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• Two Rising Outfielders highlight next wave of Atlanta Braves prospects

Image Credit: Garrett Spain Owen Carey and Eric Hartman have been the leaders of what the Braves hope is their next line of position players In the thick of their rebuilding years the Atlanta Braves were blessed to find themselves with major position player capital. They retained Freddie Freeman through the dark years, with him going on to be by far the best player over the long term from...2025
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• 8 biggest MLB All-Star Game 2025 snubs, including Juan Soto and baseball’s RBI leader

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Looking at the biggest snubs from the 2025 MLB All-Star Game Sunday evening, following a brief cornhole-related delay, the rosters for the MLB All-Star Game were announced. As is often the case, those rosters have left the door open to some debate. Let’s take a look at eight players who were deserving of a selection, but left off the list. Wh...2025
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• Can it be “baseball lab” time now?

Set Number: X164494 TK1 The answer is “no” and also “never” but one can still plead... It’s a bit of a deviation from the norm for me and the daily questions post today, but that seems somewhat apt given that the Braves are also deviating from the natural order of things by a fair bit as well. Normally, these daily questions posts actually ask a question that can be answered in the comment...2025
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• Braves News: All-Star Selections, Weekend Woes, Jesse Chavez, more

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Unfortunately, more of the same. It is more than fair to suggest that the two most disappointing teams in baseball this season met over the weekend in Atlanta. And, unfortunately, the Braves made sure there was little debate as to who currently is the biggest disappointment after being swept by the Orioles. It is the same story, as the lack of offense just leave...2025
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• Braves “win” the Disappointment Series in convincing fashion

Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images Who knows when or if this is going to get better for the Braves? The Atlanta Braves are in trouble. There’s no sugarcoating it or trying to make it seem like things are better than what they are. The fact is that the Braves are in the midst of an absolute nightmare season here in 2025 and it’s gotten to the point where it’s basically useless to decl...2025
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• Matt Olson and Chris Sale selected to 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The injured Braves starter is an All-Star for the ninth time, while Atlanta’s first baseman plays his way onto the squad for the third time. The Atlanta Braves will have more than just Ronald Acuña, Jr. representing them at the 2025 All-Star Game that they host this year. Both Matt Olson and Chris Sale have been selected as reserve members for the National League r...2025
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• Two Rising Outfielders highlight next wave of Atlanta Braves prospects
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• 8 biggest MLB All-Star Game 2025 snubs, including Juan Soto and baseball’s RBI leader
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• Braves News: All-Star Selections, Weekend Woes, Jesse Chavez, more
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• Matt Olson and Chris Sale selected to 2025 MLB All-Star Game
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Week: Grant Holmes

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Atlanta’s right-handed starter may now be the ace of the staff. Stop us, oh, oh, oh stop us, Stop us if you think that you’ve heard this one before. The Atlanta Braves sucked again this week! Hooray! Playing two teams who were at or below the .500-mark, they dropped five of the six games they played to fall 11 games below the .500 mark less than a week into July...2025
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• Jurickson Profar advances into cleanup spot on July 4

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images I guess that’s what two homers in two games gets you I know this is the lineups post and Jurickson Profar is hitting cleanup and all, but today I’m having strong reminiscences about still being relatively new to the Boston area, and going out to some further-out suburb to watch their July fireworks show while checking on this game, wh...2025
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• The Braves are playing elite defense in 2025

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Our friends over at FanGraphs recently took a look at the top defensive teams in all of baseball right now and as it turns out, the Braves are at least excelling in one department. The All-Star break is right around the corner and to let you know just how “well” things are going for the Atlanta Braves here in 2025, Ivan The Great is ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: How many saves for Palencia?

Daniel Palencia | Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how many saves do you think Daniel Palencia will get this year. It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and cool off with us. We still have a few tables available. There’s no cove...2025
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"He tracked a Matt Olson fly ball that sliced down the line."

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"He is currently the fifth-highest paid player on the team behind Austin Riley, Matt Olson, Charlie Morton and Marcell Ozuna."

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"Ronald got hit just above the knee with a ball on a full count and Matt Olson also worked a full count before earning an RBI walk."

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"After the Atlanta Braves traded for Matt Olson on March 14th, 2020, and subsequently signed him to an 8-year, $162 million dollar extension, the expectations were officially set for his tenure with the team."

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"Matt Olson, Brandon Belt, Cody Bellinger? The Yankees’ increasingly risky options to replace Luke Voit"

2020
"Matt Olson hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th to give the A's a 7-3 win over the Angels in the first major league game with the new, unpopular extra-inning rule."

2019
"In an attempt to add some insurance to the offense with Matt Olson on the shelf, the Oakland Athletics have acquired Kendrys Morales in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays."

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" Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Week 23: Model that beat experts says start Jorge Polanco, bench Matt Olson "

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"Matt Olson, Jaycob Brugman and Franklin Barreto each slugged their first career big league homers Saturday as the Oakland Athletics took a 10-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in front of a sellout crowd on the day of Mark Buehrle's jersey retirement at Guaranteed Rate Field."

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"3 KFAN and WGN Radio AM 720, announced today that their joint fundraising effort to support Matt Olson, the Isanti, Mi."

2015
"But there is good news: There are two players on this list on this year's Top 100: Josh Bell of the Pirates and Matt Olson of the A's."

2014
"Of the bunch, shortstop Daniel Robertson and first baseman Matt Olson are top-five prospects."

• Two Rising Outfielders highlight next wave of Atlanta Braves prospects
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• 8 biggest MLB All-Star Game 2025 snubs, including Juan Soto and baseball’s RBI leader
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• Braves “win” the Disappointment Series in convincing fashion
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• BCB After Dark: How many saves for Palencia?
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• Braves News: Spencer Schwellenbach hurt, Alex Verdugo DFA, more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday What was another rotten day off the field for the Braves turned into a good day on the field, which has been too rare recently. Spencer Schwellenbach went to the IL with a fractured elbow and his return this season is very much in question. That may be the final nail in the coffin for this Braves team, as the ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 24

It only seemed like Frank Thomas was dragging two bats to the plate in 1991, but on this day 34 years ago The Big Hurt hit his first career grand slam. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images Frank Thomas hits a grand slam to help set the 1991 team back on course 1914 In a telegram discovered in 2012, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey told scout George Mills that the asking price for pitcher Babe Rut...2025
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• Braves walk all over Mets, earn sweep with 7-1 win

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images I’m not sure if trying to walk is always, or even usually, going to pay off, but boy, it did the business tonight. Allow me to set the stage, if you will. The fifth inning of this game featured two teams. One has a top-five record in baseball, and a top-two offense by xwOBA. The other is well below .500 with a middling team xwOBA. The...2025
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• Braves News: All-Star Voting First Update, Ronald Acuna Jr., Mets Series, More

Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images Biggest series of the year begins on Tuesday. On Monday, the first update for the 2025 All-Star Voting was released. For the Braves, currently, only Ronald Acuna Jr. is among the top getters at his respective position among Braves regulars. It is a bit surprising that there are not more Braves listed, especially Matt Olson at first base. Hopefully, as we get cl...2025
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• Braves 2025 MLB Draft Preview: Looking at recent classes

Spencer Schwellenbach | Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Taking a look at the hits and misses of the Atlanta Braves drafts over the last four years, and what you can read into potential 2025 selections. With the 2025 MLB Draft just a month away it’s time to take a look at how the Atlanta Braves past few drafts have turned out, and what exactly can be taken from them to apply to their potential...2025
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• Best Batter Today
Matt Olson of the Braves posted the best game score of the day on Saturday, an 82. His three for three with two walks, a double, and a home run moves him 0.25 points ahead of Aaron Judge of the Yankees into second place in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Olson’s great game wasn’t enough […]...2025
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• Bullpen falters one too many times for offense to cover for in extra-innings 9-6 loss.

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The bullpen wasn’t good enough in a bullpen game and combined with some questionable management, led to a loss even on a day when the offense showed up. In a bullpen game and with their backs truly against the wall in the standings, the Braves were hoping to even the series at home against Baltimore. Things got off to a good start, as...2025
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• Jurickson Profar advances into cleanup spot on July 4
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• Didier Fuentes takes the mound for Braves against Angels

Didier Fuentes looks for his first quality start | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Didier Fuentes gets the ball, and it looks like Profar will be starting The Atlanta Braves will be facing the Angels again after the offense failed to score a run yet again. Grant Holmes had one of the best starts of his career and the offense could not come through. It has been clear over the past few weeks that ...2025
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• The Braves are no longer aggressive at the plate

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images What was formerly MLB’s most aggressive and powerful offense is now a mediocre mess. In his interview for 680 the Fan a couple of weeks ago, Atlanta Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos made the claim that the “identity” of this Braves team has been their offense, and that they need to find a way to rediscover that. He’s right, of course. To be even ...2025
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Month, June 2025: Ronald Acuña, Jr.

Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images Atlanta’s star outfield reminded the baseball world that he’s one of the game’s best players. It was a below-.500 month for the Atlanta Braves, with an 11-14 record, and saw the team battle an extended losing streak, rebound, and then drop four-out-of-five to close-out the month. Forgetting the team results for June - as hard as that is to do - there were a han...2025
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• Braves make encouraging entrance to New York but flop on finishing the series

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves come away from New York with a split against the Mets. On its own, it’s a fine result. In the grand scheme of things? Who knows. There was a pretty weird feeling heading into this series in New York, There’s always a unique feeling heading into a four-game series — especially one that’s within the division, against the team that...2025
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• Schwellenbach solid, Acuña stays hot as Braves beat Mets

Acuña stays hot | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Schwellenbach is becoming a bonafide ace for the Braves as he continues his streak of dominance. Acuña hit another HR and fuels the Braves offense. The Atlanta Braves took on the New York Mets looking to beat them for the fourth straight time this season and come one step closer to securing a tie-breaker if it comes down to that scenario at the...2025
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• Braves suffer underwhelming series loss to Marlins, 5-3

Photo by Jared Lennon/Getty Images Yet another bummer in a season full of them The Atlanta Braves just can’t sustain any positive momentum here in 2025, as they dropped a series to the Miami Marlins following a back-and-forth 5-3 loss on Sunday afternoon. The seesaw nature of this game began early on, as the Braves wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a leadoff d...2025
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• Braves “win” the Disappointment Series in convincing fashion
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• Hey, wait, we’ve seen this series before!

Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images One lovely win sandwiched by two absolutely miserable losses. This feels familiar! To kick off this nine-game homestand, the Atlanta Braves sandwiched a satisfying victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in-between two absolutely miserable losses. It was an annoying series to watch but hey, at least the Braves didn’t get swept and they’d also get a chance t...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 24
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• Cal Raleigh should be the MVP favorite in the American League

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Raleigh is rewriting the record books for catchers and switch hitters. If you don’t live in the Pacific Northwest, you’re likely only now becoming acquainted with the powerful stylings of Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Tucked all the way up in Seattle, Raleigh is no-longer quietly on pace for one of the greatest offensive seasons we’ve ever seen from a...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. is now fourth in NL outfield 2025 All-Star voting

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Atlanta’s franchise player is giving it his all to represent his team in his own stadium during the Midsummer Classic. We’re officially less than a month away from the MLB All-Star Game coming to the Atlanta metro area and as we’ve discussed a few times off-handedly around here, there’s a real question as to how many hometown representatives the Atlanta Braves them...2025
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• Braves suffer underwhelming series loss to Marlins, 5-3
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• Matt Olson bats second, as Alex Verdugo is dropped to seventh, Drake Baldwin starts

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Rationality returns to the second spot in the lineup The Braves are hoping that Grant Holmes can shut down the Marlins’ offense to keep the team’s momentum alive after a few strong series but a disappointing loss Friday night. The Braves have blessedly dropped the “whoever is playing left field bats second” habit tonight, moving Matt ...2025
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• Rookies' homers lead A's past White Sox
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• A's offense keeps rolling in win over Tigers
Marcus Semien scored three times -- twice on Jed Lowrie RBIs -- and Matt Olson added his fourth homer in as many games, sending the Athletics to an 8-3 win over the Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park....2017
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• Kinsler brings the lumber, but Tigers fall to A's
Marcus Semien scored three times -- twice on Jed Lowrie RBIs -- and Matt Olson added his fourth homer in as many games, sending the Athletics to an 8-3 win over the Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park....2017
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• Atlanta Braves: Did Matt Olson live up to expectations?
After the Atlanta Braves traded for Matt Olson on March 14th, 2020, and subsequently signed him to an 8-year, $162 million dollar extension, the expectations were officially set for his tenure with the team. Matt Olson joined the Atlanta Braves and almost immediately had to confront one of the toughest tasks that has ever faced […] Atlanta Braves: Did Matt Olson live up to expectations? - To...2022
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• Sean Murphy powers Atlanta to a 9-3 victory
Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves’ new catcher raked in big moments for the Braves. With Bryce Elder on the mound, the Braves looked to seize a series victory in game 2 against Kansas City. The Braves started off hot as their first four batters all hit a ball over 100 MPH, but it was a single from Austin Riley and a double from Sean Murphy that put the Braves on ...2023
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• Sean Murphy makes his presence felt in 5-4 walk-off Braves win over Reds
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta's new catcher had two doubles and a home run, with the dinger giving the Braves the extra-innings win in the 10th inning. Have yourself a night! Sean Murphy brought his A-Game to the plate tonight. The newest catcher for the Atlanta Braves had two doubles in the first nine innings of this game and then capped it off with a hom...2023
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• The Cubs should sign Nico Hoerner to a long-term deal
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports This could save the team lots of money in the long run. Nico Hoerner, finally healthy, is having the best year of his brief MLB career. In 101 games and 387 plate appearances, he is batting .304/.351/.429 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 12 stolen bases. He’s also solidified a claim as the Cubs’ starting shortstop, playing solid defense at th...2022
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• Athletics Trade Matt Olson To Braves
1:20pm: The Athletics have announced the trade of Olson to the Braves in exchange for Pache, Langeliers, Estes and Cusick. The deal is official. 1:16pm: The Braves are trading outfielder Cristian Pache, catcher Shea Langeliers, right-hander Joey Estes and right-hander Ryan Cusick to the A’s in exchange for Olson, Passan tweets. 1:09pm: The Braves and A’s…...2022
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
Francisco Alvarez (C - Mets) The Mets announced Alvarez will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing hamate surgery. This is a big blow for owners who have already drafted as Alvarez has slugged 36 home runs over the past 2 seasons and is seen as one of the better young hitting catchers in baseball. This does continue an injury trend for him tho as he played in just 110 games a year ago as he was hurt in...2025
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 15, 2025
Welcome Back! Around the League Alex Bregman-Red Sox-3B Alex Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, including opt-outs after the 2025 and 2026 seasons. He reportedly chose this higher average annual value contract over longer-term offers from the Tigers and Cubs. Bregman is expected to transition to second base, a position he last played in 2018. This is going t...2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part One

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images A local baseball hobbyist’s hunch on various Braves-related projections I’m no data scientist. I don’t know how to code. There are brilliant, world-class mathematicians who have spent decades developing and honing projection systems, and those systems are well-respected by many of baseball’s brightest minds. These systems are accounting fo...2025
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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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• Jarred Kelenic crushes a three-run homer as Braves clamp down on Colorado, 5-2

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images All the Braves do is win — on Ludacris Night, at least. Southern hospitality was not on the cards for the Colorado Rockies tonight. The Atlanta Braves rode a big first inning all the way to a 5-2 series win over the Rockies as their rude welcome to Atlanta continued for another night. As I mentioned in the opening sentence, the Brav...2024
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• 1st Basemen to Target for 2021 Fantasy Baseball
'Member the days when I told you that you needed a top 1st basemen and you shouldn't look for sleepers at this position? Don't remember? Prolly for best, leave more room in your brain to remember an excuse for why you didn't exercise. Previously, I’d tell you to go to my top 20 1st basemen for 2021 fantasy baseball (not clickbait at all) and draft some top guys and stop fooling around with sleeper...2021
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• Most Disappointing Oakland A's Players in Spring Training so Far
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• Is MLB's Next Crop of Elite Young Power Hitters About to Arrive?
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• Two Rising Outfielders highlight next wave of Atlanta Braves prospects
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• Can it be “baseball lab” time now?
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• Braves “win” the Disappointment Series in convincing fashion
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• Matt Olson and Chris Sale selected to 2025 MLB All-Star Game
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Week: Grant Holmes
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• Bullpen falters one too many times for offense to cover for in extra-innings 9-6 loss.
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• Let’s look at Nick Allen’s All-Star quality defense

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Rick Moranis stars in “Honey, I Blew Up the Glove” Does anybody remember the uproar over starting the light bat of Nick Allen over Orlando Arcia in the second game of the season? It does seem like a long time ago, or as least a long string of losses ago. The bat hasn’t really shown up, although he’s still outhitting Arcia (66 wRC+ to ...2025
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• Jurickson Profar advances into cleanup spot on July 4
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• Hey, wait, we’ve seen this series before!
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• No lineup shuffling for the series finale with Bryce Elder on the mound

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Offense has woken up…but will they arrive in today’s finale? That’s right. As the title stated, there are no new changes in today’s Atlanta Braves lineup from yesterday’s. Braves Win!#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/OkNgeEU2bM— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 3, 2025 The offense came alive late, but in a way, on time in the sixth inning after a three-run homer f...2025
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• Two out of three over the Rockies ain’t bad, right?

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images A sweep sure would’ve been grand but instead the Braves have to settle for two wins against a very bad team. It’s a bit rare to be experiencing melancholy after a series win but that’s where the Atlanta Braves are at. Atlanta has now won two straight series but this was a series where a sweep would’ve actually felt attainable. The Rockie...2025
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• Braves battle but eventually botch it in 5-4 loss to Giants

Photo by Emma Bronsteader/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s like they’re finding new and interesting ways to lose on a nightly basis at this point. The Atlanta Braves battled back from being down 3-0 after the first inning but it still wasn’t enough to pull off the win. The game eventually was decided in extra innings and a wild pitch is what ended up handing a 5-4 win to the Giants in thi...2025
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• Braves bop Boston in 10-4 series win

Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images The Red Sox hit a grand slam but it was nowhere near enough to offset what the Braves had in store for today’s contest. The Atlanta Braves matched their season-high for runs today, as the lineup made things very difficult for both Brayan Bello and old friend Sean Newcomb. As such, the Braves ended up leaving Fenway Park with an emphatic 10-4 win over the Boston Re...2025
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• Drake Baldwin and AJ Smith-Shawver shine in win against Nationals

Smith-Shawver had another strong start | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Baldwin finished the Nationals series going seven for nine, and Smith-Shawver had zero earned runs and six strikeouts in six innings of work as Braves win The Braves took on the Nationals as they looked to reach a .500 record again with a pitching matchup that looked to be in the Braves’ favor. AJ Smith-Shawver faced off aga...2025
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• Braves stomp the Blue Jays behind Riley

Austin Riley had himself a night | Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images The Atlanta Braves had arguably their most complete game of the season against the Blue Jays The struggling Atlanta Braves went north of the border to take on the AL East leading Toronto Blue in a matchup that did not look too promising. Marcell Ozuna was out due to hip inflammation and the Braves trotted out a lineup that look...2025
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• Marcell Ozuna crushes his second bomb of spring training as Braves fall to Nationals

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Drake Baldwin also delivered an RBI single as he continued to have a productive spring Marcell Ozuna made his presence felt at the plate for the second time so far here in spring training, as his no-doubter of a home run was the biggest highlight on a bright and sunny day of spring training action for the Atlanta Braves at CoolToday Park. Ozuna’s homer c...2025
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• Braves News: Measured messaging, roster depth, top tools in the system, more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well the Braves’ season informally started, as pitchers and catchers reported, with most of the team now present at Spring Training. In stark contrast to last year’s chorus of “World Series or bust”, the team appears to be taking a more measured tone of confidence after a struggle of a 2024 seas...2025
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• “The confidence is still there,” but “no statements” from the Braves as spring training begins

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves once again have high expectations but the squad isn’t doing the grand proclamation of “World Series or bust” here in 2025. Today is the day that keeps a lot of people warm during the long and cold winter that is baseball’s offseason. That’s because today is the day in particular where pitchers and catchers for the Atlanta B...2025
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• Assorted thoughts on the Braves’ commitment to Jurickson Profar

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Did the Braves wiggle out of their comfort zone? Does it matter? I considered titling this post, “So Profar, So Good,” but, that seemed to make little sense at this juncture, and that was a headline-in-the-sand I’m not willing to cross at this point. Did the Atlanta Braves do well by signing Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million de...2025
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