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  • This Day in Braves History: John Coppolella gets banned from baseball
    • This Day in Braves History: John Coppolella gets banned from baseball
    Braves History 1911 – William Russell, head of the syndicate that owns the Boston Nationals, dies. No doubt helping his demise was watching his team finish the season with a .291 winning percentage. Former player, now attorney, Monte Ward and New York politician James Gaffney will purchase 945 of the 1000 shares for $177,000. The […]...2025
  • 2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Jhancarlos Lara
    • 2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Jhancarlos Lara
    How was he acquired? The Braves signed Jhancarlos Lara back in 2021 as an international free agent. The team was still dealing with their international sanctions from the John Coppolella era at the time, significantly limiting what they could spend. So getting a real prospect in this time would require finding a diamond in the […]...2025
  • A brief look at the Braves’ drafts under Alex Anthopoulos
    • A brief look at the Braves’ drafts under Alex Anthopoulos
    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Anthopoulos enters his eighth draft as Braves general manager — here’s a look at how the first six have panned out It is still many, many years until we will know exactly how the Alex Anthopoulos era in Atlanta will shake out. No one will complain about the World Series title, but many bemoan the lack of hitting talent in the minor league system and love ...2025
  • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
    • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Winter Meetings are finally upon us and we could see Alex Anthopoulos and Atlanta’s front office making some big moves over in Dallas This Sunday marks the beginning of the annual Winter Meetings for Major League Baseball. The four-day long gathering of front office members, agents and some players is a major event that takes place each offseason and...2024
  • This Day in Braves History: Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP Award
    • This Day in Braves History: Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP Award
    Pendleton shocks the baseball world by winning the 1991 NL MVP over Barry Bonds. Braves Franchise History 1911: William Russell, head of the syndicate that owns the Boston Nationals, dies. No doubt helping his demise was watching his team finish the season with a .291 winning percentage. Former player, now attorney, Monte Ward and New York politician James Gaffney will purchase 945 of the 1000 sh...2024
  • The future of the White Sox is bleak, with or without Pedro Grifol
    • The future of the White Sox is bleak, with or without Pedro Grifol
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images It was probably time to give the skipper his walking papers, but the woes of the Pale Hose run deep. On Tuesday night, the Chicago White Sox finally put an end to Major League Baseball’s longest losing streak this century. At 21 games, it tied the American League record held by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who infamously went 0-21 to start the season. That...2024

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John Coppolella injury and suspension

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  • 2024 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects : 25-30
    • 2024 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects : 25-30
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images We open our list up with an interesting group of talents, many of whom seem to be on the rise. If you were around this morning then I’m sure you’re already anticipating this, as it is time once again for us to roll out another Top 30 Atlanta Braves prospects list. It has already been an exciting season for the Braves farm system, with...2024
  • • Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
    Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The countdown is on to see who will be enshrined We’re less than a week away from the announcements of who will be in the 2023 MLB Hall of Fame class heading for enshrinement in Cooperstown. With only a portion of the ballots being shared publicly it can be exceptionally difficult to predict which players (if any) will make the cut. But every year Ryan Thi...2023
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  • • These teams had the best Day 2 Draft hauls
    As part of the penalty for their extensive international signing violations under former general manager John Coppolella, the Braves forfeited their 2018 third-round pick. Despite that significant handicap, they still managed to amass the best haul of talent on the second day of the Draft....2018
  • • MLB drops death penalty on Braves, bans former GM for life
    MLB has hit the Atlanta Braves with their version of the death penalty as punishment for the franchise’s violations over the past few years. The punishments are so severe that it’s clear the league wanted to make an example out of the Braves as a warning to clubs not to do anything similar in the future.The Braves were forced to give up 12 prospects they had signed for an excess of $20 million bec...2017
  • • Report: Braves will lose prospects as part of punishment
    The Atlanta Braves will be losing some prospects signed in the international market as part of the penalty for their multitude of violations, according to a report.The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal says that while MLB still has not ruled on the Braves’ case, a penalty will include the loss of prospects signed out of Latin Ameria. It’s unknown which prospects the Braves would lose, but the group could i...2017
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  • • N.L. Injury Notes: Rodriguez, Wright, Goeddel, Schwarber, Flores
    Braves GM John Coppolella spoke with Bill Shanks of The Macon Telegraph in a wide-ranging interview (audio link) that has plenty of interesting info for Atlanta fans. For our purposes, the most notable segment involved the team’s addition of second baseman Brandon Phillips after the terrifying car crash involving recently added infielder Sean Rodriguez. Per Coppolella,…...2017
  • • Eric O'Flaherty to Braves: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016

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  • 2025
    "After wholesale changes to the organization following the scandals surrounding John Coppolella, Anthopoulos had to build a new Atlanta Braves way in the draft."

  • 2024
    "Sometimes the meetings come and go without much to talk about that’s actually newsworthy but sometimes you hear about John Coppolella having lunch with Dave Stewart and the Atlanta Braves end up trading for Dansby Swanson and Ender Inciarte."

  • 2023
    "Major League Baseball has lifted its previous “lifetime” ban on former Braves general manager John Coppolella, reports Jayson Stark of The Athletic."

  • 2022
    "Former General Manager John Coppolella receives a lifetime ban, and 12 prospects in the organization are declared free agents."

  • 2020
    "13, 2017, when he was hired following the ousting of GM John Coppolella."

  • 2018
    "com’s Mark Bowman that he considered quitting out of frustration with then-Braves GM John Coppolella and president of baseball operations John Hart."

  • 2017
    "Former Braves general manager John Coppolella was placed on MLB's permanently ineligible list, and the team lost one of its top prospects after committing serious rules violations in the international signing market."

  • 2016
    "Braves general manager John Coppolella has long shown a willingness to quickly flip players who have exceeded expectations and gained unexpected trade value."

  • 2015
    "As Braves president of baseball operations John Hart and general manager John Coppolella sat in their suite at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel during the wee hours of Wednesday morning, they could not hide the excitement they had generated just a few hours when they used Shelby Miller to gain a return greater than could have been realistically anticipated."

  • 2014
    "If John Coppolella gains the lofty title the Braves might eventually bestow upon him, he would likely become the first general manager who can lay claim to entering the baseball industry with the help of some quarters he deposited into payphones in three states."

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John Coppolella trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

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  • • This Day in Braves History: Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP Award
    2024
  • • The future of the White Sox is bleak, with or without Pedro Grifol
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  • • 2024 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects : 25-30
    2024
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  • Alex Anthopoulos has earned the right to continue an incredible era of Braves baseball
    • Alex Anthopoulos has earned the right to continue an incredible era of Braves baseball
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Atlanta Braves have been consistent winners since Alex Anthopoulos’ arrival and there are very few signs of a slowdown in the future. I can remember the end of the 2017 regular season like it was yesterday. The Atlanta Braves had just ended their season on a winning note, even though there weren’t too many wins to get excited about tha...2024
  • What’s left for the Atlanta Braves’ offseason?
    • What’s left for the Atlanta Braves’ offseason?
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves have done most of the heavy lifting already this offseason, but there are still a few things to check off between now and the start of Spring Training. We are a little over five weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training for the Atlanta Braves in North Port. As we sit here on January 7, a number of ...2024
  • This Day in Braves History: Bob Horner wins Rookie of the Year Award
    • This Day in Braves History: Bob Horner wins Rookie of the Year Award
    Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1952 - Eddie Mathews, Hoyt Wilhelm and Dick Groat receive first-place votes, but Dodgers pitcher Joe Black takes home the Rookie of the Year Award for the National League. 1978 - Bob Horner beats out Ozzie Smith to win the Rookie of the Year Award in the National League. Horner was the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft and h...2023
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  • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
    • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves’ sacrilegious-to-some style of hitting may have reached its apotheosis in 2023, with an unexpected twist I want to start this by saying that I don’t have any firsthand insight regarding the workings of the Atlanta Braves organization. I’ve never talked with, much less been in the same vicinity as Kevin Seitzer. Sure, Kris is down at the ballpar...2023

John Coppolella stats and results

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  • • This Day in Braves History: Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP Award
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  • • The future of the White Sox is bleak, with or without Pedro Grifol
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  • • 2024 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects : 25-30
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  • • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
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  • • Jared Shuster tops Keith Law’s top 20 Braves prospect list
    Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Prospect season rolls on. Prospect list season continued Monday with the release of Keith Law’s top 20 Atlanta Braves prospects for the upcoming season. Law released all of his top 20 lists for the NL East. The Braves of course were shut out of Law’s Top 100 list. The complete list is behind The Athletic’s paywall, but you should certainly...2023
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  • • Bonus Bust: Big bucks do little in international free agency
    Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images About those hyped IFA prospects... January 2023 has been relatively quiet for the Atlanta Braves, punctuated by a few big days. In the middle of the month, the international free agency (IFA) signing period re-opened; a few days before that, MLB reinstated former Braves executive John Coppolella, who was ousted for improprieties...2023
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  • • Coppolella resigns as Braves' general manager
    Braves general manager John Coppolella has resigned from his position, the team announced on Monday afternoon. The resignation came as a result of a breach of Major League Baseball rules regarding the international player market, the Braves' statement said....2017

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  • • Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
    2023
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  • • John Coppolella Makes First Public Comments Since Ban From MLB
    In his first public comments since being forced to resign as the Braves’ general manager and, eventually, permanently banned from the game of baseball, John Coppolella issued a lengthy and apologetic statement to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. The 38-year-old says that he has been “disgraced and humbled” and that he and his family have been “devastated…...2017
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  • • John Coppolella makes first public comments since ban from MLB
    In his first public comments since being forced to resign as the Braves’ general manager and, eventually, permanently banned from the game of baseball, John Coppolella issued a lengthy and apologetic statement to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. The 38-year-old says that he has been “disgraced and humbled” and that he and his family have been “devastated and embarrassed by the repercussions of my actions.”“...2017
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  • • Family at forefront of Coppolella's Christmas
    Braves general manager John Coppolella is looking forward to a -- hopefully -- quiet Christmas and holiday season, spending time with family instead of on his phone....2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Reloading Braves About to Add to Shortstop Wave
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why This Winter's Winners Could Fool You
    2015
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  • • Hitters Set to Take Their Swings at MLB Winter Market After Pitching Rules Early
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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Top John Coppolella news

  • • Staying course has Braves in coveted position
    2015
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  • • Staying course has Braves in coveted position
    2015
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  • • Ex-Braves GM banned; team loses prospects
    2017
  • • Braves thrilled to reel in power prospect
    Braves general manager John Coppolella has long shown a willingness to quickly flip players who have exceeded expectations and gained unexpected trade value. On Wednesday, Atlanta traded pitchers Lucas Harrell and Dario Alvarez to the Rangers for Travis Demeritte, who has developed into one of the game's top power-hitting prospects....2016
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  • • Coppolella resigns as Braves' general manager
    2017
  • • Coppolella resigns as Braves' general manager
    Braves general manager John Coppolella has resigned from his position, the Braves announced on Monday afternoon. The resignation came as a result of a breach of Major League Baseball rules regarding the international player market, the Braves' statement said....2017
  • • John Coppolella To Resign As Braves’ General Manager
    Braves general manager John Coppolella will resign today, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter links). The circumstances surrounding his resignation aren’t yet clear, but the decision is tied to the Braves’ talent acquisition practices in Latin America, per Rosenthal, who also tweets that special assistant Gordon Blakely is involved in the issues the Braves…...2017
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  • • MLB Announces Permanent Ban For John Coppolella
    Major League Baseball has instituted a lifetime ban on former Braves general manager John Coppolella, according to an announcement from commissioner Rob Manfred. The heavy punishment comes as the league moves to punish his former organization for amateur signing infractions during his tenure as GM. Coppolella had already resigned from the Atlanta organization. Beyond the…...2017
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP Award
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  • • Alex Anthopoulos has earned the right to continue an incredible era of Braves baseball
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  • • Bonus Bust: Big bucks do little in international free agency
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
    2023
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  • • Braves manager Brian Snitker almost quit after 2017 season?
    The Braves were considering parting ways with Brian Snitker at the end of the 2017 season, and the manager revealed to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman that he considered quitting out of frustration with then-Braves GM John Coppolella and president of baseball operations John Hart. Snitker reached the point of contacting a clubhouse attendant back in Atlanta to say “Pack my things, I’m not coming back” after...2018
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John Coppolella rumors, scandals

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  • 2023 Minor League player review: Jorge Bautista
    • 2023 Minor League player review: Jorge Bautista
    Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power Bautista made his way to High-A where he scuffled a bit, but the potential is there for him to join the bullpen conversation in the future One of the few international signings the Braves were able to make following the John Coppolella scandal, Jorge Bautista has shown flashes of his potential since joining Atlanta’s farm system. How Acquired Bautista...2023
  • • Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
    2023
  • • Baseball history unpacked, November 21
    Happy birthday, Robert Stock! | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. He was a Cub for four innings in 2021. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to ...2022
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  • • Braves manager Brian Snitker almost quit after 2017 season?
    2018
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Reloading Braves About to Add to Shortstop Wave
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why This Winter's Winners Could Fool You
    2015
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    2015
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