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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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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.

PHOENIX -- Bryce Elder said it best after keeping his ERA at 0.00 and committing the throwing error that doomed the Braves in a 2-1 loss to the D-backs on Saturday afternoon at Chase Field. “I don’t know if I’ve ever contributed as much and cost the team as I

PHOENIX -- There’s still reason to be concerned about the Braves’ starting pitching depth. But you can also acknowledge that the rotation has been the team’s most encouraging aspect through the season’s first week. One night after Reynaldo López provided further reason to think he is healthy, Grant Holmes did

PHOENIX -- Drake Baldwin won the 2025 Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year Award and he now finds himself in very exclusive company with Hank Aaron. When Baldwin crossed the plate on an Austin Riley double during the eight-run fifth inning the Braves constructed in their 17-2 win

PHOENIX -- How influential can a successful ABS challenge be? Well, without Ozzie Albies successfully challenging a full-count pitch, the Braves might not have scored at all in what became an eight-run fifth inning during a 17-2 win over the D-backs on Thursday night at Chase Field. “I’m happy they

ATLANTA -- Martín Pérez prevented the Braves’ bullpen from being taxed, and he also positioned himself to become a part of Atlanta’s rotation during this next turn.

ATLANTA -- The attempt to learn more about how the Braves are celebrating hits this year proved to be a head scratcher. Many fans might remember after recording a hit last year, Braves players would flash the peace sign and then swipe those fingers down to create the A-town down

ATLANTA -- Imagine the thrill of recording a hit in your first Major League plate appearance. Now, imagine owning the unique distinction of being among the very few to ever record a hit in what proved to be your only career plate appearance.

ATLANTA -- Bryce Elder picked up where he left off last year and gave the Braves further reason to be happy with how their injury-depleted rotation has performed thus far. Elder has dealt with frustrating stretches of inconsistency since earning an All-Star selection in 2023. But he ended last season

ATLANTA -- Didier Fuentes’ second stint in the Majors was limited to just one appearance. But this time, he heads back to the Minors with the Braves confident he could be a valuable rotation piece at some point this season.

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ATLANTA -- Ozzie Albies hit the first of three home runs on Opening Day and Dominic Smith hit one of the most emotionally stirring home runs possible in Saturday night’s thrilling comeback win. But the Braves’ bid to begin the season with three straight wins was erased by Sunday afternoon’s

ATLANTA -- Had Ronald Acuña Jr. known his cousin, Maikel Garcia, didn’t have the baseball when he touched second base while attempting to turn a double play during the fourth inning of a 6-2 Braves win on Saturday night, he might have gone directly to the second-base bag and possibly

ATLANTA -- Dominic Smith felt his mother’s presence as his walk-off grand slam sailed into the right-field seats to give the Braves a thrilling 6-2 win over the Royals on Saturday night at Truist Park. “I definitely did,” Smith said. “I got choked up a bunch of times and I’m

ATLANTA -- Walt Weiss’ first Opening Day as the Braves’ manager was nearly perfect, right up until the point he attempted to putt for dough. Huh? “Well, the players have got this thing for the player of the game,” Weiss said. “I wasn’t the player of the game. That was

ATLANTA -- Walt Weiss won his first game as the Braves’ manager Friday night, and opened his postgame remarks by once again praising Chris Sale.

ATLANTA -- Walt Weiss was asked if he had tossed and turned all night while determining the exact construction of his first lineup as the Braves’ manager. “I slept good last night actually,” Weiss said. “I went around a few different ways with the lineup. I had about two or

ATLANTA -- Braves manager Walt Weiss wants his team to be more multidimensional than it’s been in the past. But he’s not going to object to nights like Friday, when three homers supported a stellar Chris Sale and allowed the home crowd at Truist Park to celebrate a 6-0 win