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What's behind Braves' hot streak? 'Better at-bats overall'

2:00 AM EDT

DENVER -- You can pick and choose why the Braves have been so effective over the last 11 games, going 9-2 over the stretch and securing their fourth straight series with a pair of wins over the Rockies on Monday and Tuesday (8-2 at Coors Field), boasting 14 hits in

MLB, Braves reveal first look at Capital One All-Star Village

10:03 AM EDT

Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves today revealed a first look at Capital One All-Star Village, the league’s experiential fan festival that features legends of the game and interactive baseball attractions for fans of all ages. Taking place around the corner from Truist Park and The Battery during All-Star

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April 29, 2025

Could the AL East have five teams finish .500 or better? Is the NL East a two-way tussle between the Mets and Phillies or will the Braves find a way to make it a three-legged race? And in the NL West, the Dodgers are the favorites to win the division,

Latest Braves injuries & transactions

3:26 PM EDT

This page will be updated throughout the offseason, with all the latest Braves signings, news and transactions.

Smith-Shawver exits win after liner hits arm: 'I'm feeling pretty good'

2:35 AM EDT

DENVER -- Braves starting pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver left Tuesday’s 8-2 win vs. the Rockies at Coors Field in the sixth inning after being hit in the right arm by a 105.3 mph line drive off the bat of Ryan McMahon. Smith-Shawver recovered to field the ball and throw McMahon out

No. 7 prospect spins seven scoreless frames at High-A

@MavalloneMiLB
2:14 AM EDT

Youth was served in the Minors on Tuesday, which featured a pair of heavy-hitting outbursts from two teenagers who rank among the best in their respective organizations. But they weren't alone as a number of Top 100 prospects came through with notable performances to kick off another week of Minor

Braves bring back '21 NLCS hero Rosario, option Kelenic

@ByJasonFoster
April 28, 2025

DENVER -- The Braves made a flurry of roster moves on Monday, including signing an old friend and postseason hero for a third stint with the team. In the most notable move, Atlanta signed lefty-hitting outfielder Eddie Rosario to a Major League contract and optioned struggling outfielder Jarred Kelenic to

NEW! Top 150 Draft Prospects: Major changes, big jumps highlight list

April 29, 2025

The Washington Nationals are on the clock. OK, not quite yet, but they do have the No. 1 pick in this year’s Draft, and MLB Pipeline has an updated and expanded Draft Top 150, ranking the players all 30 teams are criss-crossing the country to see to line up their

Taking stock of Atlanta's top pitching prospects through first month

April 28, 2025

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'Stuff happens': Schwellenbach not sweating rough patch of starts

April 27, 2025

PHOENIX -- Spencer Schwellenbach looked human again. Ozzie Albies extended his woes in clutch two-out situations. And the inability to construct yet another late rally prevented the Braves from completing a three-game sweep at Chase Field on Sunday afternoon. “Obviously, you’d like to take three, but I like where we’re

Braves bring '21 World Series hero Anderson back off waivers

April 27, 2025

PHOENIX -- You can never have enough pitching, especially when playing at Coors Field. So, as the Braves prepare to begin a three-game series in Denver on Monday, they’ll reintroduce themselves to Ian Anderson a little more than a month after choosing to trade him to the Angels instead of

Schwellenbach finding success with 6-pitch arsenal

Braves' Schwellenbach has the diverse arsenal of a savvy veteran
April 27, 2025

The Braves seem to have a new pitching strategy -- cornering the market on dominant right-handers named “Spencer S.” There’s Spencer Strider, the mustachioed fireballer with a knack for strikeouts, having fanned an MLB-best 281 hitters as an All-Star in 2023. There’s also Spencer Schwellenbach, a 24-year-old quickly establishing himself

Braves on winning side of history despite Suárez's 4-HR game

April 27, 2025

ATLANTA -- Bob Horner’s four-homer game in a loss to the Expos on July 6, 1986, has long stood as one of the greatest accomplishments in Braves history, especially during the TBS era. Horner’s big game stood as the only time in modern history, and second time, a team lost

Infield prospect hits for the cycle at High-A

@MavalloneMiLB
April 27, 2025

Weather wreaked havoc on more than a few Minor League games, but there was still plenty of highlights. Top 100 prospects (and teenagers) Konnor Griffin, Jesús Made and Arjun Nimmala flexed their muscles, while Chase Burns took the mound for his Double-A debut in just his fourth professional start. Oh,

Sale gets right in AZ as Braves' surge continues

April 26, 2025

ATLANTA -- A lot has gone right as the Braves have won six of their past seven games. One of the most important developments occurred at Chase Field on Friday night when Chris Sale started to look more like himself in an 8-2 win over the D-backs. Sale wasn’t nearly

Murphy's resurgence puts him alongside a familiar face once again

April 25, 2025

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White's game-winning HR fulfills childhood dreams: 'Going to struggle to sleep tonight'

April 23, 2025

ATLANTA -- Eli White began dreaming of moments like this a couple of decades ago, when his family would venture to Turner Field to see Chipper Jones and their other Braves favorites play. “I’m going to struggle to sleep tonight because it’s going to be running through my head,” White

The fastest prospects in the game -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 23, 2025

When discussing the fastest prospects (and frankly, all players) in baseball, there’s the Rays’ Chandler Simpson and then there’s everyone else. Now in the big leagues, Simpson has led scouts to say that he should get at least a 90 run grade on the 20-to-80 scouting scale. Watching him do

Here's every team's 2025 Draft bonus pool and all pick values

April 23, 2025

The Nationals own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, which comes with a record assigned value. But the Mariners, who jumped from No. 15 to No. 3 in the Draft Lottery, own the largest overall bonus pool. MLB released the slot values and bonus pools to teams

Strider (hamstring) will 'do everything humanly possible' to return ASAP

April 22, 2025

ATLANTA -- Spencer Strider gained encouraging news when an MRI exam showed he is not dealing with a significant right hamstring injury. But one week after completing his year-long recovery from elbow surgery, the Braves pitcher must mentally deal with another stretch of inactivity. “It sucks,” Strider said. “I have

This time, discussion of 'hustle' is a good thing

April 22, 2025

ATLANTA -- Manager Brian Snitker found himself talking about hustle for a second straight day. But instead of being asked about what Ronald Acuña Jr. did six years ago, he gladly discussed how Austin Riley’s sprint propelled the Braves toward their latest five-run eighth inning and a 7-6 win over