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Report: Grant Holmes going non-surgery route for elbow injury

After being transferred to the 60-day IL just a day after being removed from a game with elbow discomfort, the writing appeared to be on the wall for Grant Holmes.

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Braves Chris Sale Progressing, Snitker Gives Multiple Injury Updates

Brian Snitker gave an array of injury updates ahead of the Atlanta Braves series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers. The top update of note is the progress on All-Star left-hander Chris Sale.

Austin Riley News / Last Word On Sports / 1 hour ago

Braves Austin Riley Placed on 10-Day IL with Lower Abdominal Strain

The Atlanta Braves are once again facing injury setbacks as third baseman Austin Riley was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday for the second time in the past month due to a strained lower abdominal muscle.

Drake Baldwin News / Talking Chop / 1 hour ago

Drake Baldwin assumes third spot in lineup as Braves host Brewers

The frontrunner for NL Rookie of the Year will be taking cuts at the plate during the first inning of this one. The lineups are out for tonight’s game between the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers, where the Braves are returning home after a decently-long road trip kept them a way for a bit.

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Owen Murphy News / SportsTalkATL / 4 hours ago

Owen Murphy continues remarkable dominance on the farm

Making his way back from Tommy John surgery, Owen Murphy hasn’t missed a beat. In his first start since last May, the 21-year-old right-hander tossed three perfect innings with five strikeouts in Rookie Ball.

Austin Riley News / Field Level Media / 6 hours ago

Braves 3B Austin Riley returns to IL with ab strain

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley headed back to the 10-day injured list on Monday with a strained lower abdominal muscle. Riley, 28, returned to the lineup on July 25 after missing two weeks with a right abdominal strain.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / 6 hours ago

Braves second-round pick turns heads in professional debut

Of all the players selected by the Braves in the 2025 MLB Draft, the one that really has an opportunity to shoot up the system at light speed is second-round pick Alex Lodise.

Austin Riley News / MLB Trade Rumors / 6 hours ago

Braves 3B makes return to injured list with abdominal strain

He missed about two weeks with an abdominal strain last month as well.

Braves star injured in Speedway Classic at Bristol

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Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 7 hours ago

The Atlanta Braves lift a piece of metal in 2025

Oh yeah, they also won a series for the first time in what feels like ages. Even in the midst of a lost season, it’s nice to have small moments of joy to remind you why you love this game and why you love the team you love.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / 6 hours ago

Braves make flurry of roster moves ahead of series with Brewers

The constant shuffling of the Atlanta Braves roster continues today as the club prepares for a series against the Brewers at Truist Park. Austin Riley is heading back to the IL with an abdominal strain, the same injury that kept him out a couple of weeks not long ago.

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Hurston Waldrep News / SportsTalkATL / 7 hours ago

Hurston Waldrep comes out the big winner of wild Speedway Classic

When Major League Baseball selected the Braves for the inaugural Speedway Classic, they likely didn’t anticipate the team would be 17 games under .500 and missing half its roster to the injured list.

Michael Harris News / Atlanta Braves on SI / 9 hours ago

Michael Harris II & Late-Season Surges: A Dynamic Braves Duo

The recent turnaround by Michael Harris II is nothing short of remarkable. The Atlanta Braves center fielder came out of the All-Star Break batting .400 with a 1.129 OPS in 15 games after batting .210 with a .551 OPS through the first 93 games of the campaign. Any calls to bench him or send him down to Triple-A have been silenced.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 9 hours ago

When will the Braves win another series?

Hey, that was fun Hey, that was fun. Eventually. I mean, Austin Riley got himself hurt again. And they needed two home runs from Eli White. But the Braves won their first series since visiting the St.

MLB News / Talking Chop / 9 hours ago

Beleaguered Braves head home hoping to besmirch Brewers - and here’s how you can watch

Atlanta will be taking on Milwaukee and the weather in what is shaping up to be a soggy week. The Atlanta Braves return home after another wretched road trip to face the National League Central front-running Milwaukee Brewers.

MLB News / A to Z Sports / 8 hours ago

Rocky Top takes over Bristol Motor Speedway during MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds

There were plenty of Tennessee Vols fans in attendance on Saturday night/Sunday afternoon for the MLB game at Bristol Motor Speedway between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds (the game started on Saturday night, but was postponed due to heavy rain).

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 10 hours ago

Atlanta Wins Speedway Classic, Austin Riley, Hurtson Waldrep, more

Sunday actually can be a fun day. When things have happened unexpectedly for the Atlanta Braves over the past 12-15 months, it rarely ends well. Sunday was supposed to be an off day, but Mother Nature decided differently when it came to the 2025 Speedway Classic.

Eli White News / Atlanta Braves on SI / 11 hours ago

Eli White Heading to Hall of Fame... Kind Of

Eli White is officially heading to Cooperstown. Well, his helmet is at least. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday announced that the Atlanta Braves outfielder's helmet would be heading to the Hall of Fame after his two-home run performance at the Speedway Classic.

Eli White News / Field Level Media / August 3

Eli White smacks two HRs as Braves beat Reds in Speedway Classic

Eli White hit a pair of home runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in the Speedway Classic held at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Sunday before an MLB-record crowd of 91,032.

Atlanta Braves News / Yardbarker / August 3

Braves star injured in Speedway Classic at Bristol

In a season full of hard luck occurrences for the Atlanta Braves, Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Reds dealt them another one.

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Atlanta Braves News / 5 GOATs / August 3

Speedway Classic: Braves’ Eli White triggers first ‘home run car’ at Bristol Motor Speedway

Eli White of the Atlanta Braves has hit the first home run of the Speedway Classic, and we have now seen our first “home run car.” Following White’s three-run bomb to the stands, a Chevy Corvette took a lap around Bristol Motor Speedway, fitted with a home run flag.

Atlanta Braves News / Just Baseball / August 3

Atlanta Had A Disappointingly Quiet Trade Deadline

The 2025 MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and it was an eventful one. We saw Mason Miller, with four years of team control remaining, shipped from the Athletics to San Diego in a blockbuster that netted the A’s Just Baseball’s No.

MLB News / Yardbarker / August 2

MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol pushed to Sunday due to rain

The MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway has been pushed back to Sunday after persistent rain showers.

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Atlanta Braves News / LWOSports.com / July 31

Braves Must Target These Three Pitchers For 2026

The Atlanta Braves can pretty much consider this 2025 season a lost cause. The Braves are way below .500, and there is a real possibility that they could finish last in the NL East with their current form.