The Braves are a little more than a week away from beginning their 60-game 2020 season. Before they begin making final preparations, here’s a look at where they stand regarding questions about Freddie Freeman’s health, the outfield mix and the rotation. Is there an update on the status of Freddie

ATLANTA -- It will be hard for Mike Soroka to top what he did last year when he drew National League Cy Young Award consideration and finished second in NL Rookie of the Year Award balloting. But the 22-year-old hurler delivered an exciting message for Braves fans after throwing four

Throughout February and early March, I spent a disturbingly large percentage of my pre-pandemic hours writing incredibly long division season previews for a season that, as it turned out, would not begin as planned. In those previews, I asked (and tried to answer) five big questions about each team in

ATLANTA -- Ron Washington’s decision to quit smoking four months ago has not removed him from the high-risk category for COVID-19. But the willingness to break this longtime addiction is proof the 68-year-old Braves third-base coach is committed to doing whatever he needs to remain healthy and on a baseball

ATLANTA -- When Spring Training was shut down in March, the Braves were two weeks away from the start of the season and still determining whether it would be best to utilize Austin Riley or Johan Camargo as their primary third baseman. • Braves-Marlins exhibitions set for July 21-22 Fast

ATLANTA -- Cole Hamels’ bid to be ready by Opening Day was further weakened on Saturday, when the Braves' left-hander did not complete a scheduled side session due to triceps tendinitis. “He’s going trough what he said were normal things before in Spring Training,” said Braves manager Brian Snitker. Unfortunately,

ATLANTA -- The Braves are going to gear up against a National League East rival, and their fans will get a much-desired early look at baseball again. Before heading to New York for their July 24 Opening Day game against the Mets, the Braves will welcome the Marlins to Truist

It’s fair to say that those players whose free agency lines up with the 2020-21 offseason aren’t in the best of moods right now. It’s not their fault, to be clear, but the COVID-19 pandemic has clouded the future of just about everything. Still, some guys are going to be

ATLANTA -- Once Nick Markakis elected not to play this year, the Braves gained further reason to be pleased with their decision to remain patient with Adam Duvall. Though Duvall spent most of last season at the Triple-A level, he provided value when Markakis fractured his left wrist, and then

ATLANTA -- Though Truist Park has remained relatively quiet as the Braves have played controlled scrimmages the past two days, Ronald Acuña Jr. has kept things lively with the energy he brings to the park on a daily basis. As Acuña stood out in right field, his chatter and singing

In a typical year, fans would have been able to watch some of baseball’s top prospects square off this weekend in the 22nd annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which had been scheduled for Sunday, July 12 at Dodger Stadium. But this isn’t a typical year, and due to the ongoing

ATLANTA -- As Mike Soroka and Max Fried both completed what equated to about three innings during a controlled scrimmage on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park, they created further reason to wonder if the Braves would be wise to limit the workload of each of their starters within their first

ATLANTA -- Even with the regular season shortened to 60 games, Ronald Acuña Jr. could still easily join Alex Rodriguez, Mike Trout and Andruw Jones as the only players in Major League history to total at least 80 homers and 70 stolen bases at 22 or younger. Acuña already stands

ATLANTA -- As the Braves bid for a third straight National League East crown, they’ll see a lot of the Mets early and then spend much of early September squaring off against the defending World Series-champion Nationals. • Here is the Braves' 2020 regular-season schedule

ATLANTA -- Nick Markakis' passion and genuine love for baseball have grown stronger over the course of his long Major League career. But after getting a taste of the game’s altered landscape and sharing a conversation with the recently ill Freddie Freeman, Markakis has elected not to play this year.

ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman was feeling much better on Sunday. But the fact that he tested positive and spent the past couple days feeling the ill effects of COVID-19 has served as a wakeup call to Mike Soroka and many other Braves players. “I was surprised just like everybody, just

ATLANTA -- Félix Hernández posted a picture of himself wearing a mask when he arrived at Truist Park on Friday for the start of the Braves’ Summer Camp. By Saturday night, Hernández had decided he will not play this season because of COVID-19 concerns. “I haven’t talked to him directly

The 2020 Major League Baseball schedule is expected to prominently feature divisional play, with 40 such games, along with 20 Interleague games against the team’s corresponding geographical division. That’s 67% of the schedule against a team’s own division, compared to 47% of a team’s games in a normal, 162-game season.

ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman and Will Smith were among the four Braves players who have tested positive for COVID-19. Having received consent from each player on Saturday, Braves manager Brian Snitker announced Freeman, Smith, Touki Toussaint and Pete Kozma had tested positive. Smith and Toussaint have been asymptomatic, but Freeman

ATLANTA -- After partaking in the first day of Summer Camp at Truist Park on Friday morning, shortstop Dansby Swanson provided a good perspective when asked how his excitement compares with what he usually feels at the start of Spring Training. “I think it’s a hard comparison, honestly, just because

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association jointly announced Friday the first set of results for the COVID-19 testing conducted as part of the mandatory Intake Screening process under MLB’s COVID-19 Health Monitoring & Testing Plan, prior to the workouts and full baseball activities that are beginning