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Kris Willis

Braves conclude Texas Week by hosting the Rangers

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Fresh off a 5-1 road trip, the Braves will play three against the reigning postseason champs

After a 5-1 road trip, the Atlanta Braves will return to Truist Park to begin a nine-game homestand, which starts with a three-game series against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers. The Braves (barely!) took two of three from the Marlins in Miami and then swept the Astros to improve to 12-5 on the season. They entered Thursday’s...

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Report: Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. Expected to Join Bad Bunny's Agency amid MLBA Probe

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. is expected to sign with Rimas Sports as his new representation in a marketing and off-field capacity, according to The…

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Spencer Strider’s injury is a stark reminder for Braves, others

Not only is Spencer Strider‘s UCL injury a brutal blow for the Braves, but it should also be seen as a blow to baseball as a sport. Professional leagues are best when their best players are on the field or court, regardless of your allegiances.

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Stephen Tolbert

Just like everyone predicted, Orlando Arcia and Marcell Ozuna are leading the way for the Braves

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The dynamic duo everyone saw coming.

If you don’t know, here’s the current fWAR leaderboard for the Braves:

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Yes, the best two players on the team to this point of the season have been Orlando Arcia and Marcell Ozuna. You would’ve gotten some decent odds on that before the season.

Ozuna is the least surprising of the two and therefore the easiest to explain. He’s hitting the crap out of the ball. Like normal, he’s...

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Brady Petree

Braves Minor League Recap: Ian Mejia strikes out nine for Mississippi

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Mejia allowed just one run over 6.1 innings.

While there were a few noteworthy performances from Braves minor leaguers on Wednesday, it was overall a rough go of it for most of the squads down on the farm. With that, let’s dive into yesterday’s action.
(9-8) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (7-10) Memphis Redbirds 1

Sandy Leon, DH: 1-1, HR, RBI, 2 BB Luke Williams, 1B: 1-4, RBI Leury Garcia, RF: 1-3, 1-4, 3B AJ Smith-Shawver, SP: 4.2 IP, 2 H,...

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Is this the best trade of Alex Anthopoulos’ tenure?

There may be some arguments out there, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a better general manager in the game of baseball than Alex Anthopoulos. Baseball

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Cassidy Mcmahon

This Day in Braves History: Aaron Harang pitches seven no-hit innings against the Mets.

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1916 - Grover Cleveland Alexander shuts out the Boston Braves. It is the first of his 16 shoutouts of the season.

1950 - Seth Jethroe becomes the first black player to play for the Boston Braves. Jethroe goes 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run to help the Braves to an 11-4 win over the Giants at the Polo Grounds.

1971 - Atlanta rookie Earl Williams becomes the first player ever to reach the upper...

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Kris Willis

Braves News: Atlanta completes 5-1 trip, Ozzie Albies update and more

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The Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros Wednesday and will return home with a 12-5 record.

The Atlanta Braves came from behind again Wednesday to score a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros in extra innings. The victory completed a three-game sweep for Atlanta, improving their record for the season to 12-5. The Braves went 5-1 on the trip and will return home Friday where they will begin a nine-game homestand.

Max Fried allowed...

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Atlanta Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna's hit streak continues

Truist Park, just outside of downtown Atlanta, is becoming the hottest place in MLB. The Atlanta Braves are 11-5 after taking a series against four of last year’s playoff teams and preparing for a weekend series against the World Series champions Texas Rangers.

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Sam Peebles

Braves rally late to beat Astros in extra innings

Orlando Arcia came through in extras to help the Braves sweep the Astros | Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

In what looked like a day where the Braves could not get anything going, they rallied late in the game to defeat the Astros in extra innings.

The Atlanta Braves took on the Houston Astros this afternoon in the series finale

The first inning looked like the Braves may get something going when Ronald Acuña had a fly ball single that dropped in front of the center fielder and then...

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ESPN names Braves player most likely to be traded

With so many players on the IL, the trade deadline is already a popular talking point among Braves circles. Will this be the year Alex Anthopoulos aggressively pursues a frontline starter in-season?

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A.J. Smith-Shawver bounces back in a big way for Gwinnett

With Spencer Strider out for the season, the Braves must use an all-hands-on-deck approach to replace him. Losing an ace this early in the season is one of the worst things that can happen to an organization with championship aspirations, but it also provides a golden opportunity for the younger arms.

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Sam Peebles

Braves vs. Astros Wednesday game thread

Max Fried looks to help the Braves sweep the Astros | Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

The Braves look to sweep the Astros behind Max Fried

After taking the first two games of the series, the Atlanta Braves look to sweep the Houston Astros as Max Fried takes the mound.

Fried looked sharp in his last start against the Marlins and the Astros’ starter J.P. France gave up eight earned runs against the Rangers in his last start.

Kelenic is the only player in the Braves lineup to have faced...

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Braves named top landing spot for five blockbuster trade targets

The Braves have lost three All-Stars in as many weeks, which has the national media pondering the idea of them being aggressive in the coming months prior to the trade deadline.

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Sam Peebles

Luis Guillorme, Travis d’Arnaud back in the lineup Wednesday against Astros

With Albies out, Guillorme gets the start at 2B | Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

With Ozzie Albies on the IL, we have a new look Braves lineup

As the Atlanta Braves face the Astros this afternoon, they will continue to be without their starting second baseman Ozzie Albies.

Not only does this leave a hole in the position itself, but it is also significant in terms of the lineup. Albies has been a steady force as the second hitter. Now that he is injured there are some serious shoes to...

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Sam Peebles

Max Fried looks to continue his trend in the right direction against the Astros

Max Fried looking to get back to form against the Astros | Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Max Fried had a great start against the Marlins, will that continue against the Astros?

Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves are set to take on J.P. France and the Astros in the final of the three-game series this afternoon at Minute Maid Park.

There is no sugar coating it, Max Fried has had a rough start to his season. In his first start of the season against the Phillies, he got lit up for three...

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Minus Ozzie Albies, Braves bid to sweep Astros

Even following a bad break, Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies remained jovial. Albies landed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday after tests revealed he fractured his right big toe on a hit by a pitch in the second inning of the series opener against the Houston Astros the previous day.

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Reynaldo Lopez continues to ease Braves rotation concerns

Coming into the season, there were a lot of questions about who would be the Braves’ fifth starter, but Reynaldo Lopez has answered those and then some.

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Bryce Elder shows why he’s next in line for the Braves

Just like most of last year, the Braves have a spot in their rotation that is an open competition because of injury. However, the hope is someone eventually makes the most of their opportunity and doesn’t look back, much like Bryce Elder did last season when Max Fried went down.

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Braves Minor League Recap: Cade Kuehler turns in a another dominant outing

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Cade Kuehler was impressive in Tuesday’s start for Augusta.

The Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates were inconsistent yesterday. In their two wins they combined to score 13 runs, in their two losses they scored just three combined runs. Their 2023 starting pitcher draftees were more than strong combining to allow one unearned run across nine innings.

(7-9) Memphis Redbirds 5, (8-8) Gwinnett Stripers 6

Sandy Leon 1-3, 1 2B, 3...

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