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Eric Hartman and Cam Caminiti lead wave of Braves minor league promotions, per source
It’s going to be a big final month on the farm to evaluate some of the young players in the system, as the Atlanta Braves are ramping up their promotion aggression to new heights. While in most seasons a handful of select players get pushed up the system for the final month (valuable in part […]
Braves at Nationals series recap: Dominance from Atlanta heading into the Deadline
What’s the best way to make an annoying series loss to the 2026 New York Mets look like ancient history? Win a four-game series against a team that was over .500 coming into the series, why don’t you? Indeed, the Atlanta Braves are now riding a bit high following a very strong bounce-back series against […]
Mike Yastrzemski and Matt Olson homer as Braves mop the Nationals, 4-2
How sweet it is. In a four-game set between two NL East teams, the Atlanta Braves have swept mopped the Washington Nationals, extending their win streak to five and improving to 67-45. This one will sting for Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli, who can add another quality start to his streak (now five in a row) […]
Braves vs. Nationals Chat and Discussion: JR Ritchie vs. Cade Cavalli
ICYMI, here’s the Lane Thomas hug watch clip from when he was pulled at Coors yesterday after learning he was traded to the Braves. Lane will report to Atlanta on Tuesday as the Braves begin a three-game set against the Miami Marlins. The JR Ritchie vs. Cade Cavalli rematch starts at 1:35 pm ET. Game […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. at DH, Mauricio Dubón returns to LF in Nationals series finale
The only thing better than breaking out the brooms for a sweep? Let’s mobilize! those! mops! The Atlanta Braves are looking for their fifth straight win by taking the series finale of this four-game set versus Cade Cavalli and the Washington Nationals. JR Ritchie has been newly recalled to start with the López/Pérez shuffle yesterday. […]
Spencer Strider “likely” out for the rest of the season, per report
Lost in the shuffle of everything that happened before, during and after Saturday night’s win for the Braves over the Nationals, we got a little bit of a serious update that was buried near the end of a Mark Bowman tweet from during last night’s game. While Bowman was laying out what Atlanta’s starting pitching […]
Braves Minor League Recap: John Gil Homers
John Gil broke a long homerless drought with a long shot for the Emperors, though his three RBI were not enough to lead Rome to a win. Patrick Clohisy had yet another multi-hit game for the Stripers and Sean Murphy had a hit in his rehab. (55-50) Gwinnett Stripers 8, (48-57) Durham Bulls 0 Box […]
Braves looking to mop Cade Cavalli and the Nationals in Sunday series finale
August 1st started off with a bang, didn’t it? Ultimate team player Martín Pérez was having a completely normal day before, in a span of five hours: thinking he was going to be traded, agreeing to start on short notice with scheduled starter Reynaldo López headed for the IL, and then carrying a no-hitter into […]
JR Ritchie recalled, Reynaldo López to IL
The Atlanta Braves have recalled pitcher JR Ritchie from Triple-A Gwinnett and placed starter Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation. López was scratched from last night’s start after hurting himself during pre-game warm-ups. Ritchie is expected to start today’s game against the Washington Nationals, taking the place of Martín Peréz […]
Can Lane Thomas make Braves fans forget about Jurickson Profar?
If you are just waking up, where have you been? The Braves kicked off their postseason by adding righty outfielder Lane Thomas from the Royals. If you had been reading us all this time, you may have had an inkling. From Lane Thomas’s Fangraphs profile, he appears to have peaked in 2023. He hit 28 […]
Braves News: Lane Thomas trade, Reynaldo Lopez injury, much more
Well the Braves made their first of likely a handful of notable trades this trade deadline, trading two fringey pitching prospects for Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter from the Royals. Thomas will fit the role of a platoon outfielder and pinch hitter who can hit lefty pitching well and be a plus baserunner as needed. […]
Braves to reinstate Ha-Seong Kim, per report
The Atlanta Braves will be reinstating infielder Ha-Seong Kim to the big league roster, according MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. With the Braves off on Monday and the trade deadline looming, the 48-hours the Atlanta has to make a corresponding move may have numerous moving parts. The term of Kim’s rehabilitation assignment ended on August 1, necessitating […]
Braves first-round pick AJ Gracia underwent surgery, per report
According to a report by The Athletic’s Jesús Cano, Atlanta Braves first round pick AJ Gracia underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. According to the report, the surgery was performed on Wednesday by Dr. Neil ElAttrache with Gracia expected to miss seven to […]
Martin Perez has a heroic start and the bats break out in comfortable win
After a late scratch for Reynaldo Lopez with a knee injury, Martin Perez became the late-notice starter for Atlanta in game 2 against the Nationals. Perez worked a 1-2-3 first and Ronald and Matt Olson gave him a quick lead with back-to-back solo homers with one out in the bottom of the first. Onto the […]
Updated: Braves trade for Lane Thomas, Bailey Falter
Update: It’s official. The Atlanta Braves are trading for Kansas City Royals outfielder Lane Thomas and pitcher Bailey Falter, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Thomas, who is from Knoxville, TN, is an eight-year big league outfielder who debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals and also spent four seasons with the Washington Nationals. He’s appeared in […]
Reynaldo Lopez scratched, Martin Perez to start Saturday
The Braves have scratched Reynaldo Lopez from his start Saturday night against the Nationals, announcing that Martin Perez will start in his place. This isn’t ideal for an already-taxed pitching staff and we will see what the ramifications are for the rotation. It is unclear the severity of Lopez’ injury, but we will cover that […]
Braves vs Nationals chat and discussion: Martín Pérez vs. Miles Mikolas
Join us and discuss tonight’s game in the comments below! Game Info Game Time: Saturday, August 1st, 7:15 pm EDT Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA Watch: BravesVision Radio/Audio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan
Drake Baldwin leads off again, facing the righty Miles Mikolas
The Braves are going for another series win at home against their division rival Nationals. Reynaldo Lopez is taking the mound, with Miles Mikolas starting for Washington, in a matchup of unconvincing righties. Drake Baldwin gets the nod at leadoff against the righty starter, as Walt Weiss continues to swap him and Acuna at the […]
Braves look to secure DC series win behind Reynaldo Lopez
With a comfortable win Friday, the Braves will have two chances to win the series against the Nationals ahead of the trade deadline Monday, with this first chance coming behind Reynaldo Lopez on the mound. Reynaldo has been serviceable since returning to the rotation but there are still weird inconsistencies in his arsenal and velocity […]
Braves Biweekly: With some luck, back on the horse
Past summaries: How did the Braves do recently? The post All-Star Break portion of July was a fun one for the Braves. You probably recall that June was terrible for this team, and the start of July was… okay, because the team played .500 ball instead of continuing to plunge through a June-esque abyss. Two […]
Braves designate Elieser Hernández for assignment and recall James Karinchak
The Atlanta Braves have once again activated the DFA Cycle and the latest passenger is none other than Elieser Hernández. Following another one-appearance stint with Atlanta, Hernández has been designated for assignment and reliever James Karinchak will be taking his place on the roster for the time being. Hernández has actually come up pretty big […]
Battery Power Atlanta Braves Top 30 Prospects: Biggest Risers
The 2026 season has been kind to the Atlanta Braves farm system. Some key players are fully healthy and exploding at the minor league level, and the Braves have had arguably the biggest breakout story across the minor leagues playing for them. The addition of the draftees to the midseason list makes it a bit […]
Battery Power Atlanta Braves Top 30 Prospects: Biggest Fallers
Unfortunately, not every path to the major leagues in a straight line up. Most of the time guys just never quite figure it out, and sometimes players with huge bonuses fall into the category of what-could-have-been. The Braves have had a phenomenal developmental season, but there are still some straggling guys who have not been […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Cam Caminiti puts in dominant performance
(54-50) Gwinnett Stripers 3, (48-56) Durham Bulls 4 Box Score The Stripers bats were held in check most of the night, in their narrow defeat to the Durham Bulls. Owen Murphy got the start for the Stripers and put together a solid, but not spectacular start. He danced around a lot of work on the […]
Bryce Elder, Game 2 starter?
Am I getting ahead of myself talking about the playoffs on August 1st? Maybe. The Braves likely need to win 90 games to enter the postseason tournament. So they need another 25 wins across the next 52 games to get there. Atlanta has plenty of time to mess this up, but the good people over […]
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