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• Game Thread #96: Milwaukee Brewers (55-40) vs. Washington Nationals (38-57)

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Brewers go for sweep, look to extend win streak to seven heading into All-Star break After a dramatic come-from-behind, walk-off win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, the Brewers will look to keep the magic going in their series finale in Milwaukee on Sunday. The Crew, sitting at 55-40 on the season and just one game behind the Cubs in the NL...2025
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• Royals vs Mets Game 95 Gamethread

Michael Wacha will start tonight. | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The second-place NL East team and 2015 World Series losers come to the K. The very expensive 53-41 Mets are visiting Kauffman Stadium before the All-Star Break for a three-game weekend series against the 46-48 Royals. The Mets are coming off a doubleheader loss to the Orioles yesterday; they avoided the sweep only by winning the...2025
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• Mets series preview: 10 years later

Can you believe it’s already been a decade? A couple months from now, it will officially be 10 years since the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets in 5 games to claim their second World Series title in franchise history. (11-year-old Trenton was so happy.) This final series before the All-Star Break for each team is a big one. The Royals come in after sweeping the lowly Pirates, and winners ...2025
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• The Nationals have MLB Draft's No. 1 pick and a new GM -- is that enough to turn their rebuild around?

Squandering in last place in the NL East, the Nationals are desperate for a spark...2025
• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images Brewers wrap up first half against the Nats in Milwaukee The Milwaukee Brewers are set to wrap up the first half of the season in Milwaukee this weekend, as they’ll welcome the Washington Nationals to town for three games beginning Friday evening. If you’ll recall, the Brewers finished the first half of 2024 in Milwaukee against the Nationals, dropping two of thr...2025
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• Phillies connected to multiple relievers in recent trade rumor

Heading into the final weekend before the MLB All-Star break, the Phillies are in a tug-of-war battle with the Mets for supremacy in the NL East. Obviously, manager Rob Thompson's club is a serious contender once again, so the Philly front office is mulling over how to improve the team's chances at a championship in 2025....2025

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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals
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• Trade Deadline Outlook: Atlanta Braves

On June 18, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said Atlanta is "not selling." They've gone 7-11 and lost two of their three best starting pitchers to long-term injuries since then. They're 11 games under .500 and have dropped behind the Marlins in the NL East standings. The front office may not have wanted…...2025
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• Detroit Tigers success provides a road map for the Washington Nationals

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images A couple years ago, the Tigers were in a similar spot to the Nationals, but after making changes they are among baseballs elite Right now, the Detroit Tigers have the best record in the American League and the second best record in baseball. They are a team on the rise with a strong mix of youth and experience. The Tigers are also set up for years to come, with a...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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• Braves News: Series Loss to Phillies over Weekend, Daysbel Hernandez, Trade Deadline, more

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Atlanta enters July trying to keep any hope it can for 2025 alive. The Braves entered Sunday with a chance to end their week, month, and a recent stretch against the NL East on a positive note. Instead, they lost 2-1 to the Phillies, with the offense going ice cold at the most inopportune time. This is a performance that has become all to routine for Atlanta, es...2025
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• Bryce Harper Admits Surprise at Rehab Progress But Stays Vague on IL Return Date As Phillies Top NL East
It has been reported that Bryce Harper could see a return to action from his wrist injury as soon as Monday....2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Mets

Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Brewers head to New York to take on the struggling Mets It’s hard to believe, but the Milwaukee Brewers are set for their final road trip of the first half of the season this week, as they’ll head east to take on the New York Mets and Miami Marlins. First up are the Mets, who they’ll battle for three games begin...2025
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• MLB Week 13 Hot or Not: Spencer Steer slams three home runs in one game

Spencer Steer rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Padres on June 27, 2025. | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Meanwhile, Angels and Royals regress Welcome back to the Hot or Not feature series! This week’s recap covers the 13th full week of the season, from June 22-28. AL West Hot: Jacob deGrom flirts with a no-hitterThere have been a cou...2025
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• Braves try to ring the Phillies’ bell - and here’s how you can watch

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images It is the last series of June and another must-win for the Braves. The Atlanta Braves suffered a disappointing split their four-game series against the division-leading New York Mets and now head home to take on the Philadelphia Phillies who sit only a half-game in back of the Mets and 9.5 games in front of the Braves in the NL East. The Braves still carry the fif...2025
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• How to make the most of your gameday experience at Wrigley Field

Photo by @WillByington / www.willbyington.com The Cubs’ iconic ballpark has been extensively renovated for its second century. Wrigley Field is my home away from home all summer and has been for many years. It’s my happy place. I’ve written a guide to Arizona Spring Training every year for the last several (here’s this year’s), and thought it was time for a guide to the Cubs’ home in ...2025
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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...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Jays, Royals, Mets Full Steam Ahead After Deadline
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"Luzardo a shutdown starter in NL East showdown"

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"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."

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"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."

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"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."

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"Javier Báez strikes out five times as Mets' NL East lead takes another hit with loss to Marlins"

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"MLB shuts down Marlins and Phillies, revises schedule for NL East, AL East teams amid COVID-19 outbreak"

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"Culberson, 30, played a big role for the Atlanta organization in its two consecutive NL East title years,…"

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"NL East Notes: Yelich, Mets, Arrieta, Rizzo"

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"Phils slow Nats' march to NL East title; No. is 2"

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"Mets NL East faves?"

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"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."

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"Bryce Harper Celebrates in Custom Firemans Helmet After Nationals Clinch NL East"

• Can Bryce Elder help make up for the Braves’ losses this go ‘round?

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves are on a hot streak...and not a positive one, as Bryce Elder is expected to take the mound against the Athletics. Who’s ready to watch the Atlanta Braves attempt to to win a game series? Before you scroll away, trust me, what’s understood doesn’t need to be said. It was just last week, right before the Fourth of July, when ...2025
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• Dave Dombrowski outlines Phillies' trade deadline approach during 'unusual' season

Dombrowski pinpointed one area where the NL East favorites will look to upgrade before the end of the month...2025
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• Detroit Tigers success provides a road map for the Washington Nationals
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• BCB After Dark: How many saves for Palencia?
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• Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers

MLive.com After their first series win in almost a month, the Nats look to keep the momentum going against the best team in baseball, the Detroit Tigers It certainly didn’t come easy, but the Nationals finally ended their consecutive series losses streak of 7 with a 7-4 victory in Anaheim on Sunday. It looked like their bleak streak was going to continue into the month of July, as they tra...2025
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• How to make the most of your gameday experience at Wrigley Field
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• MLB Week 13 Hot or Not: Spencer Steer slams three home runs in one game
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves hit into 7 double plays and beat Reds 2-0

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images A win’s a win. Braves Franchise History 1982: The Atlanta Braves tie the major-league record with seven double plays in a 2-0, 14-inning win over Cincinnati. Mario Soto pitches ten shutout innings for the Reds but gets no decision. The loss starts the Reds on a streak where they’ll lose 20 out of 23 games. 1993: Atlanta OF Ron Gant fans four times against Hou...2025
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• Dombrowski: Phillies Focused On Bullpen Help
The Phillies enter deadline season as clear buyers, sitting atop the NL East with a 47-32 record — the third-best record of any club in the game. It’s a familiar refrain, but president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski made clear this week in interviews with Daniel Alvarez Montes of El Extrabase and Jayson Stark of…...2025
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• What out-of-contention Braves should do by trade deadline

The slumping Atlanta Braves are at a crossroads: Should they sell at the July 31 trade deadline? With an NL East title slipping away, the front office may have no choice but to pivot from contention to retooling....2025
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• Trade Deadline Outlook: Atlanta Braves
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• Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers
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• How to make the most of your gameday experience at Wrigley Field
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• More of the same struggles for Atlanta against the Phillies

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images There was a really fun win sandwiched in between two uniquely painful losses. The Atlanta Braves went into this series against the Phillies in a bit of a strange position. They had just gotten back home after a split over four-games against a currently-struggling Mets team and that was after dropping a series to the Marlins. The 13-game run through the ...2025
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• MLB Week 13 Hot or Not: Spencer Steer slams three home runs in one game
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• Atlanta’s divisional gauntlet reaches its conclusion against Philadelphia

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves will have played 13 straight games in the division once they’re done with the Phillies this weekend. This is their last chance to make sure that it was a truly productive stretch. The 13-game divisional gauntlet that the Atlanta Braves have been experiencing comes to a close during this upcoming weekend as the Braves will be renewing baseball h...2025
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• Braves wrap up series in New York behind Grant Holmes

Rhona Wise-Imagn Images Atlanta looks to end the series on a high note. The Braves and Mets will close out the four-game series on Thursday night at Citi Field, concluding a stretch of seven games between the two division foes in a stretch of 10 days. It’s been a profitable stretch for the Braves over the past two weeks as they’ve gone 5-1 to stay alive in the NL East and Wild Card chases,...2025
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• Five potential trade partners for the Royals as the deadline approaches

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Will the Royals be buyers or sellers... Or both??? The trade deadline is rapidly approaching for the Royals, and the question of what they should do has become a point of great contention. Many reports have surfaced that the Royals will be on the hunt for a corner outfielder who can impact the offense in 2025 and beyond. There will be several options, but findin...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Game Thread

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (5) reacts after hitting a double against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at Nationals Park. | Brad Mills-Imagn Images Washington is coming off four consecutive series losses and has continued to tumble down the standings, riding an eight-game losing streak. After a tough series against the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and New York Mets, W...2025
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• Lowly Rockies Come to Town as the Nationals Search for Answers

Brad Mills-Imagn Images Brady House and Daylen Lile will look to provide a spark for the Nats lineup as they take on the worst club in baseball This weekend was one of the most embarrassing in recent Nationals history, as they were swept by the last-place Miami Marlins at home to bring their losing streak to 8 games, all while the manager, Davey Martinez pinned the blame on the players and...2025
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• BCB After Dark: How many saves for Palencia?
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• Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers
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• How to make the most of your gameday experience at Wrigley Field
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• Atlanta’s divisional gauntlet reaches its conclusion against Philadelphia
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• Braves News: Atlanta Falters Against Fish, Mets Await Once Again, James McCann, More

Rhona Wise-Imagn Images Another crucial week of of contests ahead for the Braves. Two truths against for the Atlanta Braves currently. Yes, they have played significantly better baseball over the past two weeks compared how they played the previous three weeks. However, they are still not playing to level that they need to play for several weeks in a row to truly have a good shot at the...2025
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• Pressure Mounts as Phillies GM Signals Urgent Trade Deadline Moves to Counter Mets’ NL East Momentum
The Philadelphia Phillies have momentum on their side as the New York Mets are slumping, with talks of a trade for the Phillies at the deadline....2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Game Thread
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• Braves News: Rafael Devers, Sunday Struggles, Grant Holmes, NL East Rivalries Ahead, More

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Braves win the weekend but come away with another bad Sunday performance. The first week of June for the Braves was one of the worst the franchise had experienced in a decade. This past week, they bounced back with a 4-2 record. However, after Sunday’s 10-1 loss to a team on pace to be one of the worst in baseball history, it feels as if very little positive ...2025
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• What will it take for the Braves to get back in it?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Let’s dream about pipes. The maddening and hysterical nature of the 2025 Atlanta Braves season to-date has left them in an unthinkably deep hole. The maddening part – they’re nine games under .500, a full 15 games out of 1st place in the NL East and 9 games back in the Wild Card standings. The hysterical part – pretty much everything under the h...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Game Thread

Washington Nationals third baseman Amed Rosario (13) is congratulated by catcher Riley Adams (15) after scoring in the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers at Nationals Park. | Brad Mills-Imagn Images The Nationals face the Mets in this upcoming divisional battle. Follow along for updates and key moments as the action unfolds. After back-to-back series losses, the road doesn’t get any s...2025
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• Mets NL East faves?
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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....2016
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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....2015
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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....2015
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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
• 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
• Bryce Harper Celebrates in Custom Firemans Helmet After Nationals Clinch NL East
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• Preseason Prep - February 18, 2025
Cardinals: Changing of the guard at catcher - two viable fantasy options? It was announced during the offseason that veteran catcher Willson Contreras will be making the switch from Catcher to First Base full time. Contreras has delivered 10+ home runs every year (other then 2020) while his career .814 OPS has made him a valuable commodity behind the plate. I love the switch here from a fantasy ...2025
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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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• Game Thread #96: Milwaukee Brewers (55-40) vs. Washington Nationals (38-57)
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• Royals vs Mets Game 95 Gamethread
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• Mets series preview: 10 years later
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• Trade Deadline Outlook: Atlanta Braves
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• The tantalizing possibilities Mets aren’t quite ready to embrace

When they open a series in Baltimore on Tuesday they’ll be just behind first-place Philadelphia in the NL East and coming off back-to-back series victories following the humiliating sweep at Pittsburgh....2025
• Braves host Orioles for Independence Day weekend - and here’s how you can watch

Photo by Kathryn Skeean/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta hopes for fireworks will the season fizzles. The Atlanta Braves’ 2025 season continues to fizzle with the team’s starting rotation is in shambles and the bats continue to slumber. Coming off dropping two-out-of-three to the Los Angeles Angels the Braves will welcome the Baltimore Orioles for the holiday weekend starting with Frid...2025
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• Detroit Tigers success provides a road map for the Washington Nationals
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• Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers
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• More of the same struggles for Atlanta against the Phillies
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• Braves News: Series Loss to Phillies over Weekend, Daysbel Hernandez, Trade Deadline, more
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• Braves GM makes Chris Sale stance clear as MLB trade deadline looms

There has been speculation about whether the underwhelming Braves will be sellers at this year's trade deadline due to their 33-39 start that has them 11 games out in the NL East....2025
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• Spoiler alert: Here’s how the 2025 Braves season will play out

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Past results may not be indicative of future performance, but don’t doubt the Battery Power Almanac. There’s that meme. You know the one. “What a week, huh?” “Lemon, it’s Wednesday.” The 2025 Atlanta Braves regular season isn’t even a month old and it’s already been a long season. The lack of free agent signings to bolster the pit...2025
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• Braves Reacts Survey Results: Braves fans overwhelmingly believe Atlanta will win NL east

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The results are in from our poll from earlier this week and Braves fans are feeling pretty confident heading into the 2025 season. The results are in from the SB Nation Reacts survey that we ran earlier this week. In that poll, we asked y’all where you think that the Atlanta Braves will finish the 2025 season in the NL East standings. Whi...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Miami Marlins

Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images Well, at least Sandy Alcantara’s back, because a lot of this roster looks bad. Ah, the Miami Marlins. Whether they’re serving in their usual position at-or-near the bottom of the NL East or they’re shocking the baseball world with an appearance (or even a deep run) in October, this is a team that’s spent most of its existence with one eye s...2025
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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025

Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images Which aspects of Braves baseball are you looking forward to most this year? Two things can be true at once. The Atlanta Braves had a very disappointing offseason that included a shocking and, in my opinion, egregious decision to duck under the luxury tax instead of adding around their core in the middle of a World Series window. But, despite this, the Bra...2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Diving into 5 more projections before the Braves first spring training game. For part one, click here. Baseball is a beautiful, wonderful, stupid sport. It’s famously the most random major sport in the US, and it doesn’t take much searching to find numerous examples of its unpredictability. Chris Sale went 18-3 in 2024 as he domi...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 18, 2025
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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...2023
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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...2023
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