The MLB rumor mill continues to flip flop on if the Atlanta Braves will depart with assets or acquire help at the trade deadline this summer. That has to be annoying for Braves Country, but it gives us writers plenty to discuss.
The Atlanta Braves gave up on starting pitcher Kyle Wright a year and a half ago. The right-hander hasn't pitched in the Major Leagues since then. But after Friday, Wright is another step closer to pitching in an MLB uniform again.
Ian Anderson is back with the Atlanta Braves after being shipped off to the Los Angeles Angels ahead of the regular season. Since he's back with the organization, the goal is to get him back to form.
It's been a minute It had been Saturday since the Braves had a home run. Matt Olson broke the drought last night and got the Braves on the board. Atlanta insisted on the eleventy-singles offensive approach in Denver, winning two games out of three.
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.
Warren Spahn had two no-hitters. He could’ve had three if the ball had bounced differently on this day in Braves history. 1961: A misplay by left-fielder Mel Roach costs Warren Spahn a no-hitter.
Grant Holmes bounced back and delivered for the Atlanta Braves in the 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night. He gave them six innings of two-run ball, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out a career-high nine batters.
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Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves fell 2-1 in Friday night’s contest with the Los Angeles Dodgers after a pitchers’ duel between Grant Holmes and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Grant Holmes was great but Yoshinobu Yamamoto was even better. Grant Holmes had one of the best nights of his career as a starter so far. Unfortunately, this coincided with Yoshinobu Yamamoto continuing to dominate on the mound and as such, the Atlanta Braves ended up dropping this one in a tight, low-scoring and rain-delayed 2-1 defeat.
Storm’s a-comin’... Friday’s series opener between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers got through eight innings before the heavens opened up above Truist Park.
Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and starting pitcher Spencer Strider are both slowly working their way back from their respective injuries.
It's impossible to get a feel for where the Atlanta Braves are heading into the trade deadline. For a team that was expected to be World Series contenders when fully healthy, the Braves haven't played great baseball this season, currently six games behind the first-place New York Mets in the National League East.
The Atlanta Braves are currently without superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. due to injury, but it appears he’s trending in the right direction. While he doesn’t have a specific timetable for return, the former NL MVP is expected to be back in the Braves lineup towards the end of May, as reported by Mark Bowman.
Atlanta Braves prospect Ethan Workinger had himself a memorable day on Thursday while playing for Double-A Columbus. The Clingstones beat the Biloxi Shuckers (Milwaukee Brewers) 9-5 as Workinger went 3-for-5 with three home runs and eight RBIs.
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 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.
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 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.