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• Grading each NL East team's offseasonWith the MLB offseason slowing to a near standstill and spring training right around the corner, here's a look at how each NL East team has fared this offseason....2025 -
• Garrett Cooper Signs Minor League Deal with BravesPhoto by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The deal includes an invite to Spring Training. The Braves have agreed to a minor-league deal with veteran first baseman Garrett Cooper. Included in the deal is an invite to Spring Training, per Robert Murray. Free-agent first baseman Garrett Cooper in agreement with the Atlanta Braves on a minor-league contract, sources say. The deal includes an inv...2025Check it out Garrett Cooper -
• Braves Sign Garrett Cooper To Minor League Deal
The Braves have signed first baseman Garrett Cooper to a minor league contract, according to FanSided’s Robert Murray. The deal includes an invitation for Cooper to attend Atlanta’s big league Spring Training camp. After spending the majority of his eight MLB seasons with the Marlins, Cooper now heads back to the NL East in the…...2025See more Garrett Cooper breaking news today
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• Ranking the 10 best players in NL EastHere is our top-10 ranking of the best of the best in the NL East....2025 -
• What if the Braves stand pat heading into the regular season?Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images There’s a non-zero chance that the way the Braves look right now is the way they’re going to look once this thing gets rockin’-and-rollin’ again in late-March. So here we are, folks: It’s January and the biggest move of the offseason for the Atlanta Braves has been the one where they stick their hand up and wave “bye-bye” to to a bunc...2025See more Atlanta Braves news today -
• Braves News: Eddy Alvarez deal, MLB Network’s “Top 10 Right Now,” and moreJohn E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. Per the transaction log, the Atlanta Braves have added second baseman Eddy Alvarez on a minor league deal. The 34-year-old has seen playing time with NL East foes New York Mets and Miami Marlins, as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers. As for the minors, he has logged 843 games, with a .279 career batting average and a...2025Continue with Eddy Alvarez breaking news
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NL East injury and suspension
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• What if the Braves stand pat heading into the regular season?
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• This is what it took for the Atlanta Braves to have a “bad” seasonPhoto by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Was this a disappointing season? Absolutely. Should you still be proud of this team for making it this far, regardless? Also, yes. For the third time in as many seasons, the Atlanta Braves are exiting the Postseason without clearing the first hurdle that was ahead of them. In 2022, it was a massive disappointment to lose to the Phillies a...2024Continue with Atlanta Braves injury -
• This day in Braves History: Atlanta clinches sixth-straight NL East titleSet Number: X164428 TK1 Ah, the good old days of just last year! Braves Franchise History 1922: Pittsburgh sweeps a pair from the visiting Braves, winning 8-1 and 6-1. Wilbur Cooper and Johnny Morrison are the winners. Joe Genewich makes his major league debut in relief for the Braves. Genewich jumped from the sandlots, where he was making $5 a game pitching, directly to the Braves, bypas...2024See also Wrigley Field injury status -
• Set-bach: Second consecutive problematic start kicks Braves out of playoff spot via 9-5 lossPhoto by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Schwellenbach was once a savior and a stopper, but the strikeouts have gone south in September so far Spencer Schwellenbach’s most recent start prior to his shellacking by the Blue Jays on Saturday night was a real kick in the proverbial nards: he danced through the raindrops despite a lack of whiffs and strikeouts, and was ultima...2024Continue with Spencer Schwellenbach injuries -
• Baseball history unpacked, September 6Happy birthday, D-Lee! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ernie takes Koufax deep, Lou Brock passes, and other stories. Happy birthday to Derrek Lee! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful pas...2024Click for news about Jonathan Daniel injury update -
• A look at what’s in store for the Atlanta Braves in the stretch runPhoto by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images After the Braves dropped three of four in their big series in Philadelphia this weekend, let’s have a comprehensive look at where they are in the standings with four weeks left to play. When the season opened in Philadelphia back in March, the Atlanta Braves were on top of the world. Their roster looked like a juggernaut, filled with loads of established...2024See more articles Atlanta Braves injury -
• Braves News: Atlanta adds Gio Urshela, Reynaldo López shoves, and morePhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves announced a flurry of roster moves ahead of Tuesday night’s NL East showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies. Most notably, the club added third baseman Gio Urshela, who was released by the Detroit Tigers earlier this week. The #Braves today signed INF Gio Urshela to a ...2024See also Gio Urshela -
• Austin Riley out 6-8 weeks with hand fracturePhoto by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A crushing blow for the Atlanta Braves. The Atlanta Braves have been dealt yet another crushing blow. The team announced Monday that an MRI on Austin Riley’s right hand revealed a fracture. He is expected to miss approximately six to eight weeks. Austin Riley today underwent an MRI that revealed a right hand fracture. He is expected to miss approxi...2024Read about Austin Riley injuries -
• Takeaways from the Braves’ series win against the AngelsPhoto by John McCoy/Getty Images Atlanta took two of three in Anaheim and wrapped up a three-city road trip with a 6-4 record. The Atlanta Braves finished off a three-city road trip with a series win against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, but may have seen yet another key player go down with an injury in the process. Austin Riley was hit in the hand or wrist area during the first innin...2024Click for news about Atlanta Braves injury update -
• Braves outfielder Michael Harris II to begin minor league rehab assignment with GwinnettPhoto by John Fisher/Getty Images Harris is due back in a week assuming all goes well. For once, some encouraging news on the injury front for the Atlanta Braves: center fielder Michael Harris will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday evening. Harris, who has not played since June 14 with a hamstring strain, is currently on the 60-day IL. He’s eligible to return as of...2024See more Michael Harris
NL East lifestyle
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• An unconventional Cubs Convention: Fans, friendship and love for a baseball team
Danny Rockett A summary of happenings at the first Cubs Con in three years. I am a part of the greatest community in the world: I am a Cubs fan. Cubs fans can be from anywhere and can be anyone. You can be a part of any religion, race, or gender and the bond that ties us all together is a love of the Chicago Cubs. Whether you’re an autograph hound, a fantasy league stats nerd, gear head, o...2023Click for news about Danny Rockett
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Jays, Royals, Mets Full Steam Ahead After Deadline
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"After spending the majority of his eight MLB seasons with the Marlins, Cooper now heads back to the NL East in the…" - 2024
"Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg helped lead the team to two NL East titles, won the NL MVP Award in 1984, and is one of the most popular Cubs of all time." - 2023
"It’s possible these games could mean absolutely everything to a Cubs team wanting to make the playoffs for the first time in three years while being totally meaningless to a Braves team that has a 100 percent chance to not just make the playoffs but win the division: FanGraphs NL East division odds 8." - 2022
"True, they had won the NL East in 2018 and would do so again in 2019, but they clearly saw the value in beginning to lock up young players long-term at below-market rates." - 2021
"Javier Báez strikes out five times as Mets' NL East lead takes another hit with loss to Marlins" - 2020
"MLB shuts down Marlins and Phillies, revises schedule for NL East, AL East teams amid COVID-19 outbreak" - 2019
"Culberson, 30, played a big role for the Atlanta organization in its two consecutive NL East title years,…" - 2018
"NL East Notes: Yelich, Mets, Arrieta, Rizzo" - 2017
"Phils slow Nats' march to NL East title; No. is 2" - 2016
"Mets NL East faves?" - 2015
"Lucas Duda hit a grand slam in the first inning Saturday at Great American Ball Park and the Mets never looked back, winning a 10-2 game over the Reds to clinch their first NL East title and playoff berth since 2006." - 2014
"Bryce Harper Celebrates in Custom Firemans Helmet After Nationals Clinch NL East"
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NL East trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Garrett Cooper Signs Minor League Deal with Braves
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• Braves Sign Garrett Cooper To Minor League Deal
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• What if the Braves stand pat heading into the regular season?
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• Braves News: Eddy Alvarez deal, MLB Network’s “Top 10 Right Now,” and more
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• Braves Sign Bryan De La Cruz
The Braves announced that outfielder Bryan De La Cruz has been signed to a non-guaranteed deal for the 2025 season. The contract is an early birthday present for De La Cruz, who turns 28 years old tomorrow. No stranger to the NL East, De La Cruz spent broke into the majors with the Marlins in…...2024
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• Phillies extend manager Thomson through 2026
Rob Thomson, who guided the Phillies to a 95-67 record and their first NL East title since 2011, had his contract extended through the 2026 season....2024See more articles Rob Thomson
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• Cubs 5, Nationals 0: Shōta Imanaga shines, and the Cubs bring out the long ballPhoto by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs got yet another dazzling performance from Shōta Imanaga, and turned on the power in this rain-delayed win. Sunday’s weather forecast in Chicago was pretty dire — rain for most of the day, and I’ll have some further thoughts later — but it ended mid-afternoon in time for the game to begin with a two hour, 20 minute delay. It was worth the wait to ...2024See also Quinn Harris contract rumors -
• A look at what’s in store for the Atlanta Braves in the stretch run
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• Braves News: Atlanta adds Gio Urshela, Reynaldo López shoves, and more
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• Braves have third best front office in baseball per The Athletic’s executive surveyPhoto by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta’s front office is the third best in baseball according to a recent survey of executives by The Athletic. The Atlanta Braves have the third best front office in Major League Baseball according to a survey by The Athletic of 40 MLB executives. Atlanta received three first-place votes and finished behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and Ta...2024See more MLB Photos salary
NL East stats and results
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• Editorial: If the Nationals win the MASN case, they must splash the cashBrad Mills-Imagn Images A win for the Nationals should mean a win for fans In the midst of another relatively cheap offseason for the Washington Nationals, a development came this week in the ongoing MASN case that could change the teams future. According to Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun, the Nationals filed a petition to uphold a previous MLB committee ruling that stated the Orioles ...2025See more Atlanta Braves stats -
• Set-bach: Second consecutive problematic start kicks Braves out of playoff spot via 9-5 loss
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 6
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• A look at what’s in store for the Atlanta Braves in the stretch run
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• Takeaways from the Braves’ series win against the Angels
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• Braves set to continue homestand with rematch against the BrewersPhoto by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Braves will take on the Brewers at Truist Park starting Tuesday in a rematch of last week’s three-game series. The Atlanta Braves will continue their homestand Tuesday when they begin a three-game series against the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta scored a series win in Milwaukee by taking two of the three games as part of a stretch whe...2024See more Quinn Harris stats -
• Takeaways from the Braves’ disappointing series split with the MarlinsPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves missed out on an opportunity to put even more pressure on the Phillies. You can’t really assume anything in baseball. Even the best teams lose to the worst at times, but it is hard to come away not feeling a little disappointed with the Atlanta Braves after a series split with the Miami Marlins. Sure, the Marlins have a wi...2024Visit the page Atlanta Braves -
• Braves News: Travis D’Arnaud Goes Deep Again, Ronald Acuna Jr. Sets New Stolen Base Record, MoreBrett Davis-USA TODAY Sports It was a historic night in Atlanta. Travis D’Arnaud delivered his fifth home run over his past three games. Bryce Elder went nearly seven shutout innings. But the fun part of the night in the Braves 3-0 win over the Marlins was the history that was made by a few long-time Braves. Ronald Acuna Jr. surpassed Rafael Furcal for the most stolen bases by a Brave ...2024Read about Brett Davis stats -
• Braves conclude Texas Week by hosting the RangersPhoto by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images Fresh off a 5-1 road trip, the Braves will play three against the reigning postseason champs After a 5-1 road trip, the Atlanta Braves will return to Truist Park to begin a nine-game homestand, which starts with a three-game series against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers. The Braves (barely!) took two of three from the Marlin...2024See more articles Truist Park stats -
• Braves set to kick off 2024 regular season against the PhilliesPhoto by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The 2024 season begins for the Atlanta Braves the way the 2023 season ended: with a series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Here is a look at the pitching matchups for the three-game set. The Atlanta Braves will begin the 2024 regular season where their 2023 postseason run ended. They’ll make the trip to Philadelphia Thursday where they will begin a thr...2024See also Rich Schultz scores
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• What if the Braves stand pat heading into the regular season?
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• Braves News: Eddy Alvarez deal, MLB Network’s “Top 10 Right Now,” and more
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• Editorial: If the Nationals win the MASN case, they must splash the cash
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• Braves set to continue homestand with rematch against the Brewers
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• Battery Power TV: Spencer Strider ready to roll, Jesse Chavez returns as Atlanta Braves open 2024Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Grant McAuley and Kris Willis catch up on all of the latest Atlanta Braves news in advance of Opening Day. The 2024 season is upon us and the Atlanta Braves get things started where last season ended, opening up with a rematch against the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies. Spencer Strider gets the ball on Opening Day, which was shifted from Thursday to...2024Click for news about Spencer Strider -
• 40 years later, let’s celebrate the 1984 Chicago CubsA sign at Three Rivers Stadium on the day the Cubs clinched the NL East in 1984 | Al Yellon The team that broke the franchise’s 39-year postseason drought deserves to be remembered, all year long. As 1984 dawned, all Chicago Cubs fans knew this about their favorite team: They hadn’t made the postseason since 1945, and That failure had included some epic collapses in the 1960s and 1970s Ne...2024See also Chicago Cubs -
• Ryne Sandberg has metastatic prostate cancerRyne Sandberg at his Hall of Fame induction in 2005 | Photo by Rich Pilling /MLB via Getty Images This is not good news. Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg helped lead the team to two NL East titles, won the NL MVP Award in 1984, and is one of the most popular Cubs of all time. Today, there’s rough news to report regarding Ryno: We're with you, Ryno. pic.twitter.com/JmJLoXTTl1— National ...2024Visit the page Ryne Sandberg -
• Celebrating the new Golden Age of Atlanta Braves baseballWinning never gets old, does it? | Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images It is a sixth NL East title in a row for the Atlanta Braves. That’s a celebration worth celebrating. The Atlanta Braves have done it again. Again. And again. Then double that. Six-in-a-row. A six pack - and not the kind your drink nor the 1982 movie starring Kenny Rogers. It never gets old, does it? The Braves have won...2023Read about Atlanta Braves -
• Simply put: Braves are the best in June 2023
Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It was literally the best month for the Braves franchise since the start of the 20th century. I don’t think anyone ever goes back to read any of these monthly recaps, but if one were to do so, the very first part of each would give them a refresher about how the month went relative to expectations. I have a feeling that no one i...2023Click for news about Boston Beaneaters
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• It's starting to feel like 2020 again for the Atlanta Braves
Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In 2020, the Braves leaned on their offense and their bullpen to carry them to the playoffs. They'll be doing it again for maybe the next couple of months. Do y’all remember the 2020 season? I know that season had a depressing ending in the massive shed in Arlington, Texas that’s masquerading as a baseball stadium, but it was still good...2023Visit the page Atlanta Braves
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• deGrom silences Phils in one-hit shutout
The Mets arrived in Philadelphia closer in the NL East standings to the fourth-place Phillies than the first-place Nationals, desperate for a series win. Jacob deGrom delivered just that in a 5-0 win over the Phillies on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park....2016Visit the page Bank Park
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• Believe that: Mets win first East title since '06
Lucas Duda hit a grand slam in the first inning Saturday at Great American Ball Park and the Mets never looked back, winning a 10-2 game over the Reds to clinch their first NL East title and playoff berth since 2006. Matt Harvey pitched into the seventh, David Wright iced things with a late three-run homer and the bullpen did the rest, inciting a jubilee in the visiting clubhouse....2015See also Lucas Duda
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• Believe that: Mets win first East title since '06
Lucas Duda hit a grand slam in the first inning Saturday at Great American Ball Park and the Mets never looked back, winning a 10-2 game over the Reds to clinch their first NL East title and playoff berth since 2006. Matt Harvey pitched into the seventh, David Wright iced things with a late three-run homer and the bullpen did the rest, inciting a jubilee in the visiting clubhouse....2015Check it out Lucas Duda
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• Cole Hamels to Rangers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Mets' DC rally: 'This was amazing!'
The Mets showed the Nationals on Tuesday night who's boss in the National League East as New York outslugged Washington, 8-7, at Nationals Park. With the victory, the Mets are now six games ahead of the Nationals in the N.L. East race....2015
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• Mets' DC rally: 'This was amazing!'
The Mets showed the Nationals on Tuesday night who's boss in the National League East as New York outslugged Washington, 8-7, at Nationals Park. With the victory, the Mets are now six games ahead of the Nationals in the N.L. East race....2015
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• Bryce Harper Celebrates in Custom Firemans Helmet After Nationals Clinch NL East
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• An unconventional Cubs Convention: Fans, friendship and love for a baseball team
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
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• Grading each NL East team's offseason
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• Garrett Cooper Signs Minor League Deal with Braves
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• What if the Braves stand pat heading into the regular season?
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• Editorial: If the Nationals win the MASN case, they must splash the cash
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• This is what it took for the Atlanta Braves to have a “bad” season
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: The Cubs blow out the Padres 13-0 in NLCS Game 1Al Yellon It was a festive, glorious day at Wrigley Field. The division clinched in Pittsburgh, the 1984 Cubs headed home. Before the season’s final series, the scoreboard guys had some fun to show everyone walking by Wrigley Field how proud they were of this N.L. East division title team, as I posted earlier this week: Al Yellon Wrigley Field, Sept. 27, 1984 The C...2024Click for news about Wrigley Field -
• Cubs 5, Nationals 0: Shōta Imanaga shines, and the Cubs bring out the long ball
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: Jody Davis slams the MetsPhoto by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs catcher put the exclamation point on a key win. The Cubs’ 20-10 August had given them a 5½-game lead in the NL East, and they had extended that lead by two games with an 8-4 start to September. Still, the pesky Mets nagged at the Cubs’ heels, and as they came to town for a three-game series September 14, the Mets trailed by 7½ games ...2024Continue with MLB Photos -
• Set-bach: Second consecutive problematic start kicks Braves out of playoff spot via 9-5 loss
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 6
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NL East rumors, scandals
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• Braves have another meeting in the desert while looking for a winning oasis
Joseph Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK For the second year in a row at around the same time, the Braves felt compelled to have a clubhouse meeting. The different circumstances suggest that the standards have risen. By now, most of Braves Country and a lot of the baseball world is at least aware of the lore from last season. After playing a calamitous baseball game on May 31 in ord...2023Check it out World Series scandal
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• It's starting to feel like 2020 again for the Atlanta Braves
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• The time for nervousness is over and the time for confidence is here for the Braves
Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images They've got the tangibles. They've got the intangibles. 2023 should be a fun season of baseball in Atlanta, so let's act like it! The Atlanta Braves quite famously won 101 games last season, with wins No. 98, 99, and 100 forming a sweep over the New York Mets to all-but-clinch the 2022 NL East title. It took overcoming an incredibly slo...2023See also Atlanta Braves gossip
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• NL East Notes: Marlins, Givens, Acuna, Mets, Red Sox
Mychal Givens was a popular figure in trade speculation before the Rockies acquired him from the Orioles earlier today, and The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal (Twitter link) reports that the Marlins were one of the clubs who also had an interest in Givens’ services. With Givens now off the board, the Fish will continue to pursue…...2020Continue with Red Sox whispers
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• Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea to Marlins: Latest Trade Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Dodgers a Year Too Late to Make Moves They Need Now
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• Deadline Rumors: Hellickson, Reds, Rangers, Aybar, Francoeur, Gibson, Twins
Here’s the latest on some notable players whose names have popped up in trade speculation… The Phillies are scouting the Marlins’ rookie league affiliate for prospects in a possible Jeremy Hellickson trade, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports (Twitter link). The two NL East rivals have been connected to Hellickson rumors for a few weeks now,…...2016See more Jeremy Hellickson whispers
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• MLB HR Leader Yoenis Cespedes Mounting Well-Timed MVP Campaign
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• Phillies' Dominant Young Rotation Could Be Catalyst for Surprise Year
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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