atlanta Braves Sign Kameron Loe To Minor League Deal
The Atlanta Braves have signed right-handed pitcher Kameron Loe to a minor league contract. Reporting to Triple-A Gwinnett, Loe is formerly a member of the Chicago Cubs organization. He is projected as someone that will provide bullpen depth for the system.
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Andrelton Simmons is Spectacularly Solid
Andrelton Simmons is solid with the glove. He makes all the plays he should. Andrelton Simmons is spectacular. You should see his arm. Really, though, Andrelton Simmons is spectacularly solid.
Growing up, he and his family were Braves fans in the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao. Andruw Jones, Curacao’s biggest breakthrough star — sorry Hensley Meulens — pretty much made everyone...
Atlanta Braves Activate Paul Janish, Lose Three Others
The Atlanta Braves have activated infielder Paul Janish from the 15-day disabled list and have decided to option him to their Triple-A Gwinnett minor league affiliate. In other moves the Braves have released outfielder Jordan Parraz and pitcher Dusty Hughes while pitcher Kameron Loe has elected for free agency after clearing waivers, having been designated for assignment a few days...
Braves Jason Heyward rehabbing, possible return May 13
The Atlanta Braves have sent star right fielder Jason
Heyward to Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday, May 9. Heyward batted five times on
Thursday, going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts, but did not appear in Friday’s
game.
MLB.com’s Braves beat writer Mark
Bowman reported that Heyward experienced soreness after Thursday’s game and
that his absence from Friday’s lineup...
Brandon Beachy to begin rehab assignment next week, Venters sore
The Atlanta Braves are hoping to have starting pitcher Brandon Beachy return by mid-June. Beachy threw his final live batting practice session on Thursday.
On Sunday Beachy will throw a bullpen session and then the right hander will begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday or Thursday.
Beachy, 26, has been working his way back from Tommy John surgery and has not had any setbacks thus...
Evan Gattis has a howitzer of an arm
With the return of Brian McCann to the lineup on Monday and Jason Heyward still on the disabled list, the Atlanta Braves have been experimenting with catcher Evan Gattis in left field. His glove has been a bit suspect in left this week, but on Wednesday, he showed off his cannon of a right arm.
The Reds had the bases loaded and none out, and Donald Lutz hit a routine fly ball...
Braves rumors: Will Atlanta let Brian McCann walk?
The Atlanta Braves recently welcomed All-Star catcher Brian McCann back from his shoulder injury. Atlanta will now have to juggle McCann and hot-hitting backstop Evan Gattis to keep both bats in the lineup. However, this may only prove an issue for the remainder of the season, as Jon Heyman of CBS Sports says the "handwriting is on the wall" for McCann to exit via free...
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