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• Rangers' Jackson exits after comebacker hits hand
Texas closer Luke Jackson took a 111-mph comeback liner off his pitching hand on the only pitch he threw after coming on in the ninth inning....2025
• Rangers 2, Rockies 1: One pitch spoils Dollander’s gem

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images The right-hander had a no-hitter into the sixth inning It was a true Wild West duel in Arlington tonight, and the Rockies nearly won. But, as we know, “close only counts in horseshoes” and the Rockies, unfortunately, play baseball and not horseshoes and they fell 2-1 in Warren Schaeffer’s managerial debut. Dealin’ Dollander Chase Dollander had a special ni...2025
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• MLB Week 5 Hot or Not: Bobby Witt Jr. flirts with a franchise record, Rays and Nats losses add up

Bobby Witt Jr. approaches the visiting dugout at Steinbrenner Field before the Royals versus Tampa Bay Rays game on May 1. | Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Teams are starting to distance themselves at the top and bottom of their divisions a full month in It’s Sunday, so you know what that means. This week’s Hot or Not recap covers the fifth full week of the season, from April 27 to May 3. AL...2025
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A month into the 2025 season, here’s a look at how ex-Braves are doing across the big leagues. A month has passed in the 2025 season, and after a rocky start, the Atlanta Braves seem to be finding their mojo again. As with every season, the Braves are finding a new normal after saying goodbye to a number of long-time members of the big league roster af...2025
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• AL Week 4 Strategy-April 19, 2025
In The Field OF Willi Castro (oblique) was out of the lineup on Friday. This comes on the heels of him leaving Wednesday's game early due to tightness in his right oblique. He is considered day-to-day. 3B D.J. LeMahieu (calf) is expected to start a rehab assignment on Tuesday. He has not had a spring, so he will need a length rehab assignment prior to making his season debut. OF Josh Lowe (obliq...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 14

Happy birthday, Kyle Farnsworth! | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Greg Maddux, Kyle Farnsworth* and others, plus engaging factoids for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past,...2025
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• Was the infamous 2016 Braves prospect ranking actually that bad?

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It raised the ire of Braves fans across then internet, but did FanGraphs actually get it wrong back in 2015? Back in 2015, when all Atlanta Braves fans had was the hope and wishes on prospects as the Braves were in the midst of their first full-fledged rebuild since the late 1980’s, FanGraphs released a prospect ranking of the top ...2025
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• AL Week 2 Strategy-April 5, 2025
In The Field SS Zach Neto started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake City. He hit a solo home run on Thursday night. He is getting closer to a return because he was able to play in the field on Friday night. He is tracking towards a return sometime next week. He is looking to build off his strong 2024 season (.249 AVG with 23 HR/30 SB). The Angels have been mixing and matching at short w...2025
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• The diabolical combination of Aaron Bummer and the West Coast Braves

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Saturday night’s 1-0 loss was another example of just how strange and unusual things tend to get when the Braves are in California and also when Aaron Bummer is on the mound. Last night, the Atlanta Braves fell to 0-3 to start the season after dropping another close and incredibly frustrating game in Petco Park against the San Diego Padres. By this po...2025
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• Battery Power 2025 Opening Day Roundtable: Part Two

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images As the whole “Part One” thing implied, we weren’t done dishing out the takes on Monday. We’ve got some more takes ready for you! This is the second part of our two-part Opening Day roundtable concerning our beloved Atlanta Braves. If you missed the first one, click this link so you can catch up. For now, we won’t waste any more of your time so let’s hop ...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Atlanta Braves

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spoiler alert: The Atlanta Braves blogger believes that the Atlanta Braves are going to be good this season. (Mhm. Just like last year!) Needless to say, 2024 did not go according to plan for the Atlanta Braves. If it had, then we may have been coming into this season with a bunch of gold-tinged merchandise after they had gotten done ...2025
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• Luke Jackson lands deal with Rangers

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The veteran reliever returns to the organization who drafted him out of high school. Luke Jackson’s second tour of duty with the Atlanta Braves has officially come to an end as the right-handed reliever has agreed to a major league deal with the Texas Rangers, the organization who drafted him in the first round out of high school in 2010....2025
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• Tyler Matzek to sign with New York Yankees, per report

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The veteran left-hander could join Max Fried on the Yankees pitching staff. Former Atlanta Braves reliever Tyler Matzek is set to join the New York Yankees on a minor league deal, according to a report from Chris Cotillo, a Boston Red Sox beat writer. It’ll be a minor league deal for Matzek, who impressed scouts in a recent showcase. Agreement...2025
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"The Rangers announced Monday that they’ve signed righty Luke Jackson to a one-year, major league contract."

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"Only four active pitchers rank in the top 50 in appearances as a Brave, Julio Teheran (42), Luke Jackson (37), Kimbrel (20) and Minter (13)."

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"com/2KEWGe7qMU— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 26, 2023 Gabe Kapler let Manaea retire Rosario in the top of the sixth before turning to the bullpen for the second time and bringing in old friend Luke Jackson, and Jackson very nicely gave up a solo homer, this one to Orlando Arcia, to bring the score to 4-2."

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"To make room on the 40-man roster, fellow reliever Luke Jackson was placed on the 60-day IL."

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"The Dodgers had just rallied for a run against ineffective reliever Luke Jackson and had runners on second and third base with nobody out."

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"Others in the bullpen currently include Wes Parsons, Luke Jackson, Jesse Biddle, Shane Carle and Chad Sobotka, although of that bunch, Carle and Sobotka have struggled quite a bit in the season’s first few weeks."

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"The club has designated catcher Chris Stewart for assignment to create roster space for righty Luke Jackson, whose contract was selected."

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"To open 40-man space, the Braves designated righty Luke Jackson."

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"Righty Luke Jackson is heading to Atlanta, Law adds on Twitter."

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"A scenario that might work in Texas’s favor is a deal including young prospects Alex (Chi Chi) Rodriguez, Luke Jackson, Nick Williams and Luis Sardinas."

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"Josh Childress, Luke Jackson, Adam Morrison, Martell Webster, Ronnie Brewer, Julian Wright, Joe Alexander—these guys couldn't get it to click through three years in the league, and though some of them have stuck around, their value has plummeted since their rookie seasons."

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• Herrera's Hat Trick - April 3, 2025
Ivan Herrera, C, Cardinals Ivan Herrera had an explosive day at the plate, going 3 for 4 with three home runs, a walk, three runs, and six RBI. This is the type of performance many fantasy managers were waiting for after Herrera was one of the most popular breakout picks of the offseason. He is taking over the majority of starts behind the dish after Willson Contreras moved to first base full-time...2025
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• The Best Remaining Free Agent Position Players

The market for free agents of any note is drying up by the day. In particular, we've seen a run on veteran pitchers. Nick Pivetta, Andrew Heaney, Cal Quantrill, Jakob Junis, John Means, Tyler Alexander, Kenley Jansen, Scott Barlow, John Brebbia, Kendall Graveman, Luke Jackson, Scott Alexander and Lucas Sims have all come off the…...2025
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• MLB Week 5 Hot or Not: Bobby Witt Jr. flirts with a franchise record, Rays and Nats losses add up
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• Top Atlanta Braves Prospects who Graduated in 2024

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves got huge contributions from rookies in 2024, while making a handful of trades utilizing prospects Prospect list season is in full swing, and here at Battery Power we are gearing up to release our top 30 prospects next week. With that in mind, I want to expand some of the coverage surrounding our prospect list release this season...2025
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Aaron Bummer

Not even astonishingly-bad BABIP luck could keep 2024 from turning into a bummer for this guy. Good left-handed relievers should be cherished, and Aaron Bummer fits the bill in that regard. The Atlanta Braves picked him up in a trade in November 2023 and despite the fact that it took five players leaving in order for the Braves to bring him in, it ended up being a pretty lopsided trade in favor of...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Jorge Soler

Jorge Soler was great with the bat in 2024 | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Jorge Soler had an excellent season with the bat for the Braves. However, his defense was pretty much the opposite. Jorge Soler will always be an Atlanta Braves legend after his mammoth moonshot in the final game of the 2021 World Series. That famous home run, flying 446 feet off his bat, solidified him as the rightful W...2024
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• Previewing the relief pitcher market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images We’ve previewed the market for shortstop, starting pitchers, and outfielders – now let’s look at how the Braves might bolster their bullpen. The 2024 Atlanta Braves relied on an undeniably elite bullpen that ranked 3rd in fWAR, 3rd in ERA, and 2nd in FIP. Entering the offseason, they seemed poised to handle the potential loss of A.J. Minter to free a...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Tyler Matzek

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The former postseason hero returned to the field, but not to form, in 2024. After missing the 2023 season recovering from elbow surgery, the Atlanta Braves welcomed Tyler Matzek back into their bullpen fold in 2024. A hero of the 2021 postseason, the left-handed reliever had a chance to ease into form given the investments the club made i...2024
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• Braves decline options on Travis d’Arnaud and Luke Jackson, per report

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Earlier on Monday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves completed a no-brainer of a move when they exercised the club option for Marcell Ozuna and locked him in for another season. It sure seemed like Travis d’Arnaud would also be locking in as well, especially considering that it had been reported and assumed that d’Arnaud would be having his op...2024
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• Atlanta Braves fall to the San Diego Padres as offense could not produce.

Ozuna struggled tonight against the Padres | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images As feared, the Braves offense was once again anemic in a big game. The Bullpen was fantastic as they carried the game for 6.2 innings The Atlanta Braves faced the San Diego Padres in game one of the Wild Card Series at Petco Park. The Braves just squeezed into the playoffs as they clinched on the final game of the season...2024
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• Luke Williams comes in clutch, Chris Sale dominates as Braves sweep Twins

Jorge Soler hit another HR in the finale against the Twins | Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Luke Williams had two doubles and two RBI, and Chris Sale limited the Twins to one run. The Atlanta Braves took on the Twins in the final game of the series looking for a sweep. They were back by Cy Young front runner Chris Sale and an offense that has scored eighteen runs in the past two games....2024
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• Fried’s 8 strikeouts, Olson’s 3 hits lead Braves to 7-3 win over Giants

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Austin Riley and Orlando Arcia also contributed solo homers as the Braves reached 40 games over .500 on Saturday. While it may have felt a little precarious until a three-run rally in the eighth, the Braves ultimately handed the Giants a 7-3 loss at Oracle Park on Saturday, starting off their last west coast stint with a series win. Perhaps more not...2023
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• Braves News: Braves Win Exciting Series Against Reds, Sean Murphy Returns to Lineup, More
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Atlanta continued their winning ways during a wild weekend of baseball. What a wild weekend of fun baseball! The Cincinnati Reds are one of the most fun teams in baseball at the moment, and more importantly, one of the better teams in the National League. However, though the weekend was full of exciting baseball that ended in three one-run games, the Brav...2023
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• 2023 MLB Season Preview: San Francisco Giants
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Giants swung for the fences in the offseason and ended up hitting a single, maybe? Still, they got Joc Pederson (again) and Luke Jackson so that’s cool. Boy, oh boy — what a difference a season makes. At this time last year, the Giants were fresh off of a shocking 107-win season that saw them raise the NL West pennant for the first time since 2012. ...2023
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• Rangers To Acquire Tyrell Jenkins, Brady Feigl From Braves For Luke Jackson
The Rangers and Braves have agreed to a trade that will send lefty Brady Feigl and righty Tyrell Jenkins to the Rangers, according to reports from Tommy Stokke of Fan Rag (via Twitter) and Keith Law of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Righty Luke Jackson is heading to Atlanta, Law adds on Twitter. It seems fair to…...2016
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• A.J. Minter takes his place among the best Atlanta Braves relievers

A.J. Minter is the third longest tenured member of the 2024 Atlanta Braves. | Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Now the franchise leader in holds, Minter joins other long-time Braves relievers with elite career availability. What’s that old trope people love to throw around in sports and business? “The best ability is availability.” The older I’ve gotten, the more I have...2024
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• Fried’s 8 strikeouts, Olson’s 3 hits lead Braves to 7-3 win over Giants
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• This day in Braves History Andruw Jones walk sends Braves to World Series against Mets

Braves History 1991 - Minnesota defeats the Braves, 5 - 2, in Game 1 of the World Series. Greg Gagne’s three-run home run off Charlie Leibrandt in the 5th inning helps support the strong effort of winning pitcher Jack Morris. 2001 - In the NLCS, Curt Schilling’s four-hitter gives the Arizona Diamondbacks a 5 - 1 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Schilling strikes out 12 Braves as Craig Counsell ge...2023
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• Braves News: Braves reach 11,000 wins, Spencer Strider fans 10, and more

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday The Atlanta Braves made history on Friday night after defeating the San Francisco Giants 4-0 to open the series. Friday’s victory marked the 11,000th win in franchise history. The only other MLB clubs to reach this milestone are the Giants, Dodgers, Cubs, and Cardinals. Tonight’s win is the 11,000th in franchise hist...2023
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• Giants Select Bryce Johnson, Option Brett Wisely
The Giants announced a series of roster moves today, selecting outfielder Bryce Johnson to the active roster and optioning Brett Wisely to Triple-A. The team Luke Jackson to the 60-day IL to make room for Johnson on the 40-man roster. Johnson, a sixth round pick back in 2017, appeared in a handful of games for…...2023
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• Braves enjoy smooth Sale-ing in 10-1 rout of Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves scored ten without a homer and coasted to a victory after flattening Jack Flaherty Not surprising: Chris Sale was Chris Sale on Saturday night, largely cruising through the Los Angeles lineup. More surprising: the Braves scored ten runs, and did so without the aid of a homer. A sizable lead early became a laugher late, and ...2024
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• Projecting the 2025 Braves Opening Day roster

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Not one, but two, different options for Atlanta’s first 26-man roster of the 2025 season. Atlanta Braves full-squad workouts begin one month from today, but much to the chagrin of Braves fandom, the organization has been stunningly quiet this offseason when to comes to making moves that - on the surface - move the needle on the quality of...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rangers series preview

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Cubs welcome an AL West team to Wrigley Field. The Rangers won 90 games in 2023 and wound up as World Series champions. The follow-up was a flop, as they went 78-84 and missed the postseason. They come into Wrigley Field in first place in the AL West. For more on the Rangers, here’s Adam Morris, manager of our SB Nation Rangers site Lone Star Bal...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 18, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images We have a full squad working out! Jaylon Thompson covers why the Royals extended GM J.J. Picollo. “This game is about a lot of things, but leadership is incredibly important,” Royals owner John Sherman said Monday. “I’ve got great confidence in these two guys. I love the way they work together. You’ve got to have the right people, but stability and leadershi...2025
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• The Braves’ 2025 bullpen: unfamiliar territory?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images For the past few years, the Braves have aimed to have something like the league’s top bullpen. It may not look quite like that in 2025. At this point, it might as well be a meme, except for the fact that no one’s managed to make a particularly catchy one: the Atlanta Braves, the epitome of discipline when it comes to free agent spending and roster cons...2025
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• Atlanta Braves 2025 40-man roster preview - who will return from 2024?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images With the 2024 regular season winding down here’s a look-ahead to 2025. As of September 17, 2024, the Atlanta Braves had 46 players on their 40-man roster. That’s 40 available players and six players on the 60-day IL. Every year there is a churn of the 40-man roster after the season ends, and this year will be no different. With several notable, long-t...2024
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• Takeaways from the Braves-Phillies series

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta's pitching staff carried the load in this series and helped push the Braves to a crucial series win over the Phillies. The first part of this homestand for the Atlanta Braves has gotten off to a very good start, as the Braves managed to outduel the Phillies over the course of this three game series in order to gain some ground on ...2024
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• Ravens News 10/3: Enhanced Threat

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Five things we learned from the Ravens’ 28-3 win over the Cleveland Browns Childs Walker, The Baltimore Sun In one quarter, the Ravens changed the narrative on a defense that had eaten opponents alive Have we ever seen Jackson concentrate more brilliant throws into a single quarter? There was a lovely 23-yard tear drop to a streaking Melvin Gordon on the sidelin...2023
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• Braves Mailbag: Rotation questions, AJ Smith-Shawver and more
Photo credit: Mills Fitzner Mailbag time!! A huge thank you to everyone that submitted questions for this week’s mailbag. If I didn’t get to your question, we will do it again soon. Let’s get right to it! How concerned should we be about A.J. Minter? How much do you think his struggles are related to the pitch clock? Glad you asked because we had a really good article looking at Minter’s ...2023
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