Grapefruit League rumors, news

Grapefruit League news, rumors

  • Atlanta Braves 2025 Spring Training Schedule
    • Atlanta Braves 2025 Spring Training Schedule
    Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Atlanta Braves have their schedule for spring training in 2025 set up and ready to go. This year marks a massive expansion of television coverage, as all but a small handful of Braves spring training games will be televised and/or streamed this year. The Grapefruit League schedule for Atlanta starts on February 22 against the Twins b...2025
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  • Orioles’ spring training storylines
    • Orioles’ spring training storylines
    Spring training is less than six weeks away, and there are still questions to be answered between mid-February and the March 27th opener in Toronto. Let’s look at some questions: How often will Félix Bautista pitch in Grapefruit League games? Manager Brandon Hyde said during the Winter Meetings that he would be conservative with Bautista, […]...2025
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  • Braves News: Jorge Soler day-to-day, road trip extends to Anaheim, and more
    • Braves News: Jorge Soler day-to-day, road trip extends to Anaheim, and more
    Photo 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...2024
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  • • MLB spring training schedule to open on Feb. 20
    The 2025 spring training schedule opens Feb. 20 when the Dodgers host the Cubs in the Cactus League opener, and Grapefruit League play starts the following day when the Yankees host the Rays....2024
  • Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and more
    • Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and more
    Photo 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...2024
  • Jarred Kelenic ends spring training with a home run in 9-6 Braves loss to Twins
    • Jarred Kelenic ends spring training with a home run in 9-6 Braves loss to Twins
    Photo 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...2024
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Grapefruit League injury and suspension

  • • Braves News: Jorge Soler day-to-day, road trip extends to Anaheim, and more
    2024
  • • Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and more
    2024
  • Not on the Opening Day roster? No problem!
    • 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...2024
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  • 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
    • 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
    Photo 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...2024
  • • 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…...2024
  • • Rob Refsnyder Suffers Fractured Toe
    Red Sox outfielder Rob Refsnyder was hit by a pitch on his foot during yesterday’s Grapefruit League contest. He told reporters after the game that he had a “crack” in his pinky toe, per Ian Browne of MLB.com. Today, the club confirmed to reporters that Refsnyder has a fractured left pinky toe, with Pete Abraham…...2024
  • Braves Roster Projection: Bench spots still up for grabs
    • Braves Roster Projection: Bench spots still up for grabs
    Photo 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 ...2024
  • Orioles vs. Braves Spring Training game thread
    • Orioles vs. Braves Spring Training game thread
    Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Max Fried will make his spring debut for the Braves Monday. Max Fried will make his spring debut for the Atlanta Braves Monday in a Grapefruit League matchup against the Baltimore Orioles. Fried is coming off of an injury plagued season in 2023 and is entering his final season before free agency. Right-hander Seth Johnson will get the start for the Orio...2024
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  • Braves News: Roster projections, David McCabe undergoes Tommy John, and more
    • Braves News: Roster projections, David McCabe undergoes Tommy John, and more
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday Baseball activities are in full swing as the Atlanta Braves are just days away from the Grapefruit League opener. The Braves will begin play on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. First pitch is set for 1:05 ET. Along with Spring Training comes the finalization of the 40-man roster. The majority of the ...2024
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  • Braves Roster Projection: A quick look at where things stand as spring camp begins
    • Braves Roster Projection: A quick look at where things stand as spring camp begins
    Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports The Braves begin the spring with their roster largely set, but there are still a couple of questions that need to be answered. The Atlanta Braves will hold their first full squad workout on Tuesday and the Grapefruit League opener is set for Saturday. With that in mind, this is probably more of a roster guess at this point than an actual projection. Still, you...2024
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "The Grapefruit League schedule for Atlanta starts on February 22 against the Twins before actually ending in Cactus League territory against the Cubs on March 25."

  • 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

  • • Braves News: Jorge Soler day-to-day, road trip extends to Anaheim, and more
    2024
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  • • Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and more
    2024
  • Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin enters final year of 6-year deal in D.C.
    • 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...2024
  • • Not on the Opening Day roster? No problem!
    2024
  • • 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
    2024
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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;…...2024
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  • Braves News: Chris Sale makes spring debut, prospect talk, and more
    • Braves News: Chris Sale makes spring debut, prospect talk, and more
    Photo 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...2024
  • • Braves Roster Projection: A quick look at where things stand as spring camp begins
    2024
  • Braves Spring Training: Quick thoughts on every position player in camp
    • Braves Spring Training: Quick thoughts on every position player in camp
    Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports Position players are due to arrive for the Braves Monday with the first full squad workout scheduled for Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves will hold their first full squad workout on Tuesday in preparation for the 2024 regular season. In addition to the six catchers that we previewed last week, Atlanta will bring 22 position players to camp in an official capacity. ...2024
  • Friday Rockpile: For Rockies Jones, Doyle, and Tovar, the odds are against a sophomore slump
    • Friday Rockpile: For Rockies Jones, Doyle, and Tovar, the odds are against a sophomore slump
    Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, February 16, 2024 The dreaded sophomore slump. I know it exists. It’s very real. And yet, I didn’t allow the idea to penetrate my hope-springs-eternal mindset going into the 2024 Major League Baseball season. I’ve been dreaming of full seasons for Nolan Jones and Brenton Doyle and the new he...2024

Grapefruit League stats and results

  • • Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and more
    2024
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  • • Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin enters final year of 6-year deal in D.C.
    2024
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  • • Not on the Opening Day roster? No problem!
    2024
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  • • 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
    2024
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  • Fried, Braves schlep through another Spring defeat
    • Fried, Braves schlep through another Spring defeat
    Photo 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...2024
  • • Braves Roster Projection: Bench spots still up for grabs
    2024
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  • Smith-Shawver changes it up, Olson goes yard in 4-3 Spring loss to Twins
    • Smith-Shawver changes it up, Olson goes yard in 4-3 Spring loss to Twins
    Photo 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...2024
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  • Michael Harris II hits moonshot as Braves tie with Phillies
    • Michael Harris II hits moonshot as Braves tie with Phillies
    Photo 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. ...2024
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  • • Friday Rockpile: For Rockies Jones, Doyle, and Tovar, the odds are against a sophomore slump
    2024
  • Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date
    • Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date
    Photo 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...2024
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  • • Jarred Kelenic ends spring training with a home run in 9-6 Braves loss to Twins
    2024
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  • • Michael Harris II hits moonshot as Braves tie with Phillies
    2024
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  • Spring Training storylines for the Braves as they head to North Port
    • Spring Training storylines for the Braves as they head to North Port
    Photo 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 ...2024
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  • 2023 Braves Season in Review: Jared Shuster
    • 2023 Braves Season in Review: Jared Shuster
    Photo 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...2023
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  • • 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...2023
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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...2023
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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...2023
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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 ...2023
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  • Mets’ Pete Alonso hits ‘birthday bomb’ for his Mom
    • Mets’ Pete Alonso hits ‘birthday bomb’ for his Mom
    PORT ST. LUCIE — Pete Alonso blasted a fifth-inning grand slam in the Mets’ 8-4 win over the Nationals on Thursday, dubbing it a “birthday bomb” for his mother, who attended the game. Last season, Alonso did not homer in the Grapefruit League. “After the ball went over the fence, I went, ‘Yeah, it’s my......2021
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  • • Blake Swihart posts touching tribute, in lineup day after brother’s death
    Blake Swihart was in the Boston Red Sox lineup for Thursday’s Grapefruit League exhibition game against the Washington Nationals, just one day after learning of his brother’s sudden death. The Red Sox catcher also posted a touching tribute to his late sibling on Instagram. Swihart believes his late brother would have wanted him to play on Thursday. “Romell would have been upset with me if I didn’t...2019
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Top Grapefruit League news

  • • Pedroia hits slam, paces offense in slugfest
    2015
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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…...2020
  • • 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....2015
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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....2015
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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....2015
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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....2015
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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....2015
  • • 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....2016
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Grapefruit League schedule, game

  • • Atlanta Braves 2025 Spring Training Schedule
    2025
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  • • Orioles’ spring training storylines
    2025
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  • • Braves News: Jorge Soler day-to-day, road trip extends to Anaheim, and more
    2024
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  • • MLB spring training schedule to open on Feb. 20
    2024
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  • • Braves Mailbag: Playoff struggles, 2024 sleeper and more
    2024
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  • • Jarred Kelenic ends spring training with a home run in 9-6 Braves loss to Twins
    2024
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  • • Not on the Opening Day roster? No problem!
    2024
  • • 2024 MLB Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
    2024
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  • Braves, Twins rained out Friday
    • Braves, Twins rained out Friday
    Photo by Mary Holt/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Friday’s Grapefruit League game between the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers has been canceled due to rain. They will return to action Saturday where they will host the Rays at CoolToday Park. It’s raining today, and the Braves’ game in Fort Myers versus the Twins has been canceled.— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano)...2024
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  • Blue Jays vs. Braves Spring Training game thread
    • Blue Jays vs. Braves Spring Training game thread
    Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves return to action Wednesday where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays in Grapefruit League action. The Braves will go with a bullpen game Wednesday with closer Raisel Iglesias getting the start. The Blue Jays will go with right-hander Bowden Francis. The Braves will roll out what will likely be their Opening Day ...2024
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Grapefruit League rumors, scandals

  • • Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date
    2024
  • • 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...2023
  • • 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...2020
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