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Division-winning Braves set to begin tune-ups as they welcome Reds to town

It’s tune-up time. The division is clinched, the chances of getting not-the-three seed in the NL are very low, and the Braves are presumably going to take it easy for their last two series before playoff action begins. For the first part of this week, they’ll host the Reds, and then complete the regular season […]

Michael Harris II doesn’t get enough credit for being one of Atlanta’s “silent leaders” in 2026

Michael Harris II has grown into a “silent leader” for the Atlanta Braves, says Jesús Cano of The Athletic, as he’s become a veteran of the game. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work: bravestoday.substack.com Get 20% off at NCase Cards with promo code “BravesToday” Rocker Chicks by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What’s been the biggest success and disappointment for the Braves in 2026?

The Braves’ 2026 regular season campaign is wrapping up, with Atlanta taking home their seventh NL East crown over the last nine years. Postseason baseball is returning to Truist Park next week, as the Braves will host either the Cubs, Padres, or Phillies with hopes of reaching the NLDS for the first time since 2023. […]

How The Braves Won The NL East (w/ The Athletic’s Jesús Cano) | Atlanta Braves Podcast

Host Lindsay Crosby is joined by Friend of the Show™ Jesús Cano of The Athletic to break down Atlanta’s NL East championship, Didier Fuentes as a Rookie of the Year candidate, the Walt Weiss case for Manager of the Year, and how Atlanta approaches this final week before the postseason Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work: bravestoday.substack.com Get 20% off at NCase Cards with promo code “BravesToday” Rocker Chicks by...

Where does the Braves pitching staff rank among playoff contenders?

When it comes to critics of the Braves, the one area they’ve pointed at all season is the pitching staff, particularly the starting rotation. It’s a fair concern given all the injuries the group has had to overcome. Spencer Strider, Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach, and Reynaldo Lopez were all expected to be major contributors coming […]

Gwinnett Stripers 2026 season recap

The Gwinnett Stripers season has come to a close, ending the minor league season in the Atlanta Braves organization. The Braves Triple-A affiliate has completed its season by going 76-73, one of just two out of the team’s six affiliates with a winning record in 2026. This article will highlight some of the successes and […]

The Robert Suarez Question Could Decide the Braves’ Postseason

With the NL East clinched and the likelihood of improving their seeding over the final week of the season being very small, there are a couple of storylines off the field that matter a lot more than the games — none bigger than the return of Robert Suarez. The All-Star reliever pitched over the weekend […]

What are you watching for as the Braves play out the string?

Atlanta Braves Discussion Final bullpen jockeying stuff, I guess Sep 22, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC Well, the Braves are likely in “rest and get ready for a short playoff series” mode. They clinched the division, but they have a very, very low chance of getting a bye. So, these final six games, both against no-longer-contenders, are essentially just forced appearances on the calendar. That said, there are some things that the Braves could probably stand to learn from these games, and that we as fans ca...

What are you watching for as the Braves play out the string?

Well, the Braves are likely in “rest and get ready for a short playoff series” mode. They clinched the division, but they have a very, very low chance of getting a bye. So, these final six games, both against no-longer-contenders, are essentially just forced appearances on the calendar. That said, there are some things that […]

Every NL Team’s Arizona Fall League Prospects to WATCH | 2026 AFL Preview

Aram Leighton and Elijah Evans break down every National League prospect headed to the 2026 Arizona Fall League, going organization by organization from the Braves through the Rockies. Dodgers outfielder Eduardo Quintero headlines the group as the highest rated prospect on any AFL roster, with Nationals flamethrower Jarlin Susana, Diamondbacks righty Patrick Forbes, Giants outfielder Dakota Jordan and Cubs slugger Myles Bailey all set for fall reps in the desert. Which NL org sent the most int...

Atlanta Braves off day chat and discussion: September 21

Welcome to the last off day of the 2026 regular season. I very much enjoyed putting a little Braves logo emoji status at work today as a nod to yesterday’s division-clinching win. Any similar displays? Let’s hear ‘em. Tonight’s Action With the NL East champs resting after sweeping and celebrating, there’s only three other games […]

Alex Anthopoulos discusses pitching plans for Braves Wild Card Series

Unless the Dodgers totally collapse this week and the Braves win out, Atlanta is going to be hosting a three-game Wild Card series at Truist Park, facing either the Padres, Cubs, or Phillies. The scary part about that is pretty much anything can happen in a three-game series, especially when facing teams of that caliber. […]

Robert Suarez to be activated soon for Braves bullpen, per Alex Anthopoulos

All eyes have been on Robert Suarez, one of the Braves’ prized offseason additions, as he rehabs and recovers from an elbow ailment that has cost him the last three months of the season. Following his first rehab appearance with the Gwinnett Stripers on Sunday — which was Gwinnett’s final game of the season — it was a bit unclear what the next steps would be as he continues ramping up with hopes of pitching in the postseason. On Monday afternoon, Alex Anthopoulos went on 680 The Fan Radio and ...

Robert Suarez to be activated soon for Braves bullpen, per Alex Anthopoulos

All eyes have been on Robert Suarez, one of the Braves’ prized offseason additions, as he rehabs and recovers from an elbow ailment that has cost him the last three months of the season. Following his first rehab appearance with the Gwinnett Stripers on Sunday — which was Gwinnett’s final game of the season — […]

2026 MLB Power Rankings: Every Contender’s Biggest Surprise This Season

This is it. With one week remaining in the regular season, the National League playoff field looks nearly complete. The Brewers, Dodgers and Braves have already clinched their respective divisions, while the Cubs, Padres and Phillies are jockeying for wild-card seeding while hoping to hold off the Diamondbacks, who haven’t been eliminated yet but are four games back of the final wild-card spot. In the American League, meanwhile, much is yet to be determined. The Rays, Yankees and Red Sox are t...

This is the weirdest Braves team I’ve seen

Before the 2026 season started, the Braves were projected to be good. Per FanGraphs, their central estimate Steamer-plus-ZiPS blend projection saw them in a virtual tie for the NL East crown with the Mets at 90 wins, with division odds of 36 percent, top-two-in-NL record odds of 29 percent, and overall playoff odds of 79 […]

Three reasons why the Braves can make a deep postseason run

It’s been an up-and-down ride for the Braves to reach the point they find themselves right now — NL East champions for the seventh time in the last nine seasons, with eyes on a 95+ win season. At no point over the last four months has Atlanta played perfect baseball for long stretches. The offense, […]

Brett Sears Named Southern League All Star

Today Minor League Baseball has announced their post-season Double-A All Stars for each league, and one Atlanta Braves prospect was named to the team for the Southern League. That would be Brett Sears, who took one of the four starting pitcher spots, to be named just the second Clingstones player in history to be named […]

What Walt Weiss told Braves about winning 7th NL East title in 9 years

Walt Weiss first joined the Atlanta Braves when they were in the midst of their historic 14-year run of National League East supremacy, serving as the team’s shortstop from 1998-2000. He then returned to the organization as a bench coach before the 2018 season, experiencing another excellent stretch that was headlined by a 2021 World […] The post What Walt Weiss told Braves about winning 7th NL East title in 9 years appeared first on ClutchPoints .

NL Playoff Picture: Braves Head Towards Familiar Foes

The Braves clinched the NL East over the weekend with a sweep over the Astros, returning to the postseason as a top-three seed after a brief one-year hiatus — and the path they’ll face is beginning to look quite familiar. NL Division Winners Milwaukee Brewers (98-68) Los Angeles Dodgers (96-60) Atlanta Braves (92-64) — The […]

Braves’ division-clinching resiliency could pay off in Postseason

All the way back in March, there were still plenty of questions about this Atlanta Braves ballclub as the curtain was being raised on the 2026 season. Would the squad as a whole be able to get over the injury bug that hampered their 2024 season and then wrecked their 2025 season? Would the rotation […]

What’s at stake during the final week of MLB’s regular season? Division race, wild cards up in the air

The final week of the 2026 MLB regular season has arrived and there is still so much to be decided. The three National League divisions have been clinched (Braves, Brewers, Dodgers) and three American League postseason spots have been claimed (Rays, Red Sox, Yankees), which means half the postseason field remains up for grabs, plus seeding must be settled. Also, Yordan Alvarez has a shot at the AL Triple Crown (three points up in batting average, one back in homers, six back in RBI) and Pete C...