The Atlanta Braves and manager Brian Snitker made a tough decision on Thursday. They are optioning outfielder Jarred Kelenic, sending the 25-year-old down to the minors.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday that right-hander Ian Anderson had been outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett and that outfielder Bryan De La Cruz had been picked up by the New York Yankees.
Who had the biggest impact on the Braves in the season’s first month? This season, Battery Power has been awarding a Braves Player of the Week as a way acknowledge the contributions of a player based on their weekly on-field performance.
The Atlanta Braves entered this series against the Colorado Rockies with much confidence. They had just finished toppling a good Arizona Diamondbacks team for their first road series win of the season and were dealing with a Rockies squad that could end up going down as one of the worst teams to ever set foot on a diamond in MLB history.
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.
The Braves announced today that right-hander Ian Anderson has been sent outright to Triple-A Gwinnett. That indicates he passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment earlier this week.
The Atlanta Braves are testing their starting pitching depth to begin the 2025 season. Ace Spencer Strider began the season still recovering from 2024 surgery and is back on the injured list.
It’s been exactly two weeks since Ronald Acuña Jr. reportedly met with his doctor in Los Angeles and was cleared to resume baseball activities at the Braves’ spring complex in Florida.
Yeah, I don’t know, either. I didn’t always drink coffee. Back during the beginning of COVID times, my wife (like everyone else) tried to find ways of occupying ourselves when we couldn’t do the standard things we had been doing.
Atlanta may not have swept the worst team in the NL but a series win capped off a productive trip out West. The Atlanta Braves entered this series with Colorado with a bit of confidence in their step and a wind behind their sails.
The Atlanta Braves are once again in the thick of the National league playoff race, boasting one of baseball’s deepest rosters and a front office unafraid to act when the moment demands it.
Apparently, “no homers at Coors Field” in a season has been achieved A short one today — my original query led me astray, acebravo corrected me, and then the Braves did the not-quite-unthinkable-but-still-crappy — went an entire series at Coors Field without a homer.
The Atlanta Braves have long since left their 0-7 start in the past, entering May only two games under .500 and 14-9 over their last 23. Whatever the Braves do going forward, whether it’s a return to their early-season mediocrity or an eighth straight playoff berth, it likely won’t feature veteran reliever Chasen Shreve.
The Colorado Rockies avoided a sweep today with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. However, during the game, they lost their top prospect as right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander left today’s start with a finger injury.
Baseball can be a tricky sport at times. It's impossible to win every game. So, stretches where teams win seven out of 10 games or go 4-2 on a cross-country road trips are and should be viewed as successful.
Chris Sale was sharp for the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday afternoon. However, in his first career start at Coors Field, he was outdueled by a Colorado Rockies rookie starting pitcher in a game the Rockies desperately needed to win.
Right-hander Zach Thompson has rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett in favor of free agency, per David O’Brien of The Athletic. Thompson was designated for assignment earlier this week and clearly went unclaimed on waivers.
Atlanta Braves fans got a pleasant surprise at the end of spring training when top position player prospect Drake Baldwin broke camp with the team. With Sean Murphy sidelined due to a cracked rib, the Braves turned to the rookie to open the season as their primary backstop.
Matt Olson had three hits and three runs scored, Michael Harris II drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves handed the Colorado Rockies their eighth straight loss with an 8-2 victory on Tuesday night in Denver.
The Atlanta Braves tonight will continue their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies. They won last night to start the series 6-3. They’ve now won eight of their last ten games, averaging 5.7 runs per game while allowing 4.4 runs per game.
Chipper Jones, the eight-time MLB All-Star with the Atlanta Braves, clearly hasn’t lost his competitive edge — despite being retired from pro baseball for over a decade.
DENVER — Sitting at 12-15 before kicking off a three-game road series against the Colorado Rockies on Monday, the Atlanta Braves fortified their pitching and hitting with a pair of feel-good reunions that could also pay dividends on the diamond.
Nick Allen had three hits, Michael Harris II produced a tiebreaking two-run double in the fifth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 in Denver on Monday night.
The Atlanta Braves temporarily pulled the plug on the Jarred Kelenic experiment. Now it's up to the 25-year-old outfielder to prove himself in Triple-A.
The Atlanta Braves are getting back on the right track and there seems to be no doubt about it now. After starting the season with seven straight losses, the Braves are now suddenly within striking distance of .500.