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• Yanks use ABS challenge system, keep inning alive
On Saturday, during the second game of their Grapefruit League schedule, manager Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees used the automated ball-strike system to turn a strikeout into a walk, then went on to score three runs in the sixth against Toronto....2025Read about Aaron Boone news
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• Orioles lose Grapefruit League opener 10-5 to Pirates; Holliday on playing 2nd, buntingSARASOTA–What’s happening? Cade Povich starts as the Orioles play the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. Tyler Phillips starts for the Phillies. The game can be heard on WBAL/98 Rock with Geoff Arnold and Ben Wagner and seen on MLB Network. “Cade had some good starts for us,” […]...2025Read about Cade Povich news -
• Chris Sale pitches two strong scoreless innings as Braves start spring training actionPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Exhibition baseball is still baseball! The Atlanta Braves got their spring training campaign for 2025 started in the same way that they likely intend to start their regular season campaign: With Chris Sale looking good on the mound. Sale pitched two clean innings that went by in the blink of an eye as the Braves began their Grapefruit League season with a...2025Read about Chris Sale news -
• Who will lead the Braves in Spring Training Home Runs?Photo by /Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who will be this year’s Peter O’Brien? The Braves played an abbreviated Spring Training in 2020 before the covid lockdowns took over. Peter O’Brien was attempting to make the roster after bouncing around eight different organizations in nine years. He did a decent job, putting together a .194/.257/.581 line with four home runs. Those four home run...2025Read about Spring Training news -
• The Twins Already Have A Crowded Bullpen Picture
The Minnesota Twins bullpen could be quite the crowded party as we head into Grapefruit League action. The Twins have firepower at the back end of their relief corps with two of the best arms in the game, and they have a slew of intriguing set-up and depth options. Some might even say they have too many guys gunning for limited roster spots....2025Read about Minnesota Twins news
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• Braves News: Grapefruit League opener, Spencer Strider update, and morePhoto by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves play a baseball game today! The squad will make the trip to Fort Myers to take on the Minnesota Twins today at 1:05 ET. Chris Sale is slated to pitch two innings and Sean Murphy will be behind the plate. Bryce Elder is also set to make an appearance on the bump. Chris Sale ...2025Read about Spencer Strider news
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• Chris Sale pitches two strong scoreless innings as Braves start spring training action
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• Braves News: Grapefruit League opener, Spencer Strider update, and more
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• Judge (rest) to sit out first week of Grapefruit League action
Stanton (sore elbows) remains doubtful to return by Opening Day...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. says he’s feeling “90-95 percent” readyPhoto by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Neither one of them will be on the Opening Day roster but they’re both getting closer and closer to returning to action. Friday afternoon, we got further clarification on the injury status of two of the biggest stars for the Atlanta Braves. While a lot of this news may not be particularly surprising, it’s still encouraging to get a bett...2025Read about George Kubas Diamond injuries -
• It’s time for a Rockies youth movement to occur on the moundKevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Help us Dol-Lander Kenobi, you’re our only hope Early last week, the team at Baseball America hit the Colorado Rockies in their annual farm system preview system leading up to the 2025 Cactus and Grapefruit League seasons. It was a fascinating insight to the Colorado system, namely focused on the Rockies’ two most recent top selections: RHP Chase Dollander from t...2025Read about Colorado Rockies injuries -
• Braves News: Jorge Soler day-to-day, road trip extends to Anaheim, and morePhoto by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. An MRI revealed that Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler has a mild hamstring strain. He exited Wednesday’s game with tightness in his left hamstring and is now considered day-to-day. Jorge Soler has a mild hamstring strain. Day to day. He’ll stay on the trip.— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) Augus...2024Read about Jorge Soler injuries -
• Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and morePhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images This week’s mailbag includes questions about the Braves rotation, Max Fried’s next contract, and sleeper candidates. Thanks to everyone that sent in questions for this week’s Atlanta Braves mailbag. We will be doing more of these throughout the regular season. Let’s get to it! The Braves’ offensive approach clearly works during the re...2024Read about Atlanta Braves injuries -
• Not on the Opening Day roster? No problem!Set Number: x164202 TK1 Just because someone isn’t on the Opening Day roster doesn’t mean they can’t have a big, and often immediate, impact on the season As I sit down to write this, we are a week away from Opening Day, and the Braves are playing out the string on the remainder of Spring Training. Usually, the month that precedes Opening Day is used to address roster questions, and determ...2024Read about Spring Training injuries -
• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta BravesPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves enter the 2024 season as the favorite in the National League, but, for better or worse, will ultimately be defined by their postseason success or lack thereof. (Yes, we’re really doing this.) The Atlanta Braves are coming off of a banner 2023 season that saw them set numerous offensive records on their way to an MLB-best 104 wins. Unfortunatel...2024Read about Atlanta Braves injuries -
• Danny Jansen Diagnosed With Small Fracture In Right Wrist
Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen has been diagnosed with a fracture of the pisiform bone in his right wrist, manager John Schneider revealed to reporters today (X links via Keegan Matheson of MLB.com). He was hit by a pitch during the Jays’ Grapefruit League game earlier this week. The team currently expects him to miss…...2024Read about Danny Jansen injuries
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"Thirteen spring stadiums and over 60% of Cactus and Grapefruit League games will feature an automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system." - 2024
"Michael Harris II continued his hot start in the Grapefruit League, as his second home run of spring training helped contribute to seven runs on the day for the Atlanta Braves in their first spring training tilt against the Philadelphia Phillies this season." - 2023
"Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta’s offense rakes in Tuesday’s game against the Phils The Atlanta Braves jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 15-5, Grapefruit League win over the Philadelphia Phillies." - 2022
"The Mets have officially scratched ace Jacob deGrom from today’s scheduled Grapefruit League appearance, tweets Mike Puma of the New York Post." - 2021
"Report: MLB in process of revising Grapefruit League schedule" - 2020
"MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that officials with Grapefruit League clubs in Florida are expecting games to be suspended, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that executives throughout…" - 2019
"MLB also announced game times for all Cactus and Grapefruit League action in February and March." - 2018
"The Marlins will wear Stoneman Douglas High School caps during their workout and pregame before their Grapefruit League opener Friday." - 2017
"Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann took a step toward putting an injury-plagued 2016 season behind him with two solid innings in his first Grapefruit League start this spring before an eight-run eighth inning sent the Tigers to a 10-7 win over the Braves on Monday at Joker Marchant Stadium." - 2016
"Alex Rodriguez homered on the second pitch he saw, but Maikel Franco cleared the wall and Darin Ruf drove in three runs, helping the Phillies rally for a 13-4 Grapefruit League victory over the Yankees on Thursday at George M." - 2015
"The Twins opened Grapefruit League play by outlasting the Red Sox in a 9-8 slugfest Thursday night at newly renovated Hammond Stadium." - 2014
"I give him his playing time in the second half of Grapefruit League games, so he can't play the first few innings and then leave early."
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Grapefruit League trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Braves News: Chris Sale to start Saturday, shortstop trade options, and morePhoto by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. We are days away from the first spring training game, as the Atlanta Braves open up play in the Grapefruit League on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. Chris Sale is penciled in to start. To get you through until then, we’ve got shortstop trade options, 2025 regression candidates, and more. More Braves N...2025Read about Chris Sale trade rumors -
• Rob Manfred talks media rights, competitive balance and a possible Cubs All-Star GameAl Yellon The Commissioner met with reporters on the annual Cactus League Media Day. PHOENIX, Arizona — It’s a rite of spring just as much as pitcher/catcher report day or the first Spring Training game. That’s the annual appearance of Commissioner Rob Manfred at a conference room at the Arizona Biltmore hotel to meet with the media. I’m glad to have been able to attend this presser so I c...2025Read about Rob Manfred trade rumors -
• It’s time for a Rockies youth movement to occur on the mound
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• Braves News: Jorge Soler day-to-day, road trip extends to Anaheim, and more
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• Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and more
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin enters final year of 6-year deal in D.C.Notes and quotes on Patrick Corbin’s final Grapefruit League start on Sunday... CORBIN WRAPS UP SPRING: Davey Martinez’s message for Patrick Corbin coming out of the left-hander’s fourth start of the spring was one he has been repeating throughout the past few seasons as the now-34-year-old starter has struggled to find his form from 2018, which earned him a 6-year/$140M contract with the National...2024Read about Patrick Corbin trade rumors -
• Not on the Opening Day roster? No problem!
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
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• Red Sox Notes: Grissom, Winckowski, Rotation, Booser
Vaughn Grissom was already questionable for Opening Day, but Alex Cora offered an update this morning on the timeline for his second baseman’s return. “We’re talking mid-April probably, [or] late April,” the Red Sox manager told members of the media, including Ian Browne of MLB.com. Grissom has not yet appeared in a Grapefruit League game;…...2024Read about Red Sox trade rumors
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• Braves News: Chris Sale makes spring debut, prospect talk, and morePhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday The Atlanta Braves continued play in the Grapefruit League with a matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. The Braves dropped the game 13-4, but Chris Sale made his spring debut and looked absolutely filthy. Chris Sale looked terrific in his first spring outing! pic.twitter.com/mvuwdYhgIf— Atl...2024Read about Chris Sale trade rumors
Grapefruit League stats and results
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• Rob Manfred talks media rights, competitive balance and a possible Cubs All-Star Game
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• It’s time for a Rockies youth movement to occur on the mound
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• Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and more
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin enters final year of 6-year deal in D.C.
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• Not on the Opening Day roster? No problem!
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
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• Fried, Braves schlep through another Spring defeatPhoto by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Fried was fine and got BABIPed, the offense did normal things before the backups took over, you get the idea We all know about the dog days of summer at this point, but do they have a spring equivalent? Like maybe the crab days of spring, because the constellation Cancer is most visible in the Northern Hemisphere in March? We’ll worksh...2024Read about Brace Hemmelgarn stats -
• Braves Roster Projection: Bench spots still up for grabsPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Forrest Wall is off to a torrid start during the spring, but will it be enough to earn a spot on the Braves’ Opening Day roster. The Atlanta Braves have 11 games under their belts in Grapefruit League action and are enjoying their first off day of the spring Wednesday. The team has also made a series of roster cuts over the last few ...2024Read about Atlanta Braves stats -
• Smith-Shawver changes it up, Olson goes yard in 4-3 Spring loss to TwinsPhoto by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Smith-Shawver’s changeup had a great afternoon on Monday in Fort Myers AJ Smith-Shawver had a rough first Spring Training outing, but emphasized his changeup to great effect in an eventual 4-3 Grapefruit League loss to the Twins on Monday afternoon. Smith-Shawver threw just 48 changeups in the majors last season (a rate below 11 percent...2024Read about Smith Shawver stats -
• Michael Harris II hits moonshot as Braves tie with PhilliesPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It might be February but Money Mike appears to be ready for April, already. Michael Harris II continued his hot start in the Grapefruit League, as his second home run of spring training helped contribute to seven runs on the day for the Atlanta Braves in their first spring training tilt against the Philadelphia Phillies this season. ...2024Read about Michael Harris stats
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• Rob Manfred talks media rights, competitive balance and a possible Cubs All-Star Game
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• It’s time for a Rockies youth movement to occur on the mound
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• Jarred Kelenic ends spring training with a home run in 9-6 Braves loss to TwinsPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It was a rocky spring for Kelenic but the newest addition to the lineup appears to be trending in the right direction as the season is set to start in two days. Jarred Kelenic and Orlando Arcia both brought their big bats to the ballpark for the spring training finale for the Atlanta Braves. Both Kelenic and Arcia ended their Grapefru...2024Read about Jarred Kelenic -
• Michael Harris II hits moonshot as Braves tie with Phillies
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• Spring Training storylines for the Braves as they head to North PortPhoto by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The fifth starter spot, the bench, and the revamped coaching staff will all be a focus in February and March Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers will report to North Port on Wednesday, with position players scheduled to join them by next Monday, February 19. The first full squad workout will take place on February 20, and believe it or ...2024Read about Spring Training -
• 2023 Braves Season in Review: Jared ShusterPhoto by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Shuster made the Opening Day rotation and racked up a bunch of major league innings, but pitched really poorly across 11 starts Jared Shuster was a surprise addition to the Opening Day rotation after a Spring Training where “Shuise Control” seemed like it was going to be a thing. Unfortunately, he was largely horrible as a major league starter, and the Br...2023Read about Jared Shuster -
• Rosario, Olson, and Murphy all homer as Braves thwack Red Sox, 6-1
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The bullpen arms had a nice afternoon as the bats tanned Tanner Houck’s hide Another day, another homer-laden offensive outburst by the Braves in Grapefruit League action. On Monday afternoon in North Port, it was time for Eddie Rosario, Matt Olson, and Sean Murphy to leave the yard as the Braves cruised to a 6-1 win over the Red Sox. No one really cares, but s...2023Read about Red Sox
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• Dodd, dingers and the D-team: Braves lose to Red Sox, 9-8, on walkoff homer
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Braves played a very Spring Training-esque game on Friday night, and lost on a walkoff no-doubter If you like the chaos of Spring Training, boy did the Braves and Red Sox have the Friday night Grapefruit League game for you. It ended with a walkoff two-run homer, but let’s high the high points non-chronologically: Dylan Dodd went five innings in this one, p...2023Read about Red Sox
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• Sizing up the Braves’ roster after Monday’s surprising cuts
Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Monday’s moves pretty much answered every question for the Opening Day roster. The Atlanta Braves will enjoy their final off day of the spring Tuesday and with just over a week of Grapefruit League action remaining, the team’s roster is taking shape for Opening Day. The Braves answered many of the questions that were lingering Monday night w...2023Read about MLB Photos
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• Braves Mailbag: Trade talk, Max Fried extension and more
Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Baseball is back and so is the mailbag! The Grapefruit League season is back and so are the Atlanta Braves. A huge thank you to everyone that took the time to send in questions for our first mailbag in a long time. We will do it again soon, but let’s get right to it. I could see one, but it seems unlikely that BOTH of the Braves’ big position player gambles ...2023Read about Max Fried
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• Pedroia hits slam, paces offense in slugfest
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• Major League Baseball Expected To Suspend Spring Training
As sports entities throughout the world take action to minimize the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball appears poised to cease play of Spring Training games. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that officials with Grapefruit League clubs in Florida are expecting games to be suspended, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that executives throughout…...2020Read about Spring Training
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• Papi, Panda power Sox with first spring HRs
David Ortiz and Pablo Sandoval stroked their first homers of the spring one out apart in the third inning Thursday, powering the Red Sox to a 5-1 Grapefruit League win over the Pirates....2015Read about David Ortiz
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• Young Tigers' bats back Verlander's strong debut
After his teammates scored four runs in the first inning against Shelby Miller, Justin Verlander cruised through his Grapefruit League season debut. The 2011 American League Cy Young Award winner surrendered one hit and notched a pair of strikeouts over two scoreless innings, as the Tigers cruised to a 12-6 win on Saturday at Champion Stadium....2015Read about Shelby Miller
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• Girardi: Tanaka will make his first start on Thursday
Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka will make his first Grapefruit League start on Thursday against the Braves, manager Joe Girardi revealed in an interview on YES Network during Sunday's contest against the Nationals....2015Read about Masahiro Tanaka
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• Sox post seven-run sixth after Porcello's solid outing
Twins starter Ervin Santana capped off his impressive Grapefruit League season with five scoreless innings of one-hit ball against Boston's likely Opening Day lineup Thursday night, but the Red Sox erupted for seven runs in the sixth in an 8-5 victory before 7,259 fans at Hammond Stadium....2015Read about Ervin Santana
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• In Grapefruit opener, Tigers show offensive might
Yoenis Cespedes' first hit as a Tiger, a fourth-inning grand slam, was one of three Detroit home runs amidst a flurry of walks and four hit batters during a wild Grapefruit League opener for Orioles pitching in a 15-2 Detroit win on Tuesday at Joker Marchant Stadium....2015Read about Yoenis Cespedes
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• Nova surrenders just one run in first start
Alex Rodriguez homered on the second pitch he saw, but Maikel Franco cleared the wall and Darin Ruf drove in three runs, helping the Phillies rally for a 13-4 Grapefruit League victory over the Yankees on Thursday at George M. Steinbrenner Field....2016Read about Alex Rodriguez
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• Yanks use ABS challenge system, keep inning alive
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• Chris Sale pitches two strong scoreless innings as Braves start spring training action
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• Who will lead the Braves in Spring Training Home Runs?
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• Orioles set to open Grapefruit League schedule; Hyde on Holliday; McDonald on SuganoSARASOTA–What’s happening? Albert Suárez will start for the Orioles when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday. Carmen Mlodzinski will start for Pittsburgh. Keegan Akin, Bryan Baker, Corbin Martin, Justin Armbruester and Kade Strowd are also scheduled to pitch. Suárez is expecting to pitch two innings. […]...2025Read about Albert Suárez -
• Suárez on starting Orioles’ 1st Grapefruit League game: ‘It means a lot’SARASOTA–What’s happening? Albert Suárez was chosen to start the Orioles’ first Grapefruit League game on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ed Smith Stadium. Suárez is eager for the assignment. “I think I’m well prepared to be able to start the first game of spring training,” the 35-year-old right-hander said. “It means a lot.” Last […]...2025Read about Albert Suárez -
• Suárez to start Orioles’ Grapefruit League opener on SaturdaySARASOTA—A year ago, Albert Suárez was an unknown during Orioles spring training. This year, he’ll start the first Grapefruit League game on Saturday against Pittsburgh at Ed Smith Stadium. In 2024, Suárez impressed the Orioles in spring training after not having pitched in the major leagues since 2017. He went down to Triple-A Norfolk but […]...2025Read about Albert Suárez -
• The automated ball-strike challenge system is coming to spring trainingThe ABS system was first used in the independent Atlantic League in 2019. Here is the view from the video board during a AAA MilB game in 2023. | Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Are we taking technology too far? Major League Baseball is taking a significant step towards modernizing the game by introducing the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system during spring ...2025Read about Atlantic League -
• The Spring of Our Robots
The ball strike challenge system comes to spring training: Thirteen spring stadiums and over 60% of Cactus and Grapefruit League games will feature an automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system as MLB continues to inch closer to using it during the regular season — though that won’t occur any earlier than 2026. The league is testing […]...2025
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• Braves News: Chris Sale to start Saturday, shortstop trade options, and more
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. says he’s feeling “90-95 percent” ready
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• Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration datePhoto by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Rejoice, baseball fans, we now have an idea of when the Manfred era will end. If we’re being honest, the role of MLB Commissioner is not an enviable one. The job, by its very nature, is inclined to create ire among fans, as the person in charge is trying to appease fans, players, but mostly owners, and the goals of those three groups rarely...2024Read about Rob Manfred rumors -
• Braves prospects weekly spring training recap
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Jared Shuster continues to shine as Opening Day draws near Opening day for the 2023 minor league season is so close one can almost taste it. Or that might just be this morning’s breakfast, but I digress. With just a few weeks away from the first MiLB recap to hit our site for the season, Atlanta’s top prospects have continued to show o...2023Read about Brace Hemmelgarn rumors
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• Astros continue to take the heat from fans during spring training
The only thing that’s going to stop the Houston Astros from being trolled at a record level this season is the possibility that teams will have to play in empty stadiums. We continue to see the defending AL champs receive flack during spring training in Florida after the sign-stealing scandal. This did not stop during Tuesday’s Grapefruit League action against another World Series contender, the A...2020Read about Houston Astros rumors
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