ATLANTA -- Braves manager Walt Weiss and ace Chris Sale are among the finalists for this year’s Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards. Weiss joins the Brewers’ Pat Murphy and the Phillies’ Don Mattingly as the finalists for the National League Manager of the Year Award. The winner will be

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ATLANTA -- Matt Olson has been recognized as the National League’s best defensive first baseman for the second straight season. As for Mauricio Dubón, he strengthened the argument that he stands as baseball’s best defensive utility player. Olson and Dubón both gained a second straight Rawlings Gold Glove Award when

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ozzie Albies can look forward to the possibility of being teammates for at least one more season. Acuña’s $17 million option and Albies’ $7 million option were exercised on Thursday. The Braves also reinstated starting pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach, Spencer Strider, Hurston Waldrep and Joey

ATLANTA -- Tate Southisene’s rapid rise through the Braves’ system was halted when he fractured his right wrist during his first game at Double-A Columbus. But the highly regarded prospect’s recent success indicates he’ll be ready to resume his ascent next year.

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ATLANTA -- Before we spend the next few weeks and months debating what the Braves should do via free agency and trades, let’s take a look at some of the team’s key decisions. 196: This was Chris Sale’s Adjusted ERA (ERA+), which accounts for league average metrics in a specific

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ATLANTA -- One week after the Braves were eliminated by the Dodgers in the NL Division Series, there’s still reason to wonder how things might have been different and how things could be better in 2027. Here are five quick thoughts about what is on my mind: 1. There’s no

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ATLANTA -- The Braves battled through an injury-plagued regular season to win the National League East for the seventh time in the past nine seasons. But their perseverance wasn’t enough to dethrone the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers in the NL Division Series. Braves president of baseball operations Alex

ATLANTA -- The Braves’ mighty offense was subdued by Kerry Wood and Mark Prior in 2003. Atlanta’s 2023 lineup was likened to the 1927 Yankees during the regular season and then looked more like the 1988 Braves. So, this year’s showing wasn’t necessarily the most disappointing or even statistically the

ATLANTA -- In the end, the Braves didn’t have enough healthy pitchers. But even if they had, they wouldn’t have had enough offense to prove successful in the postseason. There were plenty of reasons for the Braves to be proud of the 94-win regular season that netted them their seventh

ATLANTA -- Nearly 30 minutes after the Braves' season ended with a 4-1 loss to the Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday night, Ronald Acuña Jr. sat at his locker with his head down. “It’s hard because I didn’t do anything for my team

ATLANTA -- For the second time in less than a week, the Braves will take the field in front of their home fans for a win-or-go-home ballgame.

ATLANTA -- There will be plenty of time to debate whether Chris Sale should have been used as a reliever to close out the Phillies last week. But the current focus should be on a maddening Braves offense that provided yet another reminder that Sale can’t do it alone. “He’s

ATLANTA -- Tyler Mahle has already been more valuable than the Braves could have imagined. Now, he has a chance to be exactly what they needed. Mahle will make the most important start of his life when he opposes the Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Division Series

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr.'s sore right knee led the Braves to limit him to designated hitter duties for Atlanta's 3-1 loss in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday night at Truist Park.

ATLANTA -- The Braves took care of business in Los Angeles, winning Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, 3-2. By splitting the first two games of the National League Division Series, Atlanta essentially turned a five-game series into a three-game series -- and, oh, by the way, stole home-field advantage from

ATLANTA -- Holding Chris Sale for Game 3 of the National League Division Series might have been the right choice even if the veteran hurler hadn’t made the clinching relief appearance in Game 3 of last week’s NL Wild Card Series against the Phillies. When Sale starts Game 3 of

ATLANTA -- There was a time when it would have been unthinkable for an opposing manager to pitch around anybody to get to Ronald Acuña Jr. But there was also a time when it may have seemed unrealistic to think Acuña would struggle like he has in his past couple

LOS ANGELES -- While explaining why he opted to give a fatigued Chris Sale a couple extra days of rest, Braves manager Walt Weiss said, “We know our club very well.” Weiss certainly knew what to expect from Ray Kerr as the calm, cool and collected lefty served as an

LOS ANGELES -- Chris Sale will have to wait until Game 3. Instead of having Sale pitch for the third time in six days, the Braves chose Ray Kerr to serve as an opener for Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Dodgers on Sunday night. He delivered

LOS ANGELES -- The Braves aren’t in must-win territory against the Dodgers just yet in their National League Division Series showdown -- but they’re about as close as you can get. After dropping Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium, Atlanta will look to even the

LOS ANGELES -- Having seen what Ray Kerr did to the Phillies on Thursday night and with left-handed hitters Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman sitting near the top of the Dodgers’ lineup, the Braves opted to use yet another opener in Game 1 of their National League Division Series against