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With last night’s win, your Atlanta Braves earned their 90th dub of the season and punched their ticket for the postseason. They were the fifth team to clinch a playoff berth, following the Rays, Brewers, Dodgers, and Yankees.

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The most surprising player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 13

Braves bid to brush aside Phillies, pad lead in NL East

The Atlanta Braves will turn to right-hander Grant Holmes on Sunday afternoon when they go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / September 10

One Underrated Starter the Braves Can Still Rely on Down the Stretch

The starting rotation has been a point of conversation for the Atlanta Braves all season, and that conversation only got louder down the stretch after news broke that Bryce Elder will miss 3 to 4 weeks following knee surgery.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / September 8

Series Split with Phillies, Grant Holmes Remains Locked In, More

It was just not meant to be on Monday for the Braves. Kyle Schwarber once again went deep for the only run in the game, but the story was the dominance of Jesus Luzardo during his complete game shutout against the Braves in a 1-0 win for the Phillies.

Atlanta Braves News / Battery Power / September 7

Grant Holmes excellent, but Braves blanked by Phillies

The Atlanta Braves took on the Philadelphia Phillies today a day after the dramatic win yesterday that secured the season series. If they won today they would also take this series 3-1 and take a large 6.0 game lead in the division.

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The most disappointing player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / September 3

Braves Make Rotation Change Ahead of Phillies Series

The Atlanta Braves have opted to make a change to their rotation plans ahead of their four-game series with the Phillies. According to MLB.com's Mark Bowman, Grant Holmes will now get the start in the series finale on Monday.

MLB News / Battery Power / September 2

Braves at Nationals chat and discussion: Grant Holmes vs Brad Lord

The Atlanta Braves are looking to stop a two game skid and secure a win against the Washington Nationals behind Grant Holmes who could surpass 130.0 innings on the season with his start today.

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MLB News / Field Level Media / September 2

With key series looming, Braves shoot for split vs. Nationals

Atlanta goes for a split of its two-game series at the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, where the Braves are well aware the road trip heats up this weekend.

MLB News / Battery Power / August 28

Rockies at Braves Chat and Discussion: Grant Holmes vs. Tomoyuki Sugano

Get your Friday reds on – it’s nearly time for the Braves-Rockies series opener. Dubie gets to be the featured photo on this today because of the time he left eyeblack on the wall at Coors the last time we faced the Rockies.

MLB News / Battery Power / August 28

Grant Holmes starts the Friday night showdown in Rockies series opener

TGIF, folks. How are we feeling after that series sweep? For most enjoyers of the sport, those three games were hailed as “good baseball.” Now that we’re on the other side of it, I agree, but it was a very stressful three nights.

MLB News / Field Level Media / August 28

Fresh off sweep, Braves intend to keep guard up vs. Rockies

The Atlanta Braves are fresh off one of the regular season's most impressive series to date, sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in three tightly contested games.

Athletics News / Battery Power / August 21

Grant Holmes throws shutout, Luke Sinnard promoted, and more

The Atlanta Braves earned their 75th win of the season after Thursday’s 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Grant Holmes and Austin Riley allowed Atlanta to avoid the sweep during the makeup game.

MLB News / On Tap Sports Net / August 20

White Sox Silenced by Grant Holmes in 2-0 Loss to Braves

The Chicago White Sox managed one hit as Grant Holmes carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of the Atlanta Braves’ 2-0 victory Thursday afternoon at Rate Field.

Atlanta Braves News / Field Level Media / August 20

Grant Holmes, Braves baffle White Sox

Austin Riley had two hits and two RBIs and Grant Holmes pitched six-plus innings to spark a combined one-hitter as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday in a makeup game between the first-place clubs.

Atlanta Braves News / Athlon Sports / August 16

Walt Weiss Reveals Grant Holmes Plan After Disastrous Start

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss confirmed Grant Holmes will remain in the starting rotation after the right-hander struggled against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / August 6

Braves extend win streak to 7 games, and this one had massive implications

Bryce Elder and Grant Holmes — do you think they might have heard all the negative noise after the Braves failed to add starting pitching at the trade deadline?

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 24

Grant Holmes, Braves carry effective form into opener vs. Orioles

The Atlanta Braves made it through a good week since the All-Star break, but there is no letup for them in this stretch of the season. They face the Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Baltimore.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / July 9

Is Grant Holmes the Braves second best starting pitcher?

Looking to snap a three-game skid, the Braves sent Grant Holmes to the mound against Jared Jones — a matchup that turned into an unexpected duel between two arms who haven’t exactly had All-Star caliber 2026 campaigns.

MLB News / Yardbarker / July 3

Braves flash promising stat in much-needed series-opening win vs. Mets

The Atlanta Braves were in desperate need of a performance like Friday night's series-opening win vs. the New York Mets.

Cubs on wrong side of history after blowout loss to Cardinals

Rays' Junior Caminero continues HR tear in win over Astros

Mariners' Randy Arozarena had the worst ABS challenge game of the season

Yankees' rotation takes hit with Carlos Rodon news

Yankees insiders sound alarms about concerning Aaron Judge comments

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / March 13

Grant Holmes Extinguishing Doubts During Dominant Braves Spring

Entering spring training, Grant Holmes had zero guarantees. He's out of options. He was rehabbing a partially torn UCL. There was a chance he wouldn't even make the big league club, let alone get back into the Atlanta Braves rotation.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / November 21

Braves encouraged by the progress of Grant Holmes

When it was announced that Grant Holmes would be shut down for the season with a UCL injury, the immediate assumption was that he’d undergo either Tommy John surgery or an InternalBrace procedure — both of which would’ve wiped out his entire 2026 season as well.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / September 9, 2025

Latest update on Grant Holmes is very encouraging

Grant Holmes last pitched on July 26th, and soon after, he was announced out for the season with a UCL injury. That typically means Tommy John surgery, which would have forced Holmes to miss all of 2026 as well.

Atlanta Braves News / Just Baseball / February 24, 2025

Could Grant Holmes Be the Braves’ Next Breakout Starter?

It’s the question fans around the NL East have been asking all offseason: “How will Holmes do with the full-time transition from reliever to starter?” Of course, they’re talking about Grant Holmes of the Atlanta Braves.