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Braves move up to No. 3 in Power Rankings

April 12, 2026

Would you believe that, after Sunday, we are nearly 10 percent of the way through the season already? How in the world did that happen? The days go by so quickly; they grow up so fast, don’t they? These rankings, as always, are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you

NEW for 2026: Stream Braves games on Braves.TV; get a free trial

March 27, 2026

A new era of watching Braves baseball is here, and Braves.TV has you covered all season long.

Sale brings the heat in bounceback quality start

April 12, 2026

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale exited Monday’s maddening start in Anaheim and said, “I can't find a single person in this room that would be OK with going out there and doing what I did tonight." Well, his Braves teammates were more than fine with what he did as he released

798 straight games? Braves' Olson is baseball's current Iron Man

April 12, 2026

ATLANTA -- To fully appreciate the significance of Matt Olson's MLB-best consecutive games played streak, it’s best to know what last prevented the Braves' first baseman from appearing in a game. “I was hitting in the batting cage and the L-screen in [St. Petersburg] didn’t have padding,” Olson said. “I

Braves' No. 2 prospect making Atlanta take notice after hot start at Triple-A

@benweinrib
April 12, 2026

On the heels of an eye-opening Spring Training, JR Ritchie is carrying over his dominance to his second go-around at Triple-A. The Braves' No. 2 prospect stood out once again in his fourth start this season for Gwinnett as he struck out five batters across 5 2/3 scoreless innings in

3 takeaways from Atlanta's first shutout loss

April 12, 2026

ATLANTA -- One night after producing their second double-digit run total of the season, the Braves endured their first shutout loss. Here are three takeaways from a 6-0 loss to the Guardians that snapped Atlanta’s three-game winning streak on Saturday night at Truist Park.

Latest Braves injuries & transactions

6:22 PM EDT

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Braves injury news, roster moves and other transactions.

Strider to make 1st rehab appearance on Thursday

April 11, 2026

ATLANTA -- Spencer Strider is ready to begin a rehab assignment that will prepare him for what the Braves are hoping will be an early May return to their starting rotation. Strider will throw 40-45 pitches when he begins his rehab assignment with a to-be-determined Minor League affiliate on Thursday.

Acuña, Harris' homers hinting at moving past run of tough luck

April 10, 2026

ATLANTA -- Matt Olson belted the most majestic of the three home runs the Braves hit during a six-run sixth that propelled them to an 11-5 win over the Guardians on Friday night at Truist Park. But Atlanta’s two most encouraging homers were drilled by the previously tough-luck duo of

Braves' new City Connects go back in time in TV history

April 9, 2026

ATLANTA -- The Braves’ new City Connect jerseys provide a modernized look at the iconic jerseys the club wore when TBS’ Superstation was first beaming Dale Murphy, Bob Horner and the voices of Ernie, Skip and Pete into nationwide living rooms on a daily basis.

Acuña makes double contact on funky single

@ssc627
April 11, 2026

Generally speaking, a batter will only hit a pitch once. That may sound obvious, but once in a while, a player seems to take it as a challenge. Here’s a look at some of the recent twice-hit pitches that (somehow) became base hits.

Braves staff aces early 13-game gauntlet ... and emerges with MLB-best ERA

@ByJasonFoster
April 8, 2026

The Braves started the season with 13 games in 13 days and with questions about whether their injury-depleted pitching staff could handle such a daunting stretch. Not only did the staff handle it just fine, it ended it with the best ERA in the Majors.

Here's why Double-A Columbus is going to become the "Scrambled Dogs" for three games

April 10, 2026

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here. On

López's 7-game suspension reduced to 5 games after Braves-Angels fracas

April 8, 2026

Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jorge Soler have each received a seven-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for their actions in the benches-clearing incident during the bottom of the fifth inning of Tuesday night’s game at Angel Stadium, Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday. Michael

Here is a potential impact callup for each team

April 8, 2026

Not every star rookie makes an Opening Day roster. Take last year, for example. The most devastating rookie in baseball, Nick Kurtz, didn't join the Athletics until April 23 and slashed .290/.383/.619 with 36 homers in 117 games. Cade Horton arrived in May for the Cubs and posted a 2.67

'I didn't help myself at all': Sale has short night vs. Angels

April 7, 2026

ANAHEIM – Five days after manager Walt Weiss described him as being "sick as a dog," Chris Sale took the mound on Monday in Atlanta's 6-2 loss at Angel Stadium looking to build on his 2-0 start to the 2026 season. While the veteran left-hander’s velocity remained high – touching

Can you open your mouth wide enough to eat Braves' new burger?

April 7, 2026

Two pounds of beef on one burger. It's so much beef. You can't possibly fit more meat between two buns, right?

From Bootleggers to 'Single Again in the City' -- 9 great upcoming Minor League promos

April 7, 2026

School's still in session and the weather's a bit chilly, but no matter. If there's a Minor League Baseball game to be played, then there's a good chance that there'll be an attention-getting promotion to go along with it. To that end, here are nine stellar promos taking place over

Maddux's advice to Elder starts to pay off

April 6, 2026

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Baldwin's sophomore surge highlights Braves' first 10 games

Acuña shows signs of promise, Riley gets semi-rest day in extra-inning loss
April 5, 2026

PHOENIX -- Austin Riley got a chance to mentally decompress and Ronald Acuña Jr. lessened stress on his legs while serving as the designated hitter for the first time this season. As for Drake Baldwin, he just continued to be a menace to opposing pitchers.

Braves climb 9 spots in Power Rankings to No. 4

@bmags94
April 5, 2026

We’re more than a week into the regular season, which has given us a good glimpse of notable trends across the league. While it’s early, there’s still enough of a sample to make some initial observations about where teams currently stand. In our second Power Rankings of the season, we

7 of our favorite fun early season stats

April 4, 2026

We're more than a week into the 2026 season and there have been plenty of storylines, stats and developments that have caught our attention. Sure, there are small sample sizes this early in the season, but that doesn't mean there aren't interesting trends that have taken place. With that in