Atlanta Braves News

1955 - The National League fines the Milwaukee Braves $500 for opening their spring training camp before the official March 1 start date. 1903 - A group headed by Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss and James Porter purchases the Philadelphia Phillies from John Rogers.

The Atlanta Braves came off their 2021 World Series Championship season to come from behind and capture the NL East title from the New York Mets.  Both

Monday was a magnificent showing for Atlanta’s two top starters. Monday was an exciting day for the Braves in Spring Training as Max Fried, Spencer Strider, and Sean Murphy all made their exhibition debuts, joining many other braves regulars against the Blue Jays.

Dansby Swanson has a strange comment about his free agency process

Earlier this week, Dansby Swanson was asked about his decision to sign with the Cubs. Here’s what he had to say: I don’t understand saying something like this publicly.

Braves Spring Training: Dylan Dodd debuts, Brian Snitker and Aaron Judge share admiration for each other

Baseball is back, and the Grape Fruit League has already brought a few fun stories. A Braves game has already ended on an infraction of the new pitch clock rules, and Dylan Dodd made an impressive debut.

Fried struck out four in two innings of work and the regulars pounded out a bunch of hits A day after getting bounced, 7-0, by the Yankees in Tampa, the Braves turned around and delivered the same walloping unto the Blue Jays in North Port.

Braves add another relief arm on minor-league pact

Even in the days leading up to the season, Alex Anthopoulos is constantly adding bodies that could eventually help the Braves over the course of a 162-game grind.

Chipper Jones: “Michael Harris is a superstar, no ifs, ands or buts about it”

The hype train for Michael Harris II continues to gain steam. After taking home the Rookie of the Year award last year, he’s primed to compete for MVPs, and Chipper Jones couldn’t be more bullish on who he called a superstar.

The Prospect lists roll on with a notable addition MLB Pipeline has released their 2023 Atlanta Braves rankings Monday and Jared Shuster tops the list of a pitching-heavy top prospect rankings.

Braves Sign Matt Swarmer To Minor League Deal

The Braves signed righty Matt Swarmer to a minor league contract over the weekend. The team didn’t formally make an announcement, but the transaction log at MiLB.com indicates he signed a couple days back.

Braves make a high-upside minor league bullpen signing

The Braves have mixed up their roster as spring training gains momentum, picking up Joe Harvey from the Colorado Rockies: Here’s what MLB Trade Rumors

Braves 2023 Bold Predictions: Braves will win 101+ games again

With Opening Day creeping up on us, it’s time to come up with my annual bold predictions for the Braves. I did pretty well on these last year, predicting

Kirby Yates thinks he can still turn back the clock

The Braves bullpen will be the most competitive of all the roster’s position battles because there are legitimately 13 major league relievers to fill eight spots in the bullpen, and the high upside arms like Kirby Yates make it even more tantalizing of a group.

1935 - Babe Ruth signs a contract with the Boston Braves. Ruth will serve as a player, coach and team vice president. 1901 - The National League Rules Committee declares that all foul balls will count as strikes, except after two strikes.

Atlanta’s ace will see his first Spring Action on Monday. As the third week of Spring Training arrives, games are finally here. Atlanta is now 0-1-1 over its first few games, as they lost 7-0 to the Yankees on Sunday after a wild and crazy tie on Saturday.

Kris and Stephen are back this week with a brand new episode of The Podcast to be Named Later. This week the guys discuss how the new rule changes impacted play over the first two Grapefruit League games for the Atlanta Braves including Saturday’s controversial ending.

The Braves gave up a grand slam before they recorded an out, and that’s about all there is to say about this game Yesterday’s Braves Spring Training opener was very eventful, ending in a never-before-seen way.

2005 - Braves pitcher Mike Hampton and his wife offer a $25,000 reward for the safe return of Jessica Marie Lunsford who disappeared from her Florida bedroom four days earlier.

Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The best news of the day for Braves fans is that Braves’ baseball is back! The Braves played their first spring training game and most of the players that have the most present and future significance looked good.

Watch: New MLB rule costs Braves dearly in spring opener

No one wants to see games end this way, but that is what spring training is for. Players will be able to adapt to the new rules and hopefully be used to them by the start of the regular season.

Olson had two hits in Atlanta's tie against Boston, including a two-run homer that put the Braves on the board. Matt Olson hit the ground running in Atlanta’s spring training opener today, as his two-hit performance (including a home run) was the standout performance in the Braves’ first spring training game of 2023.

Rookie of the Year season isn’t good enough for Michael Harris II

Spencer Strider turned in one of the most spectacular seasons for a pitcher, and he did it as a rookie. Amazingly, he didn’t win the Rookie of the Year award because what Michael Harris II did was even more impressive.

Braves offseason trade acquisition could be latest successful reclamation project

The Braves are one of the best clubs in baseball at plucking players off the streets and turning them into reclamation projects, and the next project was acquired via trade this offseason — Eli White.

Top 10 MLB rotations for 2023

This is the final edition of this lengthy series. I’ve broken down the top 10 players at each position, top 10 starting pitching duos, and top 10 lineups.

Braves two-time All-Star had offseason shoulder surgery

Ozzie Albies’ buildup this spring is slightly behind schedule as a result of the operation, but he said he “100 percent” expects to be ready for Opening Day.