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Braves News: Mauricio Dubon, Hurston Waldrep, Week Ahead, More
Many good things have contributed to the amazing start to the season for the Braves. One of the biggest factors is how well many of the depth position player signings and acquisitions have worked out for Atlanta, such as Dominic Smith and Jorge Mateo. But the best of all was the trade for Mauricio Dubon, […]
Atlanta Braves off day chat and discussion: June 1
I hope everybody’s had a lovely Monday so far! The Braves aren’t alone in getting today to rest, as nearly half the league is off. If you want or need a baseball fix, there’s still plenty of college baseball going on over on the ESPN family of networks. Unfortunately for some of the locals (or […]
The Week Ahead for Atlanta: Tough pitching matchups lie ahead for the Braves
At first glance, it seems like good news that the Atlanta Braves won’t have to deal with Paul Skenes once the Pittsburgh Pirates come to town since he’s going to be pitching against the Astros during the midweek series. With that being said, the pitching matchups still figure to be pretty tough for the Braves […]
Mauricio Dubón’s versatility quickly making him indispensable to Braves
The Atlanta Braves are off to one of their hottest starts in franchise history and with no shortage of reasons for this early success. Atlanta’s pitching staff weathered injury storms while a resurgent offense is once again among the best in Major League Baseball after a pair of challenging seasons in the run-scoring department. While […]
Braves Biweekly: Late May just good, rather than absurdly awesome
Past summaries: How did the Braves do recently? The Braves went 9-6 in the second half of May. They went 9-4 in the first half of May, so it was kind of a dropoff. Really, it was a dropoff from what they did in April too… but given that this team probably wasn’t going to […]
Anthony Molina and Carlos Carrasco to Gwinnett; Hurston Waldrep to start rehab
The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, who have acquired their 40th win on May 30th when it took them until July 9th last year, have made half an interesting active roster move on their off day. Anthony Molina has been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. Molina was called up for the weekend series but never used. He […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Tate Southisene, Conor Essenburg Flex Power
(29-28) Gwinnett Stripers 3, (35-22) Nashville Sounds 4 Box Score The Gwinnett Stripers ended their week with a very narrow, late fall, to the hands of the Nashville Sounds. After striking early, the Stripers were held in check by the Sounds thanks to some very unfortunate production with runners in scoring position – going 3-for-14 […]
Who was your Braves MVP for May?
Well, that’s another month in the books. It was a pretty good month; while the Braves didn’t play at a league-best rate (hi Brewers), they weren’t far behind, either. If you had to pick one Brave as the standout, however defined, who would you pick? Some food for thought… While Mike Yastrzemski didn’t have the […]
Braves News: Ronald Acuna Jr. Making History, Drake Baldwin and Hurston Waldrep Updates, More
Yes, the Braves have lost a few Sunday games in a row after a 6-4 loss to the Reds yesterday. But the Braves won the series, and a big reason for that was once again the outfield duo of Michael Harris II and Ronald Acuna Jr. In fact, Acuna Jr. has had one of the […]
Braves at Reds series recap: 40 wins for Atlanta before June
The train just won’t stop rolling, folks. The Atlanta Braves went into this series with the Cincinnati Reds following an emphatic bounce-back series win against the Boston Red Sox and looking to ensure that this road trip would be a winning one as well. It was especially encouraging to see Ronald Acuña Jr. deliver a […]
Alex Anthopoulos provides updates on Drake Baldwin and Hurston Waldrep
Before Sunday afternoon’s loss to the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves President of Baseball Operations/General Manager Alex Anthopoulos spoke with BravesVision Play-by-Play commentator Brandon Gaudin in something of a “state of the front office”-type interview. With that being said, the biggest question of the session had to do with the status of a couple of injured […]
Ronald Acuña Jr., Michael Harris II can’t propel Braves to sweep of Reds
Sunday’s series finale against the Cincinnati Reds couldn’t have started much better for the Atlanta Braves. From there, though, it was a relative disappointment compared to the two strong wins to begin the weekend. Although Ronald Acuña Jr. led off the game with a first-pitch homer — his fifth in the last four games — […]
Braves at Reds chat and discussion: Spencer Strider vs. Nick Lodolo
The Atlanta Braves can conclude their second consecutive 19-win month if they close out May with a win over the Cincinnati Reds. Follow along here as the Braves look to complete a 5-1 road trip in the Queen City at 1:40 p.m. EDT on BravesVision. Game Info Preview Lineups
Ha-Seong Kim back in Braves lineup for Cincinnati series finale
After a three-game absence, Ha-Seong Kim returns to the Braves lineup for Sunday afternoon’s series finale in Cincinnati. Kim, who has struggled to generate momentum with a .095 batting average and no extra-base hits in 12 games and 42 at-bats after starting the season on the injured list, is getting another chance to break out […]
Spencer Strider gets the nod as Braves seek sweep of Reds
This week’s Braves road trip has already been a success. They’ve won two more series, bringing their series record to 16-2-1 on the season. They became the first team to reach 40 wins with Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds, reaching a season-high 21 games above .500. Atlanta looks to make it a 5-1 […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Campos, Lodise Have Multi-Hit Days
Saturday was a rough day down on the Atlanta Braves farm system, as the teams in the organization combined to drop all six games played. Making things tougher were a JR Ritchie start that lasted just a third of an inning, plus another less than impressive start from Lucas Braun. There were some positives though, […]
Where do you rate Great American Ballpark?
I was in Cincinnati and Great American Ballpark. I have to say, regardless of the outcome, that I really liked it. Yes, it’s small. Not just the outfield dimensions, though. It’s cute, as the wife remarked. I feel that the rows are closer together in the lower bowl. I didn’t realize how pitched the right […]
Braves News: The MVP version of Ronald Acuña Jr. has arrived, 40-19, more
This season is going astonishingly well in Atlanta. They are the first team to 40 wins despite missing half of their projected rotation, having missed time from Ronald Acuna and Drake Baldwin, Ha-Seong Kim only playing 12 games and being astonishingly bad, and Austin Riley struggling. Now Schwellenbach, Waldrep, and Smith-Shawver are progressing back towards […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. homers twice, as Braves power past Reds 5-2
With two veteran serviceable but uninspiring pitchers on the mound in the Great American Ballpark, this had the looks of a high-scoring affair on paper. Six batters were all it took to get through the first inning, as Martin Perez walked the only baserunner and got a double-play to erase him. The Braves struck first […]
Braves vs Reds Game Thread: 5/30/2026
You can check out more on the pitching matchup in the game preview here and the lineups here. Join us and discuss the game in the comments below! Game Info Game Time: Saturday, May 30th, 7:15 pm EDT Location: Great American Ball Park, , Cincinnati, OH Watch: FOX Radio/Audio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan
Austin Riley, Ha-Seong Kim sit on Saturday
The Braves are giving two struggling infielders a break on Saturday, though for Kim this is becoming the new normal, as the $20 million shortstop is sitting for the third straight day with Jorge Mateo simply outplaying him so far this season. It’s only been 12 games for Kim, but he did not look like […]
Braves hope to take series in Cincy behind Martin Perez
The Braves have a chance to win their series against a solid Reds team in Cincy with a win tonight and give them a chance for another Sunday sweep. Martin Perez takes the mound for Atlanta and he is posting near-career-best numbers through 46.2 innings, with strikeout and walk rates that near his career highs […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Tanner Smith homers, triples in Augusta’s win
Atlanta’s minor league affiliates went .500 on Friday as Augusta and Rome came away victorious in their respective matchups. (29-26) Gwinnett Stripers 3, (33-22) Nashville Sounds 4 Box Score Gwinnett came up short on Friday despite jumping out to an early lead against Nashville. The Stripers plated two runs in their first trip to the […]
Is Ronald Acuña Jr. back now?
It’s only been two hits. Two hits over two days. Can you declare someone back from the dead after two hits, especially in such venues as Fenway Park and Great American Ball Park? But did you see the hits though? Let me help you with that. Here’s Thursday in Boston: And here’s last night in […]
Braves News: Carlos Carrasco saga, offense strong in series opener, and more
The Atlanta Braves continued the Carlos Carrasco saga ahead of Friday’s series opener. The club recalled right-hander Anthony Molina to Atlanta before designating Carrasco for assignment. The move marks the third time this season that Carrasco has been DFA’d. Assuming the same trend continues, he will rejoin the organization via a minor league deal. As […]
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