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• Cubs Add Righty Reliever Ben Heller on Minors Deal, Upside Outweighs Small-Sample ResultsYou might scratch your head when seeing that the Cubs signed a 33-year-old reliever with only 62 total MLB innings pitched over parts of six seasons, especially when he put up an 11.25 ERA in 12 innings for the Pirates in 2024. But there’s more to the Ben Heller story than that, and it starts … The post Cubs Add Righty Reliever Ben Heller on Minors Deal, Upside Outweighs Small-Sample R...2024Check it out Minors Deal latest news -
• Cubs To Sign Ben Heller To Minors Contract
The Cubs are signing Ben Heller to a minor league contract, reports Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The right-hander is represented by Onyx Sports Management. Heller, 33, was a 22nd-round draft pick in 2013, signing with Cleveland for a mere $2,500 bonus. However, he quickly began turning heads with his high-velocity fastball. From 2013-16,…...2024
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• Pirates Decline Option On Marco Gonzales
The Pirates declined their option on starter Marco Gonzales. There’s no buyout and it would have cost $15MM to keep him around. He’ll miss most or all of next season after undergoing flexor surgery in his throwing elbow. The Bucs also outrighted Ben Heller, Isaac Mattson and Daulton Jefferies off the 40-man roster. Pittsburgh acquired Gonzales from the Braves…...2024Visit the page Marco Gonzales news today
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh PiratesBenny Sieu-Imagn Images Brewers hit the road for final time this season as they head to Pittsburgh With the NL Central all locked up for the Brewers, they dropped three straight to the Diamondbacks before winning a thrilling game on Sunday afternoon, coming back from an 8-0 deficit to win 10-9. They’ll look to keep that momentum going as they hit the road for the last time this season, tak...2024See also Milwaukee Brewers news -
• Pirates Designate Edward Olivares For Assignment
The Pirates announced Thursday that they’ve placed right-hander Colin Holderman on the 15-day IL with a right wrist sprain, selected the contract of righty Ben Heller from Triple-A Indianapolis and opened a spot on the 40-man roster by designating outfielder Edward Olivares for assignment. More to come....2024Read about Colin Holderman news and rumors
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• Braves News: Michael Harris headed to IL, Spencer Schwellenbach and morePhoto by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images News and notes from Friday for the Atlanta Braves and the rest of Major League Baseball. Saying the 2024 season hasn’t gone the way the Atlanta Braves planned would likely be an understatement. The team lost Spencer Strider to a season ending injury after just two starts and the reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. to another torn ACL...2024Visit the page Michael Harris breaking news today
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• Pirates Decline Option On Marco Gonzales
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• Braves News: Michael Harris headed to IL, Spencer Schwellenbach and more
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• Braves lose Sam Hilliard on waiver claim, outright Ben Heller and Andrew VelazquezPhoto by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves dropped three players from their 40-man roster Wednesday. The Atlanta Braves announced trio of roster moves Wednesday that removes three players from their 40-man roster. Atlanta outrighted reliever Ben Heller and infielder Andrew Velazquez to Gwinnett. They also announced that outfielder Sam Hilliard was claimed off wa...2023Click for news about Sam Hilliard -
• Braves sign Pierce Johnson, begin building the 2024 bullpenBrett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Braves got started early this off-season, making their first big signing of the winter. In true Alex Anthopoulos fashion, the Braves announced out of nowhere Wednesday they had signed reliever Pierce Johnson to a 2-year extension with a club option for 2026. The deal pays Johnson $7M guaranteed for 2024 and 2025, with a $7M club option for 2026 that comes w...2023See also Pierce Johnson injury report -
• Braves have 13 players eligible for arbitration as offseason beginsPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2023 season is over for the Atlanta Braves and the focus now shifts to the offseason. In addition to free agents filing after the World Series, the Braves will have to contend with a number of players who are eligible for salary arbitration. MLB Trade Rumors released their annual arbitration projections earlier this month and the ...2023See also Atlanta Braves injury -
• Projecting the Braves’ NLDS roster in wake of Charlie Morton’s injuryPhoto by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Bryce Elder is Atlanta’s likely Game 3 starter with Charlie Morton sidelined. The Atlanta Braves were already going to have some interesting decisions to make with their pitching staff for their postseason roster and that was before it was known that Charlie Morton was going to miss the Division Series with a finger injury. Below I took a look at the a...2023See also Charlie Morton injury report -
• Braves News: Andruw Jones, Allan Winans, spicy loss, morePhoto by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday It is fitting that on the night that Andruw Jones’ number was retired by the Braves, Matt Olson hit his 48th home run of the season, creeping closer to Jones’ franchise record of 51 in a season. With 21 games remaining, Matt seems quite likely to break that record, which Jones doesn’t seem too upset about when spe...2023Continue with Andruw Jones injury report -
• Braves News: Soroka and McHugh to the IL, rough loss, morePhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday The Braves had a rough day overall, as Michael Soroka and Collin McHugh both hit the 15-day IL, Soroka with right forearm inflammation that will end his season but won’t require surgery, and McHugh with right shoulder inflammation. This is pretty brutal for Soroka, who worked so hard to get...2023Click for news about Atlanta Braves injury status -
• Braves recall Michael Soroka, option Ben Heller to GwinnettPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Soroka will start Tuesday’s game against St. Louis The Atlanta Braves announced Tuesday morning that they have recalled Michael Soroka and that he will start tonight’s series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. Reliever Ben Heller was optioned back to Gwinnett to open up a spot on the active roster. The #Braves today recalled R...2023Read about Michael Soroka injury report
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"The Pirates announced Thursday that they’ve placed right-hander Colin Holderman on the 15-day IL with a right wrist sprain, selected the contract of righty Ben Heller from Triple-A Indianapolis and opened a spot on the 40-man roster by designating outfielder Edward Olivares for assignment." - 2023
"The Braves opened up a spot on the active roster Wednesday when they optioned Ben Heller to Gwinnett." - 2021
"The Yankees have designated right-handed reliever Ben Heller for assignment, according to a club announcement." - 2020
"The Yankees pared down their roster Thursday, optioning three pitchers – Deivi Garcia, Mike King and Ben Heller – as well as infielder Thairo Estrada to the minors." - 2019
"Fellow right-hander Ben Heller was shifted to the 60-day injured list while he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery." - 2018
"To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, New York transferred righty Ben Heller from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day DL." - 2017
"Jonathan Holder and Ben Heller combined for five innings of scoreless relief in Saturday's 16-inning contest, a 4-1 Yankees victory over the Red Sox." - 2016
"8:21am: The Yankees are also receiving minor league right-handers Ben Heller and J."
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• Cubs To Sign Ben Heller To Minors Contract
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• Pirates Designate Edward Olivares For Assignment
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• Braves News: Michael Harris headed to IL, Spencer Schwellenbach and more
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• Pirates Announce Several Roster Moves
The Pirates announced a series of roster moves today. They recalled catcher Henry Davis, outfielder Jack Suwinski and infielder Liover Peguero from Triple-A Indianapolis. They also selected the contract of right-handed reliever Ben Heller from Indy. In one corresponding move, they placed infielder/outfielder Ji Hwan Bae on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist sprain,…...2024Continue with Roster Moves salary
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• Pirates, Ben Heller Agree To Minor League Deal
The Pirates have agreed to a deal with free agent reliever Ben Heller, as first reported by Jomboy’s Jack Oliver. Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette adds that it’s a minor league deal for the right-hander. Heller is a client of Onyx Sports Management. Heller, 32, pitched 18 2/3 innings for the Braves in 2023,…...2023See more articles Jason Mackey
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• Braves sign Pierce Johnson, begin building the 2024 bullpen
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• Braves have 13 players eligible for arbitration as offseason begins
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• Looking back on the Joe Jimenez tradePhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Joe Jimenez trade looks pretty similar now to how it did a year ago, but there are a few factors that could change that. Last offseason, the Braves traded Justyn-Henry Malloy and Jake Higginbotham to the Tigers for cash considerations and right-handed reliever Joe Jimenez, who had one year left in arbitration before free agency. G...2023Check it out Joe Jimenez salary rumors -
• Braves News: Andruw Jones, Allan Winans, spicy loss, more
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• The Braves have some fascinating pitching decisions to makeBrett Davis-USA TODAY Sports With multiple guys nearing return from injury, and multiple roster spots needed, the Braves have some tough decisions to make. If you watch Braves’ games while on Twitter and especially Braves’ losses while on Twitter, then you might not actually know Atlanta has one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. If you use Twitter, you might think the team is closer...2023Visit the page Brett Davis trade rumors
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• Looking back on the Joe Jimenez trade
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• Elder finally finds it against Bucs as Braves keelhaul Keller in 8-2 winPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Bryce Elder had an unequivocally good start as the Braves knocked Mitch Keller around in all sorts of ways The result of this game was pretty much expected, even if baseball is anything but predictable: the Braves played host to the Pirates and walloped them by an 8-2 score. The actual goings-on in the game? A mix of stuff you could h...2023Visit the page Atlanta Braves stats -
• Strider’s short start sets tone in 11-6 loss to St. LouisPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Four of Atlanta’s six pitchers allowed a homer as St. Louis won the series’ second slugfest on Wednesday. Matchups between the Braves and Cardinals are nothing if not…entertaining? Is that the right word? If you were hoping that a Spencer Strider Day would help right the ship after the Braves’ chaotic loss in Tuesday’s Cardinals series opener, you would, ...2023Visit the page Spencer Strider stats -
• Braves Minor League Recap: AJ Smith-Shawver, Vaughn Grissom lead Gwinnett to winDale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Braves minor league system was strong offensively scoring 28 runs across five games, but their pitching let them down resulting in them going 2-3 on the day. They were led by a former top prospect and one of the hotter hitters in the organization. (49-58) Gwinnett Stripers 7, (41-68) Charlotte Knights 3 Vaughn Grissom 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB Braden ...2023Click for news about Vaughn Grissom statistics -
• Pitchers duel quickly turns into a slugfest as Braves avoid the sweep
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Braves use late inning power to surge past D-Backs In a battle of aces, both Spencer Strider and Zac Gallen were at their best early. They were each doing what they do best, with Strider racking up countless swings and misses, while Gallen avoided the barrel as well as mixing in some whiffs of his own. Through five innings, both pitc...2023Visit the page Atlanta Braves stats
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• Jesse Chavez placed on Injured List, Ben Heller recalled to Atlanta
Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports Jesse Chavez will, after all, hit the shelf Jesse Chavez was clobbered in the left shin with a 95+ mph grounder in game one of yesterday’s doubleheader and had to be carried off the field. His x-rays were negative, but he was reportedly feeling the pain this morning. So, the Braves were compelled to make a change today to bolster a bullpen that was heavily used...2023Visit the page Jesse Chavez scores
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• Braves Minor League Update: Lucas Braun, Stephen Paolini stay hotStephen Paolini | Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Recent draft pick Lucas Braun and a red hot Stephen Paolini both continued their strong month of August down in the minors. Sunday saw another strong outing from recent sixth round pick Lucas Braun and Stephen Paolini’s big August to turn his season around continued with another multi-hit game for him. We also had big ...2023Check it out Lucas Braun -
• Braves Minor League recap: Owen Murphy continue strikes out nine for AugustaPhoto by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The 2022 first-rounder has struck out 26 batters this month. While Atlanta’s affiliates came away with a .500 record on the day, there were a few bright spots on the day as Owen Murphy continued a successful August and Stephen Paolini homered twice on Friday. (54-62) Gwinnett Stripers 4, (67-51) Durham Bulls 6 Daniel Robertson, DH: 1-4,...2023See more articles Owen Murphy -
• Ronald Acuña Jr. blasts two homers as Braves pummel Twins, 6-2
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta hit five dingers tonight on their way to an emphatic series win over their opponents from the Land of 10,000 Lakes Thanks to yet another first-inning outburst of offense, the Atlanta Braves were able to power their way past the Minnesota Twins on their way to an emphatic 6-2 series victory. In the preview for tonight’s game, ...2023Continue with Atlanta Braves
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• Indians To Acquire Andrew Miller
8:21am: The Yankees are also receiving minor league right-handers Ben Heller and J.P. Feyereisen in the trade, Heyman reports (Twitter link). 7:44am: The Yankees have agreed to trade left-hander Andrew Miller to the Indians, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. ESPN’s Buster Olney reports (via Twitter) that the Yankees are expected to get prospects Clint Frazier and…...2016Read about Andrew Miller
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• Braves reinstate Max Fried from injured list, designate Dalton Guthrie for assignmentPhoto by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images It is official! As expected, the Atlanta Braves have reinstated Max Fried from the 60-day injured list. He will make his first start since May 5 in Friday’s series opener against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Braves designated outfielder Dalton Guthrie for assignment. The Braves opened up a spot on the active ...2023See also Max Fried -
• Spencer Strider deals as Braves beat Twins 4-1
Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Strider tossed seven scoreless innings and Atlanta’s offense came alive late. Spencer Strider turned in a strong performance and Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 17th home run of the season to help the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Strider pitched out of some immediate trouble in the first. He allowed a leadoff single to Edouard Julien ...2023Check it out Spencer Strider
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• Pitchers duel quickly turns into a slugfest as Braves avoid the sweep
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• Braves recall Michael Soroka, option Ben Heller to Gwinnett
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• Braves power up, top Brewers 10-7
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The bats came through in erasing multiple deficits, backing Yonny Chirinos in his Braves debut With their assortment of pitching injuries and defensive lapses, the question for the Braves lately has been, “Can they hit enough to overcome all the other warts?” On Friday night, the offense answered with a resounding “Yes!” as the bats overcame multiple defi...2023Visit the page Yonny Chirinos
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• Soroka slides in and out of trouble as Braves bash Guardians, 8-1
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Michael Soroka was not dominant by any stretch of the imagination. He still managed to finish his night without giving up any runs through nearly five innings. Michael Soroka kept his composure as he was consistently in tough situations against the Cleveland Guardians this evening. He pitched into the fifth inning and kept Cleveland off the scoreboard, w...2023Read about Michael Soroka
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. blasts two homers as Braves pummel Twins, 6-2
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• Pirates Sign Sergio Alcantara To Minor League Deal
The Pirates announced Thursday that they’ve signed infielder Sergio Alcantara and righty Hunter Stratton to minor league deals and invited them to spring training. They’re two of a slate of eight NRIs announced by Pittsburgh today, although the other six — outfielders Gilberto Celestino and Billy McKinney, righties Ben Heller and Ryder Ryan, infielder Jake…...2024Continue with Sergio Alcantara
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• Looking back on the Joe Jimenez trade
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• Elder finally finds it against Bucs as Braves keelhaul Keller in 8-2 win
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