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Braves News: Drake Baldwin, Strong Season Start, More

While Sunday was a bit disappointing in a 4-1 loss to the Royals, the Braves were able to win the series and have a strong start to the season. More than anything, it feels like a higher level of confidence should be had for both the lineup and starting rotation, as both aspects of the […]

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Braves vs. Royals series recap: An ideal start to the season

The season is finally underway and it’s always fun to talk about a winning series to get things going, right? It certainly beats the stuffing out of the way last season started, right? Anyways, it was truly exciting to be in the building for Opening Night on Friday and it was even more encouraging to […]

Braves vs Royals Game Thread: March 29th

Grant Holmes will be taking the mound to face off against Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals in an attempt to hold down the fort and end the series with a sweep. Last night’s ending was a great comeback, and now with two wins under their belt, the Atlanta Braves are determined to end […]

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Jorge Mateo gets first Braves start in series finale

The roster has been released for today’s series finale against the Kansas City Royals. The Atlanta Braves are looking to complete the first sweep of the season on this early afternoon start, as the Royals are determined to put a stop to it. Notice any names that stick out in today’s lineup? Well, after reading […]

Braves Minor League Recap 3/28: Carrasco Throwback Game

Saturday’s minor league recap involves just one game, as Triple-A is the only level that has started so far, with the rest of the full season leagues getting under way next week. So that means there was only one game in the Atlanta Braves system, and we got a throwback performance from the 39-year-old Carlos […]

Grant Holmes looks to secure a sweep in first series of the season

After last night’s epic ending against the Kansas City Royals, which clinched the Atlanta Braves’ first series win of the season, Grant Holmes will be taking the mound to start the early game off with hopes of holding down the defensive end and sweeping the series before facing the Athletics on Monday. During his five games […]

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Braves News: Opening Day history, Sean Murphy injury update, more

Well the Braves are 2-0, on a breezy complete victory on Opening Day and an epic walk-off grand-slam on Saturday. Before the walk-off, it was reassuring to see Reynaldo Lopez’ velocity back up in the mid-90s and his stuff generally looking good. I remain highly skeptical of his durability, but he looked the part of […]

Mike Yastrzemski, Dominic Smith to make Braves debuts in Game Two

After a 6-0 thumping of the Royals in the season opener, the Braves will deploy their perhaps more-standard, righty-pitcher-facing lineup in Game Two. This means Mike Yastrzemski takes over in left field and the five spot, while Dominic Smith slots in at DH, hitting eighth. The cast of characters for the Royals is pretty similar […]

Reynaldo Lopez draws Game Two start against Royals

Given that Reynaldo Lopez missed nearly all of the 2025 season, I’m sure no one was really looking forward to a reality where he was the Braves’ de facto number two starter. Nonetheless, that reality is here: Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep went down with substantial injuries earlier, and then Spencer Strider hit the shelf […]

Ozzie Albies, Chris Sale move-up on historical leader boards

How great does it feels to win on Opening Day? Winning > Losing. The Atlanta Braves blanked the Kansas City Royals in Atlanta last night, and in doing so, two prominent members of the organization moved up on some notable Braves and MLB leader boards. When Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies took the field to […]

Well, that was better, wasn’t it?

Winning Opening Day at home is fun. Hey, Opening Day at home is fun all by itself. First Opening Day win at home since 2018 and that Nick Markakis home run. The Braves needed to rally from down five runs that day. But they controlled last night from the jump. Chris Sale got double plays […]

Braves News: Opening Day victory, additional TV deals, and more

The Atlanta Braves began the 2026 season on a high note after Friday’s 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Ozzie Albies, Drake Baldwin, and Michael Harris II joined in on the fun and each homered. Together, the Braves recorded 11 hits and capitalized on the Royals’ weak spots. On the other side of the […]

Three homers, flashy gloves back Chris Sale in 6-0 Opening Day win over Royals

One game won’t exorcise all the demons of yesteryear, but the Atlanta Braves made a huge first step in turning things around on Opening Day, dominating the Kansas City Royals to the tune of a 6-0, wire-to-wire victory. Chris Sale was uncharacteristically shaky in the early going, but the bats (three dingers!) and gloves (lots […]

How to watch the Braves in 2026

It has been one of, if not the most asked question of the off-season: “How can I watch the Atlanta Braves this year?” If you are rising from a Winter hibernation, ready to join the land-of-the-baseball-living just in time for Opening Day, here’s the executive summary of what has happened with Braves’ broadcasts since that […]

Atlanta Braves vs. Kansas City Royals Game Thread: March 27 (Opening Day)

Somehow, I’m not only doing the game coverage for Opening Day, but also for the second game of this series. There was a time where I used to be in game threads a lot. Those times are over, for many reasons. I’ll pop in here and there. But, just a reminder that problems (and you […]

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Ozzie Albies hits third, Eli White and Jonah Heim draw Opening Day starts

Hello and welcome to the Atlanta Braves Lineup, Opening Day (Night) 2026 Edition. For your perusal this fine March evening, we have entrees such as “Jonah Heim is on this team?” and “Eli White hitting sixth.” To be fair, the Braves are making the best of their situation, but both Heim and White will likely […]

BravesVision is officially on DIRECTV

Hours before Opening Day 2026, the Atlanta Braves announced a multi-year agreement with DIRECTV to carry their new network, BravesVision, making Atlanta Braves games available through the satellite provider within the Braves’ home markets. That region includes Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and western North Carolina. BravesVision can be found on channel 645 and […]

Fubo to carry BravesVision on multi-year deal

There’s another television vendor that will be carrying BravesVision. An actual cable-like streamer, FuboTV, is part of the BravesVision family. FuboTV and Braves has agreed a multiyear partnership to carry BravesVision, the Braves’ owned and operated network. BravesVision will be available for the customers in Atlanta’s television footprint, which contains Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, […]

Gwinnett Stripers release 2026 Opening Day roster

The Gwinnett Stripers have released their initial roster for the 2026 season today, ahead of today’s first game of the season. The roster below is mostly as expected, though there is one big, surprising omission in Jhancarlos Lara not being part of it after spending a good chunk of time in Gwinnett last season. Starters […]

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