By Monday afternoon, the 2026 National League East race could be flipped on its head -- or over completely. On Friday evening, the Braves and Phillies will begin a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park that has massive implications for the NL East and for the overall playoff picture.

In his 16th big league season, 37-year-old Chris Sale may be writing the finest chapter of his storied career. Eight days ago, Sale authored one of his best games ever, blanking the Dodgers in a complete-game shutout. Sale struck out 11 hitters -- his 95th career game with double-digit strikeouts,

The final month of the season is here, and Braves.TV has you covered the rest of the way.

Reynaldo López return to the Majors could be imminent. López, who has been on the injured list since August 2, made a third rehab appearance on Thursday, throwing five scoreless innings, striking out six and walking two while allowing two hits for Triple-A Gwinnett. He threw 93 pitches, 53 of

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WASHINGTON -- Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. added another feat to the record books. Acuña became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 200 homers and 200 stolen bases when he launched a three-run shot in the seventh inning of Wednesday afternoon’s 9-0 win in the series finale at

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We all know who was the best player moved before this season's Trade Deadline. But now that we are one month clear of that date, has that player been the best midseason addition of the bunch? Hint: No.

Last week, we identified the hottest hitting prospects in each organization. This week, we shift our focus to the top-performing pitchers during August from each farm system.

WASHINGTON -- As AJ Smith-Shawver continues adjusting to his return to the Major Leagues following his Tommy John surgery in June 2025, the Braves will continue to evaluate where the right-hander fits in their postseason plans. In his fourth Major League start since returning from the injured list on July

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ATLANTA -- Bidding adieu to a seven-game winning streak in a makeup game against a sub-.500 team isn’t fun. But doing so while watching one of your top relievers extend his second-half decline is far more troublesome. Bryce Elder wasn’t happy with his start, and the Braves' offense didn’t do

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ATLANTA -- Regardless of the result of Monday’s makeup game against the Giants, the Braves will have plenty of reasons to fondly remember what transpired during this current homestand. Sean Murphy homered yet again and Tyler Mahle spun another gem as the Braves completed a three-game series sweep with a

August might have felt like the longest month in a long time -- that’s what happens when Labor Day is so late -- but there were no dog days in baseball: There was dramatic movement, particularly from teams like the Phillies, Rays and Brewers, all of which look like teams

ATLANTA -- Whether the Braves have the rotation they need for the postseason won’t be known until October arrives. But nearly a month after the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline, it looks like Atlanta has the starters necessary to successfully navigate the remainder of the regular season. Martín Pérez extended the

If you told Eric Hartman a year ago that his name would sit in a record book alongside that of Hall of Famer Andruw Jones, he probably wouldn’t have believed you. But on Saturday night, the Braves’ top prospect joined that illustrious company as he surpassed 25 home runs and

ATLANTA -- After dealing with repeated setbacks over the past few months, Spencer Schwellenbach is set to undergo the surgery he tried to avoid when he fractured his right elbow last year. “When you fracture your bone, the hopes are that it heals itself over six to eight weeks,” Schwellenbach

At the end of the 2025 Minor League season, Patrick Clohisy was viewed as a prospect with one exemplary tool. He had swiped a system-leading 79 bases, but his .681 OPS ranked 29th among Braves Minor Leaguers (min. 100 plate appearances). Just under a year later, the Braves' No. 16

ATLANTA -- Ha-Seong Kim produced an improbable walk-off hit on Wednesday and Chris Sale constructed one of the most impressive starts of the year to complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers on Thursday. But there have been a few other key recent developments for the Braves, who claimed a

ATLANTA -- The Braves will learn more about Robert Suárez’s potential return from right elbow inflammation when he begins throwing off a mound again early next week. But any lingering hope of Spencer Schwellenbach or Hurston Waldrep returning this year ended on Friday, when the club announced both starting pitchers

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale threw a 100-plus-mph pitch for the first time since 2018 and he constructed his first shutout since 2019, while helping the Braves complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers with a 1-0 win on Thursday night at Truist Park. “The look in his eye is always