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• Braves place Austin Riley on 10-day IL

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Riley goes back on the IL after apparently never fully recovering from the injury that put him on the IL to begin with. It really does feel like as far as the 2025 Atlanta Braves are concerned, no good deed goes unpunished this season. Despite the fact that the Braves had themselves a happy moment by coming out victorious in the tumultuous...2025
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• Braves Place Austin Riley On Injured List
The Braves have placed third baseman Austin Riley on the 10-day injured list due to an abdominal strain, per a team announcement. Atlanta also optioned outfielder Jarred Kelenic to Triple-A Gwinnett. In place of Riley and Kelenic, infielders Nacho Alvarez Jr. and Jonathan Ornelas were recalled from Gwinnett. Riley, 28, missed about two weeks with…...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Rome return

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Murphy continued his promising return from Tommy John surgery with an electric eight strikeout performance It was a day for pitching prospects to shine on the Atlanta Braves farm system, and no one was more impressive than Owen Murphy. Murphy had an incredible outing, dominating the top team in the South Atlantic League with no sweat, and he...2025
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• Braves Minor League Preview - 8/2

Alex Lodise | Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a look at the matchups on the farm for Saturday. Durham Bulls @ Gwinnett Stripers - 6:05 PM ET Pitching Probables DRM: TBD GWI: Didier Fuentes (1-1, 4.96 ERA) The Stripers come in on a high note after winning both ends of a doubleheader last night, despite of a shaky game from JR Ritchie. Tonight they take on Durha...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 1-6

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Three young pitchers claim the top of the Braves top 30 list In recent years the top prospect or two in the Atlanta Braves farm system has been a relatively easy-to-parse equation. Each season it seems like one player or the other has a major breakout and gets near-unanimous support in the top spot, only to get shuttled to Atlanta and immediately graduat...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep shuts out Bulls over seven innings

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Waldrep had his best start of the season and has a 0.78 ERA in July It wasn’t the best day for the Atlanta Braves affiliates across the board, but one player in particular stands out for another strong outing. Hurston Waldrep threw seven scoreless innings to lead the Stripers to a win, and in the month of July he didn’t allow more than an earned run in any of h...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Rome return
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• Braves Minor League Recap: David McCabe has another hot day

Photo by Natalie Buchanan/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images McCabe had three hits in the double header, has a 28% line drive rate this season, and has a .922 OPS in July There was some terrific baseball played on the Atlanta Braves farm system on Saturday night. David McCabe had another awesome couple of games with plenty of hard hit balls, JR Ritchie gave up no earned runs and very f...2025
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• Braves News: Austin Riley reinstated, series opening loss, and more

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. After suffering an abdominal strain, the Atlanta Braves announced Friday that they have reinstated third baseman Austin Riley from the injured list. The club also optioned Nacho Alvarez Jr. to Triple-A Gwinnett. The #Braves today reinstated INF Austin Riley from the injured list and optioned INF Nacho Al...2025
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• Austin Riley back after 2-week IL stint, Nacho Alvarez optioned to Gwinnett

Photo by Kelley L Cox/Getty Images Big Thicc is back in the Big D The Braves have made official the roster move that we assumed they would make before the Braves’ Friday night game in Arlington versus the Texas Rangers. The #Braves today reinstated INF Austin Riley from the injured list and optioned INF Nacho Alvarez Jr. to Triple-A Gwinnett.— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 25, 2025 T...2025
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• Braves serve up three more homers, lose 9-3 to Giants

Photo by Kathryn Skeean/MLB Photos via Getty Images The team with a 12/4 K/BB ratio pitching-wise lost to the team with the 7/5 K/BB ratio by six runs because the Giants hit three homers The Braves lost big again on Wednesday afternoon, dropping a series where the winning team scored nine runs in each game to the San Francisco Giants. The big blows in this one were three homers, two hit by...2025
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• Braves News: Austin Riley update, Marcell Ozuna rumors, and more

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. Though Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley was eligible to return from the injured list, it was reported that he may not be activated until Friday. Snit said Riley was still dealing with a shade of discomfort today. So, they decided to wait a couple days to activate him. He’ll likely play Friday in Texas— Mark Bow...2025
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• Austin Riley to remain on Injured List until perhaps Friday, per report

Photo by Bryan Kennedy/MLB Photos via Getty Images Get well, get well soon Mark Bowman has an update on the Braves starting third baseman, who went onto the Injured List with a strained right abdomen ten days ago in St. Louis. The Braves won’t activate Riley today. Might wait until Friday. There’s no reason to rush his return at this point.— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) July 22, 2025 The...2025
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"Right-hander Nathan Wiles was also optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett, and the two open roster spots will be filled by infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr."

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"It seems like I can never get both Drake Baldwin and Nacho Alvarez in the lineup at the same time in one of my recaps, so for today it’s Drake Baldwin’s chance to get the focus."

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"Baldwin led off the inning with a double and Nacho Alvarez was not far behind with one of his own to get a run on the board."

• Braves Minor League Preview - 8/2
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 1-6
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• Braves News: Austin Riley update, Marcell Ozuna rumors, and more
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• Welcome to the second half of the 2025 Braves season; Same as the first half

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images One step forward and two steps back appears to be how the Braves are functioning at this point I hope y’all enjoyed the All-Star break and all the time off that came from that. While we all certainly love this sport and the Atlanta Braves themselves, I can totally understand if y’all used this time during the break to really dive into other things. Well,...2025
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• Watch Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s perfect outfield throw (over and over again)

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images “The Throw” was one of the greatest outfield assists in baseball history. Last night against the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña, Jr. made an absolute perfect throw to third baseman Nacho Alvarez, Jr. resulting in one of the most stunningly amazing outfield assists in the history of the game. That’s no h...2025
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• Braves 2025 MLB Draft Review

Tate Southisene being selected | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Taking a closer look at the Braves 2025 draft class. The 2025 MLB Draft is now finished, which means it is time to take a closer look at the Braves 2025 draft class. This 21 man class, thanks to the comp pick received for Max Fried signing with the Yankees, is now complete and represents a very different looking draft than what the ...2025
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• Braves News: Austin Riley to the IL, Nacho Alvarez returns, JR Ritchie, more

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday There is an added focus on prospects, with the draft upon us and the Futures Game on Saturday, but it’s been a mostly good couple of days for the major league club too, with two wins. Since it is draft day, I will give a few brief takes on the draft from a non-prospect-analyst. I favor a volume approach for find...2025
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• Braves scrape by in resilient team win, as the offense picks up the bullpen

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images The Braves picked up a gritty win, giving them a chance to go into the all-star break on a sweep After a tight Friday night victory with an unusual lineup, the Braves were hoping to get a win against the hittable Erick Fedde behind a bullpen game started by Aaron Bummer. It looked like it would be a typical 2025 Braves scoreless first, but Ronald Acuna...2025
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• What are the Braves organizational weaknesses entering the MLB Draft?

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves position player depth has been a long-standing problem The 2025 MLB Draft starts on Sunday, and the excitement of new talent in the system already has the staff at Battery Power buzzing. The MLB Draft is quite different from other sports and need rarely, if ever, plays a true role in the selections. The MLB development syst...2025
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• 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
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Rome return
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep shuts out Bulls over seven innings
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Didier Fuentes dominates Memphis

Didier Fuentes | Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Sunday saw the Didier Fuentes that earned his top prospect status, while Isaiah Drake also had a big game. Gwinnett Stripers 10, Memphis Redbirds 1 Box Score Statcast Nacho Alvarez Jr., 2B: 1-5, BB, .333/.500/.467 Eddys Leonard, LF: 3-3, HR, 2B, BB, 3 R, 5 RBI, .235/.307/.447 Didier Fuentes, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 9 K, 4.96 ERA ...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: David McCabe has another hot day
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Cam Caminiti throws four scoreless innings

Image credit: Garrett Spain Caminiti’s pitching helped lead an exciting win for the GreenJackets The Atlanta Braves affiliates are looking for a fresh start in the second half, and the Augusta GreenJackets seem poised to make a run for the postseason. Behind Cam Caminiti they were able to record their first win of the second half, with a comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning capping o...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jurickson Profar homers twice for Gwinnett

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Profar has posted an OPS of .941 through 17 at-bats for the Stripers (28-45) Gwinnett Stripers 7, (35-38) Charlotte Knights 3 Jurickson Profar, DH: 4-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R Nacho Alvarez Jr., 3B: 2-3, HR, RBI, 3 R Sandy Leon, C: 1-4, HR, RBI, R Jackson Stephens, SP: 4 IP, BB, 9 K Box Score Gwinnett put up an all-around great performance on Friday night en route to ...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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• Braves place Austin Riley on 10-day IL
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Didier Fuentes dominates Memphis
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• Braves Minor League Preview: 7/26

JR Ritchie | Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images JR Ritchie making his second start for Gwinnett leads a slate of six games on Saturday. Gwinnett Stripers @ Memphis Redbirds - 7:35 PM ET Pitching Probables GWI: JR Ritchie (1-0, 4.50 ERA) MEM: Quinn Mathews (2-4, 4.47 ERA) A day after losing a 1-0 lead in the sixth and taking the loss, Gwinnett turns to JR Ritchie for his seco...2025
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• Welcome to the second half of the 2025 Braves season; Same as the first half
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. made MLB’s throw of the year from deep right field

Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. delivered one of the best throws you will ever see, in any sport, against the Yankees A host of details go into an outfielder’s ability to throw out a runner tagging up on a fly ball. Those details begin with getting a good read on the ball off the bat, so the outfielder can settle into position under the fly ball as it drops from the sky. You’ll want to get “behind th...2025
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• Braves Minor League Preview 7/8

Luke Waddell | Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images A look at how the Braves minor league affiliates are about to spend the week. Gwinnett Stripers at Indianapolis Indians - 7:05 PM ET Pitching Probables GWI: TBD IND: Thomas Harrington (5-8, 5.93 ERA) The Atlanta Braves Triple-A team goes on the road to face the Pirates team and prospect Thomas Harrington, who has had a ro...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie perfect in season debut
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Ritchie struck out seven over three perfect innings to lead Augusta to a win The Atlanta Braves system had a lot of action on Saturday evening, and JR Ritchie was the star of the show with his performance in Augusta. Drake Baldwin also impressed, bringing the lumber to lead Rome to a win. (2-11) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (9-5) Memphis RedBirds 5 Box Score...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Brooks Wilson makes his return
Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Wilson hadn’t pitched since 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery last spring Despite some not-so-exciting final scores, it was a night to rejoice on the Atlanta Braves farm system as we had two big injury returns. Brooks Wilson made his first rehab appearance for the Rome Braves while down in the Florida Complex League Roddery Munoz pit...2023
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• Braves Minor League recap: Jared Shuster tosses seven scoreless in Gwinnett win

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Shuster struck held the opposition to just two hits on the day for the Stripers. Despite one game getting rained out, it was a successful day for Atlanta’s MiLB affiliates as the three teams in action swept their games. Jared Shuster dazzled, Joe Hudson homered twice, David McCabe drove in three and Jhancarlos Lara struck out eight in a talent-filled day. ...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Braden Shewmake notches two hits
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Shewmake was the bright spot in an otherwise atrocious performance from the Stripers The Atlanta Braves had a day off on Thursday, and that made their minor league system the center of attention for the day. Unfortunately that turned into a frustrating evening as the system got swept thanks to some unexciting offensive performances. (2...2023
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• Braves Minor League recap: Waldrep strikes out eight in Augusta debut

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images The 2023 Braves first-rounder showed up and showed out in the full-season professional start of his career. Waldrep struck out eight batters, Drew Lugbauer homered three times and Augusta split two games on Friday in what was a full day for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates. (48-58) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (50-56) Indianapolis Indians 1 Daniel Robertson,...2023
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• Braves 2023 Minor League Preview: Augusta Greenjackets
JR Ritchie | Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Low-A affiliate in Augusta may have the most interesting pitching staff in the Braves system. As we’ve reached March we’re closing in on the start of another season of Minor League Baseball for the Braves, as that season opens on March 31 this year - at least for Triple-A, as the rest of the minors get underway on April 6. With that ...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Alan Rangel strikes out 10
Alan Rangel | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Braves system split four games on Sunday with the biggest performance on the day coming from Alan Rangel. Sunday saw everyone in the system in action on Mothers Day, and we witnessed a real gem from Alan Rangel while David McCabe continued to be very productive since the calendar flipped to May. Nashville Sounds 6, Gw...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Nacho Alvarez carries Rome to win
Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power Alvarez has now hit safely in five straight games as he drove in two of Rome’s three runs. It was a relatively forgettable day down on the farm for Atlanta’s MiLB affiliates, as only two of the six came away with wins on the day. (36-49) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (41-41) Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Vaughn Grissom, SS: 2-4, 2B Luke Williams, RF: 2-3, BB Jared S...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Rome return
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• Braves Minor League Preview: 7/26
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• Braves News: Austin Riley reinstated, series opening loss, and more
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• Austin Riley back after 2-week IL stint, Nacho Alvarez optioned to Gwinnett
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• Braves serve up three more homers, lose 9-3 to Giants
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• Austin Riley to remain on Injured List until perhaps Friday, per report
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ian Mejia throws eight shutout innings

Photo by Paul Abell/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Mejia spun a gem, leading Columbus to a shutout win to open the week It was a busy day to open the week on the Atlanta Braves farm system, with two pitchers in particular having incredible outings in wins. On the offensive end of things Nacho Alvarez is keeping his hot start at Gwinnett going, and down in the Dominican Summer Leagu...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Fuentes excellent in Triple-A debut

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The breakout season continues as Didier Fuentes struck out six batters for Gwinnett in his final game as a teenager It’s been an insane season so far for Didier Fuentes. He was the star of the Atlanta Braves spring breakout game and hasn’t looked back since, getting to Triple-A despite missing time with a blister. At every step he has been nothing short of ...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: Honorable Mentions

Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves have started to build out depth in the system, with multiple top 30 honorable mentions with helium heading into 2025 The long offseason is finally drawing to its close, with football fans outside of Kansas City and Pennsylvania begging for better days to look forward to. Well, if you like the Atlanta Braves you should be in ...2025
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runs

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Gwinnett swept their series last week behind the bats of Alvarez and Drake Baldwin The minor league season is quickly coming to a close, as the two lowest level Atlanta Braves affiliates will be playing their final regular season home series of the season this week. At the upper levels the near-MLB players are starting to find their stride, as Nacho Alvarez and...2024
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