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• Reds Designate Kyle Nicolas For Assignment, Select Lyon Richardson
The Reds are shuffling the bullpen. Right-hander Pierce Johnson is headed to the injured list with right elbow inflammation, the club announced. Righty Lyon Richardson is returning to the big-league club to take his spot. To open up room on the 40-man for Richardson, Cincinnati designated right-hander Kyle Nicolas for assignment. More to come…...2026
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• Offseason In Review: Cincinnati Reds
Eugenio Suarez‘s power bat is returning to the Queen City, but is that enough to bolster an inconsistent lineup? Major League Signings Emilio Pagan, RHP: Two years, $20MM (Pagan can opt out after 2026 season) Eugenio Suarez, 1B/3B: One year, $15MM (plus $16MM mutual option for 2027) Pierce Johnson, RHP: One year, $6.5MM (plus mutual […]...2026
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• Changes, Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds added the following players to their 2026 major league roster: Eugenio Suarez, DH JJ Bleday, LF Dane Myers, OF Brock Brook, RP Pierce Johnson, RP Caleb Ferguson, RP Suarez returns to his original MLB team after a three-year absence in which he produced a total of 11 fWAR. He produced at least […]...2026
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• Mariners To Acquire Yosver Zulueta
The Mariners are going to acquire right-hander Yosver Zulueta from the Reds, reports Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com. The righty was just designated for assignment by Cincinnati a few hours ago when they made their Pierce Johnson signing official. It’s unclear what the Reds will receive in return. Seattle has a full 40-man roster and will…...2026
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• Johnson 'excited' to join Pagan in Reds' bullpen
Right-hander Pierce Johnson and the Cincinnati Reds have completed their $6.5 million, one-year contract....2026
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• Reds Designate Yosver Zulueta For Assignment
The Reds announced Thursday that they’ve designated right-hander Yosver Zulueta for assignment in order to open a 40-man roster spot for righty Pierce Johnson, whose previously reported one-year deal with Cincinnati is now official. A hard-throwing 6’1″ righty, Zulueta has pitched briefly in the majors with Cincinnati in each of the past two seasons. He’s…...2026
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• Reds Designate Kyle Nicolas For Assignment, Select Lyon Richardson
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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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• What would it look like for the Braves to officially throw in the towel for 2025?

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It’s time. Despite having a run differential, Pythagorean record, expected W-L, and BaseRuns record that all suggest they should be right around .500 (which would still be a disappointing outcome in its own right), the Atlanta Braves are 12 games under. And even though the projections still project them to play like a top five team in...2025
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• Walk Hard 2: Walk Harder — Braves stomp Mets again, 7-4

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Another Spencer Strider start, another game where the Braves had a big inning with... walks Last week, the Braves swept the Mets courtesy of a weird game where their apparent strategy of drawing all the walks paid off to near-perfection. That game came in a Spencer Strider start and the big inning, pushed along via walks, led to a comeback win. This wee...2025
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• Braves at Giants series recap: The nightmare continues unabated

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images There is no relief. There are no answers. There is only struggle. On August 9, 2017, the Atlanta Braves lost 3-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies at what is now known as Truist Park. Sean Newcomb started and gave up three runs (two in the third and one in the fifth) and two runs from the Braves in the seventh inning weren’t enough for the Braves to e...2025
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• Baseball won’t save the 2025 Braves — they’ll have to do it themselves, if they can

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Braves are no strangers to struggling early, but the Braves can’t wait for things to even out (Note: this article has content through Memorial Day except where easily updated but may run at a later date. The conclusions aren’t going to be any different, and the 2-0 loss to the Phillies in which the Braves didn’t barrel anything, struck out looking three times, ...2025
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• Battery Power Player of the Week: Austin Riley

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The third baseman helped Atlanta avert history. What another incredibly frustrating week for the Atlanta Braves. Heading into the last game of the Colorado Rockies series, the Braves had a chance to A) sweep the Rockies, B) go 5-1 on their high-altitude road trip, and C) return to Atlanta by ending April with a .500 record. They dropp...2025
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• Braves lose heartbreaker to Dodgers on Ohtani walk off

Sad day for Braves | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images The offense scored five runs, but failed in some very key moments. The Atlanta Braves faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the series finale in a matchup that looked lopsided in the Dodgers’ favor. Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell was on the bump for the Dodgers against injury replacement call-up Bryce Elder who has struggled since June of ...2025
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• What’s left for the Braves after signing Jurickson Profar?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A big addition leaves the Braves with a few more holes to fill before spring training. The Atlanta Braves finally — finally! — made an offseason splash on Thursday, signing outfielder Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million deal. Profar solidifies the Braves’ outfield picture heading into 2025, where he could form one of the game’s top outfields ...2025
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• Braves’ 2024 campaign ends with 5-4 loss to Padres

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2024 Braves died the same way they lived. Hey, what gives? Aren’t the MLB playoffs supposed to be unpredictable? If you watched the Braves’ 2024 campaign come to an end on Wednesday night in San Diego, that might feel like a hard sell right now, as the Braves once again lost a pivotal playoff game by letting a starting pitcher muddle ...2024
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"Right-hander Pierce Johnson is headed to the Reds, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post."

2025
"In his latest article, he re-iterated the rumor that Marcell Ozuna, Raisel Iglesias and Pierce Johnson were all available and would likely be shopped around at the deadline by the Braves."

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"com/rTShPRR3vl— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 6, 2024 Pierce Johnson got the ball for the 10th inning and struck out the leadoff hitter in Suarez."

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"com/1o7NLYjikV— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 8, 2023 Pierce Johnson replaced Fried in the seventh and continued his good work with two strikeouts in a perfect seventh."

2022
"San Diego Padres Yu Darvish, Pierce Johnson Darvish, you know well, and he’s put together another fine year in San Diego."

2021
"The Padres have announced that they exercised their club options over right-handed relievers Pierce Johnson and Craig Stammen for the 2022 season."

2020
"Major League Signings Drew Pomeranz, LHP: four years, $34MM Craig Stammen, RHP: two years, $9MM (includes $1MM buyout of $4MM club option for 2022) Pierce Johnson, RHP: two years, $5MM (includes $1MM buyout of $3MM club option for 2022) Total spend:…"

2019
"The Padres have agreed to a two-year contract with right-hander Pierce Johnson, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports (via Twitter)."

2018
"And the bullpen did the rest, as Pierce Johnson, Will Smith, Sam Dyson, Tony Watson and Hunter Strickland contributed a scoreless inning apiece to propel the Giants past the Reds, 5-3."

2017
"The Cubs announced on Wednesday that they’ve designated right-hander Pierce Johnson for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for fellow righty Jen-Ho Tseng, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A Iowa."

2016
"Pierce Johnson could have been accused of stalking Jake Arrieta or Jon Lester last spring."

2015
"Pierce Johnson didn't start the Arizona Fall League with the prettiest numbers, but the Cubs prospect twirled a pair of gems in his final two outings."

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• Reliever Pierce Johnson to sign with the Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a deal with free agent reliever Pierce Johnson after he's spent the past few seasons with Atlanta. The post Reliever Pierce Johnson to sign with the Cincinnati Reds appeared first on Redleg Nation....2026
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• Reds To Sign Pierce Johnson
Right-hander Pierce Johnson is headed to the Reds, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The details of the contract are not yet known. More to come....2026
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• Welcome to the second half of the 2025 Braves season; Same as the first half
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• Braves will “listen” to offers for Albies, Harris, and Murphy in the offseason, per report

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta may not be selling right now but things could get extremely interesting during the offseason The Atlanta Braves are currently in a weird and unenviable position, which is a consequence of their own making thanks to the disappointing performance that they’ve delivered on the field in 2025. Earlier this month, the word on the baseball street...2025
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• What would it look like for the Braves to officially throw in the towel for 2025?
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• Braves hope bullpen can deliver a win against the Orioles

Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images The Braves season is probably over at this point and they will be running with a bullpen game with middling bullpen talent The Braves season is probably over at this point and they will be running with a bullpen game with middling bullpen talent. While it does seem like the result of this game doesn’t matter much for the team’s likely dead playoff h...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Wednesday 5/28, 7:05 CT

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs look to sweep the visitors from Colorado. Wednesday notes... WRIGLEY STREAKS: Tuesday night’s win was the Cubs’ eighth straight at home against the Rockies, going back to Sept. 22, 2023. A win tonight will tie their record in the rivalry of nine straight at Wrigley Field from Oct. 1, 2006, through April 13, 2009. Nine games is the ...2025
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• Let’s meet the Braves’ 2025 Opening Day Roster

Photo by Alex Slitz/Atlanta Braves/MLB Photos via Getty Images As usual, we’re taking a closer look at the players who will open up the 2025 regular season with the Atlanta Braves. These are the players who the Atlanta Braves are sending to San Diego to get the season underway. As usual, we’re taking a deeper look at each player, including how they got here and, of course, some fun facts....2025
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• What’s left for the Braves after signing Jurickson Profar?
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• What would it look like for the Braves to officially throw in the towel for 2025?
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• Braves hope bullpen can deliver a win against the Orioles
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• Braves rally late and bullpen clutch in thrilling win against Mets

Austin Riley hits a walk-off in the tenth | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The Braves were down by three runs in the eighth, and came back and won in the bottom of the tenth on a walk-off The Atlanta Braves took on the first place New York Mets after a weather delay in the first of seven games that these teams will face each other over their next thirteen games. Spencer Schwellenbach was the sta...2025
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• Back to basics (i.e., three-run homers): Braves blast Rockies, 12-4

Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images Michael Harris II and Marcell Ozuna hit three-run bombs in consecutive innings to turn another potentially blah affair against the Rockies into a rout A lot of different intros come to mind for this recap. Lucky you: you can have all of them. Earl Weaver was all about pitching, defense, and the three-run homer. Well, the Braves got the three-run homer part down...2025
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• How long until Aaron Bummer gets an opportunity to close?

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Next man up The Braves have had six relievers attempt a save this season, at least by MLB definition. I don’t know that there have been six that have pitched with a lead in the ninth. Raisel Iglesias is sporting a 6.75 ERA, Daysbel Hernandez is on the IL, Pierce Johnson went kablooey yesterday, Dylan Lee has three blown saves, Enyel De Los Santos says hi, and Hect...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’ rally falls short and Smith-Shawver hurt in loss

AJ Smith-Shawver was removed early after being hit on the leg by a line drive. | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The Braves offense showed some life, but the rally fell short. Smith-Shawver and Fairchild also both got hurt in loss to Phillies The Atlanta Braves took on the Philadelphia Phillies in game one of a doubleheader in hopes of gaining a game back after losing on Tuesday. AJ Smith-Shaw...2025
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• Baseball won’t save the 2025 Braves — they’ll have to do it themselves, if they can
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• Braves endure another one-run loss, drop 8-7 game in extras to Nats

Photo by Alyssa Howell/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves did what they could offensively, but got beat on the margins and are now under .500 once again I don’t know if I want to write this recap. Do you want to read this recap? Well, here goes. The Braves did a bunch of good stuff offensively in this game, but ultimately, it was for naught. The Nationals had a killer combination of ha...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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• Welcome to the second half of the 2025 Braves season; Same as the first half
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• Braves will “listen” to offers for Albies, Harris, and Murphy in the offseason, per report
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• What would it look like for the Braves to officially throw in the towel for 2025?
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• Braves at Giants series recap: The nightmare continues unabated
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• Bryce Elder dominates, but is let down in another devastating loss, 3-2

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images I’m about out of words at this point With the team in dire straights and their playoff hopes dimming by the day, the Braves faced a tough matchup with Bryce Elder on the mound, facing Logan Webb. It was a pitchers duel early, with Webb looking dominant but neither offense finding much success. The Braves did find some success in the second inning,...2025
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• Braves battle but eventually botch it in 5-4 loss to Giants
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• Braves’ rally falls short and Smith-Shawver hurt in loss
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• Baseball won’t save the 2025 Braves — they’ll have to do it themselves, if they can
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• Braves come out on top in the land of .500

Eric Canha-Imagn Images One of these teams would be on the sunny side of .500 or at least on the line once this weekend’s series was said and done. As it turned out, the Braves ended up being the victorious one over these three games at Fenway. Coming into this series, the Atlanta Braves had apparently righted the ship following a series win over the Nationals that pushed them to .500. If ...2025
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• Drake Baldwin and AJ Smith-Shawver shine in win against Nationals
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. homers twice as Braves beat Cardinals

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves homered five times to snap a three-game skid. The Atlanta Braves flexed their muscles Thursday night snapping a three-game skid with an 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Braves didn’t waste any time getting going Thursday as Ronald Acuña Jr. jumped on the first pitch he saw from Adam Wainwright and drove it over the wall in center for...2023
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• Eddie Rosario comes up clutch for Braves in 6-5 win over Giants

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Rosario turned in a 4-for-4 night along with a late game homer to seal a series win Eddie Rosario’s two-run home run in the eighth inning was the difference for the Atlanta Braves in a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants. Yonny Chirinos’ night got off to a rough start as Lamonte Wade Jr. jumped on the first pitch of the game for a leadoff home run to giv...2023
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• Max Fried dominates as Braves beat Dodgers, 6-3

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Fried went seven innings and the bullpen held on late for Atlanta’s second straight win in L.A. Max Fried was brilliant, the offense continued its torrid home run pace, and the Braves beat the Dodgers for the second night in a row, 6-3, in front of a packed house at Chavez Ravine. For a mild change of pace, Fried and catcher Travis d’Arnaud went back t...2023
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• Morton rolls again, Braves top Rockies 3-1

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Braves clogged the bases and got little to show for it, but three runs were plenty to beat the Rockies on Tuesday night Last night, the Braves managed 18 hits and five walks, and pooled those into a 14-4 win. Tonight, the offense got 15 hits and threw in a walk for good measure... but ended up plating just three runs. Not that the end result was any...2023
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• Matt Olson reaches 50 homers on the season but Braves lose 7-5 to Phillies

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Andruw Jones now has company in the Braves single-season 50 homer club, as Matt Olson homered twice to reach the milestone number. Matt Olson got two steps closer to breaking Andruw Jones’ franchise record for homers in a single season after he smacked both his 49th and 50th home runs of the season in tonight's game. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to help ...2023
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• Braves rally late to beat Cubs 7-6

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Atlanta overcame a 6-0 deficit to stun the Cubs 7-6. The Atlanta Braves overcame a 6-0 deficit to stun the Chicago Cubs with a 7-6 win Tuesday night at Truist Park. Bryce Elder breezed through the first inning, retiring the side in order. He found himself in some trouble in the second as Cody Bellinger and Seiya Suzuki reached on back-to-back singles. E...2023
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• Braves bash their way past Angels, 12-5
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta homered three more times on their way to a series win. The offense put together another big day as the Atlanta Braves knocked off the Los Angeles Angels 12-5 Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park. Yonny Chirinos made his second start for the Braves and got off to a great start, facing one over the minimum over the first three i...2023
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• Braves sign Joe Jimenez to 3-year, $26 million deal

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta is bringing back another big piece of their bullpen in Joe Jimenez Free agents haven't even filed yet, but the Atlanta Braves have been busy bringing back a couple of pieces of their bullpen. First it was Pierce Johnson on a two-year deal. This morning, it is Joe Jimenez who is returning on a three-year deal with $26 million. ...2023
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• Offseason In Review: Cincinnati Reds
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• Welcome to the second half of the 2025 Braves season; Same as the first half
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• Braves at Giants series recap: The nightmare continues unabated
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• Bryce Elder dominates, but is let down in another devastating loss, 3-2
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• Braves battle but eventually botch it in 5-4 loss to Giants
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• Battery Power Braves Player of the Month: Chris Sale

Photo by Kathryn Skeean/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta’s ace starting pitcher dominated in May. It was a below .500 month for the Atlanta Braves in May - one that saw the team climb above the mark mid-way through the month before floundering through the last two weeks. June has been a month where this generation of Braves teams have gotten hot so time will tell if that holds true this...2025
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• Braves’ rally falls short and Smith-Shawver hurt in loss
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Wednesday 5/28, 7:05 CT
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• Drake Baldwin and AJ Smith-Shawver shine in win against Nationals
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• What should the Braves expect from Craig Kimbrel in 2025?

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images 10 years across baseball and one new ballpark later, Craig Kimbrel is back with the Braves. Let’s try to figure out how this is going to work! So, Big Red’s back in town for the Atlanta Braves? Uh, am I the only one who called him Big Red? Naturally, I visited his Baseball-Reference page for the sole purpose of figuring out which wacky nickname he has ...2025
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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the Mets again but his relievers let him down in a major way. Despite Spencer Schwellenbach delivering another great performance for the Atlanta Braves against the New York Mets, Atlanta’s bullpen picked the worst possible time during this regular season to deliver one of their worst performances of the...2024
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• Takeaways from Braves-Marlins

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images It was a tough, hard-fought series with lots of twists and turns but the Braves did what they could to make sure the season isn’t over quite yet. Welp! The Atlanta Braves did their part over the weekend. While they didn’t pick up a sweep that likely would’ve been golden, they still at least picked up the series win over the Miami Marlins and...2024
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• Takeaways from the Braves-Phillies series

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta's pitching staff carried the load in this series and helped push the Braves to a crucial series win over the Phillies. The first part of this homestand for the Atlanta Braves has gotten off to a very good start, as the Braves managed to outduel the Phillies over the course of this three game series in order to gain some ground on ...2024
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• Braves squander Strider’s 10-strikeout performance in 5-3 loss to Red Sox
Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images It was going well for the Braves until it wasn’t on Wednesday. For as chaotic as the series’ first game was on Tuesday, Wednesday’s matchup between the Braves and Red Sox started every bit as quiet, with Spencer Strider and Red Sox starter Brayan Bello—in his return from the paternity list, congratulations to him—each tossing five scoreless frames befo...2023
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• MLB hot stove rumors: Marlins add veteran catcher; Padres take chance on Pierce Johnson
Here's what's buzzing around MLB for Monday...2019