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Braves outright David Fletcher to Gwinnett

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The Braves just opened up a roster spot for Ozzie Albies’ return Friday.

The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday that they have outrighted infielder David Fletcher to Gwinnett. The move opens the door for Ozzie Albies to be activated from the injured list on Friday before the series opener against the Cleveland Guardians.

The #Braves today outrighted INF David Fletcher to Triple-A Gwinnett.

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Where does the Braves front office rank among MLB teams?

The Braves have been without three All-Stars, including their ace, for most of the season, and the top of their lineup, which features three MVP candidates, has yet to really find its footing.

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AJ Smith-Shawver continues to thrive in Gwinnett

Prior to the season, everyone was concerned about who was going to be the Braves fifth starter. Well, that hasn’t turned out to be much of an issue with Reynaldo Lopez in the fold.

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Braves Minor League Recap: AJ Smith-Shawver strikes out seven for Gwinnett

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The righty tossed five innings of three-run ball in the win for the Stripers.

It was a bit of a rough day for Braves minor league affiliates on Wednesday, as Gwinnett was the only squad to come away with a win on the day.

(11-11) Gwinnett Stripers 4, (9-14) Norfolk Tides 3 Forrest Wall, DH: 2-5, RBI Leury Garcia, LF: 2-4, 2B, R Phillip Evans, 3B: 2-4, 2B, R AJ Smith-Shawver, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

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2024 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Travis d’Arnaud, Luis Severino

Playing the waiver wire effectively is crucial to fantasy baseball success throughout the season. Each week of the 2024 campaign, this article will help pinpoint which players are readily available to be picked up in most formats.

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This Day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr makes his major league debut

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2018 - Ronald Acuña Jr. makes his major league debut for the Braves and records his first major league hit in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. Acuña will score the winning run in a 5-4 Atlanta win.

2021 - The Braves record just one hit in a doubleheader against the Diamondbacks. Zac Gallen allows just one hit and Madison Bumgarner doesn’t allow any in the two seven inning contests.

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1901 - The Tigers scored 10 runs in the ninth...

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Braves News: Max Fried, front office, walk-off win for sweep

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Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday

Reynaldo Lopez continued his impressive work on Wednesday, with a strong seven inning outing that helped Atlanta to the series sweep after some late-game chaos. Reynaldo has now allowed two runs this season, after allowing his first home run of the season for the only run he allowed Wednesday. Much baseball remains to be played, but right now the front offices decision to sign him and...

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Braves blow the save in the 9th, walk off Marlins in 10th

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The Braves made it a little more exciting than it needed to be but they finish off the sweep of Miami.

The Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-3, Wednesday night with an exciting extra-inning, walk-off to complete a 3-game sweep and maintain the best record in baseball.

Things started very well for Atlanta and right away. In the first, Ronald Acu?a Jr reached on a lead-off walk, took second-base on his 11th stolen of the season, moved to third...

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Marlins vs. Braves game thread

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The Braves look to continue their dominance of the Marlins Wednesday night at Truist Park.

The Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins will wrap up a three-game series Wednesday night at Truist Park. Atlanta won the first two games and have yet to allow a run to the Marlins in the series. Reynaldo López will look to keep it going for the Braves Wednesday while the Marlins will go with Sixto Sanchez in what will most likely be a...

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Braves Notes: Brian Snitker on Reynaldo López, Ozzie Albies and Sean Murphy updates

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News and notes from Brian Snitker’s pregame media session Wednesday.

ATLANTA — Reynaldo López will make his fourth start of the season for the Atlanta Braves in Wednesday’s matchup against the Miami Marlins. The Braves have been careful to manage Lopez’s workload as he transitions from the bullpen. He has excelled so far allowing just one run over his first 18 innings.

Braves manager Brian Snitker said that they are...

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Jarred Kelenic, Chadwick Tromp in Wednesday’s lineup against Marlins

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Jarred Kelenic starts for the first time in the series against Marlins right-hander Sixto Sanchez

The Atlanta Braves will go for a third straight win Wednesday when they wrap up a three-game series against the Miami Marlins. Reynaldo López will make his fourth start of the season for Atlanta while Miami will go with right-hander Sixto Sanchez in what will likely be a bullpen game.

Michael Harris moves back into the second spot...

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Reynaldo López, Braves look to complete sweep of Marlins

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Reynaldo López looks to continue his strong start to the season as the Atlanta Braves go for a sweep against the Miami Marlins.

The Atlanta Braves will be looking to complete the sweep Wednesday night when they wrap up a three-game series against the Miami Marlins. Atlanta took the opener Monday behind a good start by Bryce Elder in his season debut. Max Fried followed that up with an even better performance Tuesday tossing a complete game shutout...

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Braves have third best front office in baseball per The Athletic’s executive survey

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Atlanta’s front office is the third best in baseball according to a recent survey of executives by The Athletic.

The Atlanta Braves have the third best front office in Major League Baseball according to a survey by The Athletic of 40 MLB executives. Atlanta received three first-place votes and finished behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays.

Alex Anthopoulos took over as general manager in 2018 and all the Braves have...

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Braves Minor League Recap: J.P. Martinez continues to sizzle

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J.P. Martinez had three hits Tuesday night to lead the Stripers

The Atlanta Braves minor league associates had a day of two extremes. In three of their games they scored seven or more runs, but in their other game, they were shutout. They had a strong showing against a former All Star, but the organization’s 2023 draft picks had their struggles.

(10-11) Gwinnett Stripers 9, (9-12) Norfolk Tides 4

Forrest Wall 2-4, 2 R, 2 BB, 2...

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Max Fried joins unique group following complete game shutout

The solution to fixing Max Fried’s early season struggles turns out to be a simple one. Just have him face the Marlins every time he toes the rubber. In Fried’s first start against the Fish, he went into the seventh inning and only allowed one run on four hits.

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Max Fried pitches like he’s got somewhere to be

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Fried is certainly pace of play enthusiasts’ favorite Braves pitcher

As you may have heard, Max Fried was dominant last night, hurling the third Maddux of his career against the Marlins. But, did you know that the combination of Max Fried and the pitch clock resulted in the game taking less than two hours to complete?

Yesterday’s 5-0 win against the Marlins clocked in at just one hour and 54 minutes...

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This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers on his 40th birthday

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1966 - The Atlanta Braves establish a major league record by winning their 18th consecutive game at home. The first 17 wins of the streak came in Milwaukee, the team’s home in 1965.

2011 - The Braves complete their first sweep of the Giants in San Francisco since 1998 with a 9-6 win in 10 innings. Nate McLouth delivers a two-run single off Brian Wilson to put Atlanta in front. The Braves beat both Tim Lincecum and Madison Bumgarner in...

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Braves in line for sweep of lifeless Marlins

Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez and the Braves look to record a sweep of a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins in the finale Wednesday. Atlanta posted a pair of shutout wins -- 3-0 and 5-0 -- in the first two games of the series and is 8-1 in its last nine games.

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Braves News: Ozzie Albies eyeing early return, Max Fried throws a Maddux, and more

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Your daily roundup of news and notes across Major League Baseball.

The Atlanta Braves’ infield took a major hit last week after Ozzie Albies suffered a fractured toe. The second baseman was expected to return to the lineup two weeks following the injury, but luckily, it appears an early return is likely.

#Braves’ Snitker sounded as if, after watching Ozzie Albies take full batting practice Monday without any residual effects from broken toe, he thinks the 2B...

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Max Fried pitches a Maddux, Adam Duvall homers in victory over the Marlins

Max Fried had an excellent outing against the Marlins | Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Max Fried had one of the best outings of his career in facing just two hitters over the minimum and the offense comes through as the Braves dominate the Marlins.

The Atlanta Braves faced off against the Miami Marlins for the second game of the series in which Max Fried faced off against 2021 ROTY runner-up Trevor Rogers.

Max Fried has struggled this year, but his best start so far this year was against the...

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