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Metrics That Provide Hope to Braves for Austin Riley Bounce Back

With a roller coaster 2026 in the books, all Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley can do is look ahead. There's no doubt work was put in to course-correct.

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How untradeable is the contract of Austin Riley?

The Braves need to make some significant improvements to the roster if they want to get back to competing for championships come October. However, the biggest obstacle they have to overcome is of their own doing.

Atlanta Braves News / Yardbarker / November 8

3 questions facing the Atlanta Braves this offseason

The Atlanta Braves didn't take long to return to the postseason.\

3 questions facing the New York Yankees this offseason

...and 3 questions facing the Padres

...and the Cubs

Top 5 most likely trade candidates during the MLB offseason

Hiromi Itoh a question mark despite strong NPB performance

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / October 19

The Top 10 longest home runs of 2026 for the Atlanta Braves

It’s that time again. Everybody loves home runs and now (thanks to Statcast) it’s time to take a look back at 10 of the longest home runs of the season for the Atlanta Braves during the 2026 regular season.

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The 'AL & NL Rookies of the Year' quiz

How many of these past ROY winners since the 2000 MLB season can you name in six minutes?

The 'Season HR-leaders by MLB team' quiz

The 'Season hits-leader by MLB team' quiz

The 'MLB Home Run Derby champs' quiz

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / October 14

Four players the Braves could trade this offseason to free up money

It’s tough to know exactly how much the Braves will have to spend this offseason, thanks to the looming lockout. But if last year is any guide, the number is probably somewhere around $35-45 million.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

The offseason needs for every MLB team

Another MLB season is in the books. The pending lockout is hanging over the heads of players and ownership, but there could be a mad rush of moves prior to December.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / October 13

Austin Riley, Acquiring Arms, More

Once again, the Braves are entering an offseason where many questions need to be answered. And unfortunately, many of those questions will be focused on how reliable talents already with the Braves will be moving forward.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / October 12

Austin Riley enters the Winter at a career crossroads

The Atlanta Braves may have spent another season navigating a multitude of pitching injuries, but it was ultimately the lineup that let them down in October.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB on ClutchPoints / October 8

Braves’ Austin Riley opens up on ‘terrible’ individual season

On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves saw their 2026 season come to an end with a tough home loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLDS. The Braves now face an offseason filled with more questions than answers after several of their most reliable bats melted down in the series against Los Angeles.

MLB News / SportsTalkATL / September 30

Braves vs. Phillies: Four storylines for Games 2 and 3

Despite Major League Baseball shafting the Braves and Phillies, scheduling their games in the middle of the afternoon during the week, the two division rivals put together easily the most exhilarating Game 1 of the entire Wild Card Series — a back-and-forth affair capped off by a three-run homer from Austin Riley.

Atlanta Braves News / Field Level Media / September 30

MLB roundup: Austin Riley rescues Braves in Game 1 vs. Phillies

Austin Riley's three-run homer capped a two-out rally in the eighth inning and lifted the host Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in a back-and-forth opening game of the best-of-three National League wild-card series on Tuesday.

Atlanta Braves News / EssentiallySports / September 30

'Everyone’s Losing Their Mind': Braves’ Star React as Austin Riley’s Heroics Helps Them Beat Phillies

No one needed this break more than Austin Riley. After finishing the regular season with a .219 average and 19 homers, Riley was looking for his moment, and that came against the Phillies.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

25 MLB prospects who will make an impact in 2027

The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 29

Phillies’ Bryce Harper says quiet part out loud about Austin Riley’s clutch Game 1 home run

After coming up short against the Atlanta Braves in surprising fashion, with Austin Riley flipping the script with a three-run homer in the eighth to take the 1-0 lead, Bryce Harper was left crestfallen in the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse.

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Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / September 29

Walt Weiss: “We’re at our best” when things are the toughest

How’s that for a curtain-raiser on this Postseason run for the Atlanta Braves? The best way that I can describe how that first game went down is to paraphrase a quote from my favorite professional wrestler of all time.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / September 29

Austin Riley overcomes struggles, delivers biggest moment of Braves season

WHAT A GAME! Major League Baseball was nice enough to give the 94-win Braves the 2:00 PM time slot against the division-rival Phillies — a decision they’re probably regretting right about now.

Atlanta Braves News / Field Level Media / September 29

Austin Riley's clutch homer lifts Braves over Phillies in Game 1

ATLANTA -- Austin Riley's three-run homer capped a two-out rally in the eighth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in a back-and-forth opening game of the best-of-three National League wild-card series Tuesday afternoon.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 29

Austin Riley's biggest swing of the season powers Braves to win

Austin Riley's biggest swing of the season powers Braves to crucial Game 1 win vs. Phillies

Riley delivered his biggest swing in quite some time in Atlanta's 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1.

Chris Sale just did something he hadn't done since Opening Day

Michael King fires seven strong innings as Padres blank Cubs in Game 1

Hagen Smith gave the White Sox what they needed as Game 1 opener

Colson Montgomery makes White Sox history with postseason HR

Sean Burke vs. Hunter Brown: How starters match up in Game 2

Atlanta Braves News / Athlon Sports / September 27

Austin Riley becomes first Braves player ever to reach 200 strikeouts in a season, hitting the mark in the final series of the regular season

Austin Riley reached an unwanted piece of Atlanta Braves history during the final series of the regular season, becoming the first player in franchise history to record 200 strikeouts in a season.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / September 12

Braves Austin Riley Reflects on Step Forward Since All-Star Break

Austin Riley delivered again in the Atlanta Braves' effort to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-5, in extra innings to open their three-game series. He belted a solo home run to left-center field, making it a one-run game, 3-2, in the bottom of the seventh inning.