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ATLANTA -- Braves manager Walt Weiss expects to have Ronald Acuña Jr. back in his lineup during this weekend’s series in Baltimore. In fact, he didn’t rule out the possibility of the 2023 National League MVP being activated before Friday’s series opener. "A lot of it depends on how he

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale experienced 14 Major League seasons before winning his first Cy Young Award. If he extends his current success over the next two months, he may experience the thrill of winning this honor twice in three years. Left fielder Mauricio Dubón’s apparent misread on a fly ball

ATLANTA -- Jimmy Baseball has become a fan favorite in Atlanta. He’s long been loved by friends and family members in his native San Diego. But they may not have had as much fun watching him do his thing the past few days. Jim Jarvis, who gained the Jimmy Baseball

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr.'s first two trips around the bases provided indication he is ready to be activated from the injured list. Acuña went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs while playing for Triple-A Gwinnett in a 7-5 win over Iowa on Wednesday night at Gwinnett Field.

ATLANTA -- Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos has said he would like to add a playoff-caliber starting pitcher before the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline. This is an annual desire for most contenders. But it’s an actual need this year in Atlanta. As Reynaldo López was regularly hit hard

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim returned to Atlanta on Tuesday. Well, suburban Atlanta.

ATLANTA -- Mike Yastrzemski's return from the injured list led the Braves to release Kyle Farmer on Tuesday afternoon. A couple other roster-related decisions will soon have to be made regarding Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim. Farmer experienced the thrill of playing for his hometown team this year. But

ATLANTA -- Victor Mederos experienced the thrill of being a mop-up reliever who got a hit against a position player in Friday night’s blowout win over the Rangers. That’s a fun story he’ll tell forever. But the most influential thrill of his young career came Monday night, when he made

ATLANTA -- Bryce Elder was one of MLB’s best pitchers during an 18-start stretch that ended in late May. Two frustration-filled months later, he seems determined to get back to that elite level.

ATLANTA -- The Braves’ rotation concerns grew on Sunday when right arm discomfort forced Hurston Waldrep to exit his start with Triple-A Gwinnett. Braves manager Walt Weiss said before Monday's game vs. the Padres that Waldrep will be further evaluated this week. The 24-year-old hurler underwent arthroscopic surgery in February

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ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. will be used primarily as a right fielder when he returns to the Braves’ lineup. But there’s no guarantee that he will be activated from the injured list before Atlanta concludes its current homestand Thursday afternoon. “He’s still got some days ahead of him,” Braves

ATLANTA -- Drake Baldwin is hitting like the MVP candidate he was before he was injured and Austin Riley is showing the power that earned him MVP consideration just a few years ago. And, oh by the way, Ronald Acuña Jr. is expected to return to Atlanta’s lineup this week.

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. took another step toward rejoining the Braves’ lineup. He also had a chance to see why AJ Smith-Shawver could soon join Atlanta’s rotation. Acuña went 1-for-3 with a walk and Smith-Shawver tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings in Triple-A Gwinnett’s 5-1 win over Toledo in Game

ATLANTA -- Like JR Ritchie, Owen Murphy should be excited about what the future holds. But neither of these promising prospects has appeared to be ready to help the Braves fix their rotation woes. Murphy lasted just 2 2/3 innings while making his first MLB start in a 7-6 loss

ATLANTA -- Braves manager Walt Weiss’ decision to get his All-Star position players off their feet gave Victor Mederos a chance to become the first MLB pitcher (excluding Shohei Ohtani and position players batting after pitching) to get a hit as a pitcher since the universal designated hitter rule was

ATLANTA -- What does Chris Sale remember about his childhood idol Randy Johnson’s 2001 season? “Acting like him while pitching to my dad in the backyard,” Sale said. “I think that might have been the year [our team] went to Cooperstown, too. It’s funny you say that, because the coach

ATLANTA -- Braves manager Walt Weiss thinks there’s at least a chance Ronald Acuña Jr. could return before this current homestand ends on Thursday. But his responses to questions about Spencer Schwellenbach and Spencer Strider weren’t nearly as optimistic.

ATLANTA -- To fully appreciate Andruw Jones' journey to baseball immortality, it’s good to revisit his magical 1996 season. That year will always be remembered as the one when he was a baby-faced 19-year-old who homered in his first two World Series at-bats. What might not be known is how

ATLANTA -- AJ Gracia was the Braves’ top overall selection in this year’s MLB Draft. But now that signing bonuses have been revealed, it’s obvious that third-round selection Jensen Hirschkorn was Atlanta’s top target. Gracia’s willingness to accept a signing bonus that was well under the assigned slot value for

ATLANTA -- The Braves need at least one starting pitcher and -- like every other playoff contender -- they will at least peruse the list of available relievers. But even with Ronald Acuña Jr. nearing activation from the injured list, there may be a need to add a bat before

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim began their respective Minor League rehab assignments with the FCL Braves in North Port, Fla., on Monday. Kim homered in his first plate appearance and added a single in a 4-2 win over the FCL Twins. Acuña struck out, flied out to

ATLANTA -- Drake Baldwin's mother, Bridgette Baldwin, will be in Philadelphia to share his first All-Star Game experience with him. The honor comes about 22 years after she signed up her high-energy 3-year-old son to play T-ball in Madison, Wis. “She was with me in January for the Rookie of

ATLANTA -- The Braves took two collegiate outfielders in the first round of the 2026 MLB Draft. That’s one more than they had taken with all of their first-round picks combined over the previous 61 years since this selection process had been staged. “[College outfielders] wasn’t an area we were