Over the last couple of decades, baseball as a whole has placed an emphasis on velocity. From an early age, pitchers are training night and day in an attempt to gain an extra mile per hour on the heater.
Travis d’Arnaud and Chadwick Tromp have filled in admirably for Atlanta after losing one of the game’s best catchers on Opening Day. It was an inauspicious start for the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 regular season when the team lost starting catcher – and 2023 All-Star – Sean Murphy to an oblique injury on Opening Day.
Law has the Braves selecting Louisiana prep arm William Schmidt at #24 in his latest mock. In a new mock draft for The Athletic that was released this morning, Keith Law has the Atlanta Braves selecting prep right-handed pitcher William Schmidt from Baton Rouge, Louisiana with the 24th pick of the draft.
When the Braves acquired Chris Sale via trade this offseason, it was met with mixed results. He came with an extensive injury history, with his last fully healthy season coming all the way back in 2019.
Veteran Charlie Morton will try to extend Atlanta's stretch of dominant pitching at home on Wednesday when the Braves host the Chicago Cubs in the finale of their three-game series.
1984 - Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar hits a grand slam in a 9-1 win over the Braves. 1996 - David Justice dislocated his right shoulder while swinging at a pitch in the second inning of a 3-0 loss to the Pirates.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves received another positive update from third baseman Austin Riley, who exited Sunday’s game with soreness on his side.
Matt Olson blasted a three-run homer to support another strong effort by Chris Sale and lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-0 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
The Braves are gearing up for the second of a three-game series against the Cubs at Truist Park, and for the second game in a row, Austin Riley isn’t in the lineup.
To begin the season, the Braves had two prospects that stood out above the rest in AJ Smith-Shawver and Hurston Waldrep. Both took part in Spring Training and looked impressive in their respective outings.
Jarred Kelenic is back in the lineup vs a RHP and Short is back in while we await further news on Riley The Atlanta Braves face Jameson Taillon and the Cubs in what looks to be another low scoring affair.
Chris Sale has been on fire. Can he keep it up against the Cubs? The Atlanta Braves are set to face the Chicago Cubs in the second game of the series. Last series the Braves faced the Cubs they swept them in the last week of September.
Anthopoulos has earned a reputation as one of the best GMs in sports because of the work he’s done to build the Braves into World Series contenders for a decade.
Zack Short drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth for his first RBI of the season and four pitchers combined on a shutout as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.
The Atlanta Braves have stayed relatively healthy in the 2024 MLB season, one of the few teams who can claim that midway through May. The injury bug finally got to the Braves on Sunday when All-Star third baseman Austin Riley was pulled from a 4-3 loss to the Mets.
Action Network's Tony Sartori shares his Cubs vs. Braves pick for Monday, May 13, including MLB odds and predictions for the showdown at Truist Park.
A top-seven finisher in NL MVP voting in each of the last three seasons, he has hit only .245/.319/.388 over his first 163 plate appearances, with just three home runs.
At this time last year, the Atlanta Braves were just starting their historic season. They were racking up runs and homers, putting up staggering offensive numbers that would end up being team highs.
On Saturday, Braves pitcher Max Fried was close to solidifying himself in team history after throwing seven innings without allowing a single hit. But closer Rasiel Iglesias gave up a home run to New York Mets’ JD Martinez in the bottom of the ninth to end the combined bid.
The Atlanta Braves were denied history on Saturday.
The Atlanta Braves have had some great pitchers over the past 30 years. But the one thing those pitchers have not done during that stretch is throw a no-hitter.
Only 53 pitchers in MLB history have reached the 200 saves milestone. Eight of those pitchers are Hall of Famers who produced more. Two of those Hall of Famers have 600 or more saves in their respective careers.
Chris Sale has become the No. 1 starter that the Braves didn’t know they would need this season, as he’s turned back the clock to his All-Star form from years past.
Marcell Ozuna continues to rake this season.
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