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Braves News: Spencer Schwellenbach update, Bryce Elder solid, and more
Mark Bowman of mlb.com provided several updates on the Atlanta Braves ahead of Friday’s contest at Truist Park. Most notably, Spencer Schwellenbach is in Atlanta and will throw a couple bullpens. Though just now ramping up baseball activities, he is hopeful for a return this September. Bowman also provided updates on Ha-Seong Kim and Hurston […]
Four-run sixth inning fuels Braves in win over Nationals
The Braves racked up hits early and often in this one, and two big swats in particular from Matt Olson and Michael Harris II gave the Braves the push they needed to pick up what’s becoming a somewhat rare occurrence lately: A comfortable win. From the outset in this one, the Braves were in control […]
Braves vs. Nationals chat and discussion: Bryce Elder vs. Foster Griffin
The game starts at (around) 7:00 p.m. Friday, it’s nearly 90 degrees and Truist Park is the place to be as the Braves are taking on the Nationals once more. Will the Braves take the 2-0 lead and at least ensure a split with a win tonight? Will Washington’s bats make Bryce Elder their latest […]
Spencer Schwellenbach throwing bullpens and targeting September return, per report
A watched stove eventually gets hot, folks. Join us in scratch/hug watch and other trade deadline speculation here as we approach Monday, August 3 at 6 pm ET. In the meantime, here are some updates coming out of Truist Park per Mark Bowman. Spencer Schwellenbach Spencer Schwellenbach is with the team in Cobb County today […]
Austin Riley returns to the lineup for the Braves against the Nationals
During Thursday night’s 5-4 win for the Atlanta Braves over the Washington Nationals, Austin Riley spent the entirety of that contest watching from the dugout as Mauricio Dubón came down from the outfield to play third base. Walt Weiss stated in Thursday’s pregame press conference that “the best way to slow the game down is […]
Bryce Elder looks to pick up where he left off in latest start against Nationals
After the Atlanta Braves ended up winning the impromptu home run derby to start this four-game series against the Washington Nationals, the Braves will now be looking to ensure a split as Bryce Elder will be getting the ball to start Friday night’s contest. In more ways than one, Elder will be looking to pick […]
Projecting the 2031 roster for the Atlanta Braves
As we wrap up the updated Atlanta Braves Top 30 prospect list, I thought now would be a good time to project out what the Braves might look like five years from now, which takes us to 2031. With the added prospect depth within the last year there are some arguments to be made for […]
2026 Battery Power Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 6-1
After a long week, we are entering the final day of our top 30 roll out. As always it has been an absolute pleasure for us to put together this list, even though it was one of the hardest ones we’ve done in quite some time. There has been another massive infusion of talent to […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Offense Everywhere on Thursday
Thursday saw an offensive outburst in the Atlanta Braves system. Although the DSL team lost, all four of the full season affiliates won with three of them scoring 11+ runs and the other scoring seven runs. Conor Essenburg, Alex Lodise, Eric Hartman, Patrick Clohisy, and Luis Guanipa were among the prospects to have notable days […]
When will Trade Deadline action pick up?
At this point, I think I’ve seen more coverage of why the Trade Deadline isn’t lit than actual content involving Trade Deadline deals. There are some teams that do need to move guys because there’s just no benefit (not even a Qualifying Offer) to not moving the players on expiring contracts they have, so things […]
Braves News: Sneaky win over Nationals, midseason prospect rankings, and more
After a tough series with the New York Mets, the Atlanta Braves returned to Truist Park for a four game set with the Washington Nationals. Though a close one, the Braves came out on top during game one, defeating the Nats 5-4. Grant Holmes turned in a shaky start, allowing three runs through 4.2 frames. […]
Mike Yastrzemski and Ronald Acuña homer as Braves slip past Nationals
The Atlanta Braves opened a four game series against the Washington Nationals at home in a clash of two of the top three scoring offenses in MLB this month. The Braves went 9-4 against the Nationals last season but are not doing quite as well against them this season being 4-3 against them thus far. […]
Braves vs Nationals chat and discussion: Grant Holmes vs Jake Irvin
The Atlanta Braves are opening up a series at home against the Washington Nationals where they hope to get some momentum going before the trade deadline on August 3rd. Grant Holmes will be facing Jake Irvin for the second time this season. In that game both pitchers performed well, but it was Irvin who came […]
Mauricio Dubón starting at 3B as Braves face Nationals
The Atlanta Braves will be facing the Washington Nationals this evening and it will be a clash between two teams that are in the top three in runs scored for the month of July. A lot has gone wrong with star players for the Braves this year, and the month of June as atrocious, but […]
Grant Holmes takes the mound as the Braves face the Nationals
The Atlanta Braves are back home to face the Washington Nationals after a series with the Mets that they likely wish to forget. The Braves are finishing up the month of July as one of the top offenses in MLB for the month, but it did not seem that way last series. The Nationals have […]
Braves at Mets series recap: The struggle continues against New York
I never thought I’d say this about the 2026 New York Mets but folks, I’m tired of them. I think y’all would agree with me on that as well. Indeed, the Mets have seemingly had Atlanta’s number this season and it’s coming at an inopportune time — one when the Mets are about as vulnerable […]
2026 Battery Power Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 12-7
12. Herick Hernandez – LHP How he got to the Braves: 2024 4th round pick (#129 overall) The Braves took Herick Hernandez in the fourth round two years ago and the lefty out of Miami is already in Triple-A. He’s split the year between three levels, though the one start in Augusta was a rehab […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Eric Hartman homers twice, Ethan Bagwell strikes out eight for Rome
All in all it was a very successful day down on the farm as multiple teams came away with wins. Above all else, there were plenty of individual performances to highlight. (53-48) Gwinnett Stripers 7, (46-55) Durham Bulls 3 (GAME ONE) Box Score The bats showed up and showed out in game one of Gwinnett’s […]
Will the Braves curtail Austin Riley’s playing time?
Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But, will they, before the season is done? On the one hand — no. They don’t really have other options (at least not right now), they haven’t done it yet, and Riley has at least shown temporary signs of righting the ship, even if they’ve evaporated as quickly as […]
Braves News: Tate Southisene to the IL, top prospects list, more
AJ Smith-Shawver has returned to Atlanta’s rotation. While it was only a middling 4.1 inning start, the talent he shows and the dire situation of the rotation should cause him to get a decent leash in the major league rotation as he continues to return from injury. This is of course pending reinforcements that could […]
Braves avoid sweep in one-run shutout over Mets
Though this might not have been the most exciting game of the series, as the New York Mets made the first one. The Atlanta Braves have successfully avoided a sweep against their division rivals in a 1-0 win. Once again, the hero of the day was Matt Olson, as he knocked in an RBI single […]
Braves chat & discussion Chris Sale vs Christian Scott
Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets series finale. Once again, the Braves are in a position where they’re trying to avoid a sweep. Can they do it and score the runs they need with Chris Sale on the mound? First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. E.T. Lineups Preview
Drake Baldwin leads off in Mets series finale
Welp, The Atlanta Braves won’t take the series win against the New York Mets, but they have a shot to avoid a sweep. Let’s take a look at these lineups for the series finale. Drake Baldwin will be leading off, which will place Ronald Acuña Jr. in the second batting slot. Some good news, Jim Jarvis […]
AJ Smith-Shawver turns heads but Braves falter in doubleheader opener at Mets
The opening game of Wednesday’s doubleheader at the New York Mets was a bit of a good news, bad news situation for the Atlanta Braves. The good news was that AJ Smith-Shawver’s 2026 debut largely went well and appeared likely to give the Braves rotation an immediate upgrade. The bad news is the offense didn’t […]
Tate Southisene on Columbus IL After HBP
The Atlanta Braves made the ultra-aggressive move to promote their star infield prospect Tate Southisene to Double-A at the age of 19 after just 104 professional games, but his run with the Clingstones is going to have an unfortunate interruption. In the second inning of his debut on Tuesday night Southisene was hit in the […]
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