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• Braves News: Jurickson Profar Suspension, Reynaldo Lopez to IL, More

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images A no-good, awful, very bad Monday for the Braves. Yesterday could go down as one of the more miserable days for Braves country in recent memory. It started off with some intriguing news, with the Braves designating Hector Neris for assignment and officially bringing Jesse Chavez back to Atlanta. Then, there was the acquisition of former Reds outfielder Stua...2025
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• Mixed feelings after hearing Jurickson Profar suspended for PEDs

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The beloved former Padre failed an offseason test Wow. Jurickson Profar has been suspended by Major League Baseball for testing positive for Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG), a performance enhancing substance, in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. He will be out for 80 games and then won’t be eligible to pla...2025
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• Orlando Arcia returns to the lineup as Jarred Kelenic remains in right field

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The shortstop rotation turns back to Orlando and Kelenic continues to get run at the back of the lineup after his homer last night. The shortstop rotation turns back to Orlando Arcia and Jarred Kelenic continues to get run at the back of the lineup after his homer last night. With Randy Vasquez on the mound for San Diego, the Atlanta Braves’ offense should be loo...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ southbound Suarez

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Forget about the Tokyo Series. Try to win this one. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then c...2025
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• How Long Is Ronald Acuña Jr. Out? Knee Injury Timeline, Return Updates on Braves Star
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is out to start the 2025 MLB season, but when can we expect him to return to the team?...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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• Braves News: Jurickson Profar Suspension, Reynaldo Lopez to IL, More
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• Rotation and Injury Updates - March 26, 2025
Ben Brown SP CHC The Cubs informed Brown on Tuesday that he will begin the season as the club's No. 5 starter, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports. Brown entered via the bullpen in the season opener in Japan last week and worked 2.2 innings. However, in 2024, Brown revealed high-class stuff, highlighted by a 31% Whiff Rate that led to a 1.08 WHIP. This guy has sleeper appeal in Mixed Leagues, w...2025
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• “Tarot! Tarot! Off to Opening Day, We Go!” (Braves position player edition)

Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post via Getty Images Yep, we’re getting weird around here today. I got into Tarot because of Poldark. Mark, no one knows what that is. In my adult life, I’ve spent a good deal of time considering and reconsidering my … religious (?) beliefs. I won’t get into the details – this is a baseball site, after all – but to where it relates to our story he...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 21, 2025
Alexis Diaz, CIN Diaz has struggled mightily this spring, allowing 5 ER's in 2.1 IP with 5 BB's, 1 HBP and just 1 K across his 3 appearances. It was almost a given heading into spring training that Diaz would be the Reds closer in 2025, but that is very much in question right now, and there's even a possibility that he opens the season in the minors. Diaz already showed significant decline last...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 20, 2025
Shohei Ohtani, DH (LAD) Ohtani's path to back-to-back 50/50 seasons began on Wednesday in Japan when the Dodgers' superstar blasted his first home run of the regular season, a towering fly off a 99-mph fastball that was initially ruled fan interference but later overruled via replay review. Ohtani finished the 2-game Tokyo series with three hits, including two extra-base hits, and two walks in 10 ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta sends top prospect Ronald Acuna Jr. to the minors to begin the 2018 season

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2018 - The Braves send top prospect Ronald Acuña Jr. to the minors even though he is hitting .432 with four home runs during the spring. Acuña will make his major league debut on April 25 in Cincinnati. MLB History 1940 - The Triple A Kansas City Blues defeat the Washington Senators 22-5 while collecting 23 hits...2025
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• Projecting the Atlanta Braves Opening Day Roster: Chris Sale, Marcell Ozuna to Take On Prominent Roles
With injuries to Ronald Acuna Jr., Spencer Strider and Sean Murphy, how will the Atlanta Braves fill their Opening Day 26-man roster?...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 14, 2025
Injury Updates Bobby Witt Jr, SS, Royals Bobby Witt was recently hit in the forearm with a pitch in Spring Training and left the game. After getting tested, it was determined it was nothing serious, just a bruise. This is a relief for any fantasy manager who has already drafted, as they likely had to use a top-three overall pick on him. He is coming off of a 32 home run, 31 stolen base season whi...2025
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"The Braves struggled through a difficult season on offense last year amid another lost season for superstar Ronald Acuna Jr."

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"Travis hit a chopper right up the middle for what could have been a double-play and it bounced off of Marte’s glove to load the bases for Ronald Acuna Jr."

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"The Braves announced this morning that they’ve selected the contract of top pitching prospect Ian Anderson and reinstated outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr."

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"As the 2017 season comes to a close, Ronald Acuna has one more piece of hardware to add to his trophy case."

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"It was announced this week that Ronald Acuna, Stone Garrett and Kevin Padlo will represent the World team in the 2017 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game, which is set to be played on Dec."

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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta sends top prospect Ronald Acuna Jr. to the minors to begin the 2018 season
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• Braves News: Ronald Acuna Jr., Marcell Ozuna, Yasmani Grandal, More

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Braves News For Your Tuesday. As Spring Training progresses for the Braves, many continue to wonder how Ronald Acuña Jr. is progressing through his return from a second torn ACL. If batting practice is any indication, Acuna Jr. at times looks to be in midseason form. There is little doubt that Acuna Jr.’s power will be on full display once he returns. H...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
Ivan Herrera (C-STL) impressed in his first significant run in the majors last season, registering a .301 average with 5 homers, 27 RBI, 37 runs scored, and 5 stolen bases across 259 PA, with a wRC+ of 127 as a 24 year-old. Reports indicate that he'll share time behind the plate in 2025 with Pedro Pages as Willson Contreras moves to 1B, but it's likely that Herrera sees more playing time. In 2024,...2025
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• The All Oft-Injured Team

Photo by Dave Kaup/Getty Images A major dis from Sir Charles During the 1961-62 baseball season, the great Wilt Chamberlain averaged, AVERAGED, 48.5 minutes per game while playing in a league leading 80 games. Since an NBA game is only 48 minutes long, you must be asking if this is a misprint. No, it is not. Wilt played every minute of every game, plus most of the overtime minutes. In fact...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 3, 2025
Alejandro Kirk (C-TOR) is in line to see more time behind the dish than ever before since Danny Jansen is no longer in town. The 26 year-old has flashed some upside in the past, most notably registering a .285 average, with 4 homers, 63 RBI, and 59 runs scored across a career-high 541 PA in 2022, with a well above-average 129 wRC+, but he has underwhelmed ever since. In just 386 PA last year, Kirk...2025
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• Braves News: Jurickson Profar Suspension, Reynaldo Lopez to IL, More
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• Rotation and Injury Updates - March 26, 2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 16, 2025
Wyatt Langford Langford came into the 2024 season with quite a fair bit of hype, as the former No. 4 overall pick effectively skipped the minor leagues and was thrusted into a starter role immediately. He got off to a slow start, posting just an 80 wRC+ in March/April. His May was shortened due to an injury, before he bounced back in June and posted a 151 wRC+ and.380 wOBA across 106 PAs. Across t...2025
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• Braves News: Jurickson Profar Suspension, Reynaldo Lopez to IL, More
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• Braves News: Matt Olson, Rasiel Iglesias were Awesome in August, Cam Caminiti Debut, More

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports As the Braves return home, plenty of news to cover on a Monday off-day. Yes, the Braves did not have the best of weekends against the Phillies. However, they are still very much in control of their own playoff destiny. And with a more favorable schedule on the horizon for the next week and a half and 11 of their next 13 games at home, Atlanta is in good posit...2024
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• Braves News: Bryce Elder to Start Against Marlins, Ozzie Albies and Sean Murphy progressing, more

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The Braves welcome the Marlins after a near sweep of the state of Texas last week. Unfortunately, Sunday was not so sweet for the Braves. After winning their first five games of the week against the two teams in last year’s ALCS, it was the Rangers who showed their power in a 6-4 victory over the Braves. Travis D’Arnaud got a day of rest after his historic fi...2024
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• Looking back at Opening Day starters for the Atlanta Braves

Rick Mahler and Bruce Benedict were the starting battery on Opening Day in 1982. Bob Gibson, who started 10 Opening Days during his playing career, was making his debut as Atlanta’s pitching coach. | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Here are some of the famous and forgotten starters the Braves have had since moving to Atlanta in 1966, including one player who started at five differen...2024
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• Braves News: Ronald Acuna Jr. injury, Chris Sale sharp again and more

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Monday could turn into a waiting game off the field. As another week begins for the Braves in Spring Training in Florida, the eyes of Braves country will actually be fixed on Los Angeles in nervous anticipation. Ronald Acuna Jr. is scheduled to receive further evaluation on his right knee from the same doctor who repaired his torn ACL in 2021. While irritati...2024
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• Braves' Acuna carted off after awkward landing

Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was carted off after injuring his knee while attempting to make a leaping catch on the warning track during Saturday's game against the Marlins....2021
• Acuna caps sensational year with AFL MVP
As the 2017 season comes to a close, Ronald Acuna has one more piece of hardware to add to his trophy case. The Braves' No. 1 prospect was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after he hit .325/.414/.639 and led the league with seven homers in 23 games for the Peoria Javelinas....2017
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• Acuna caps sensational year with AFL MVP
As the 2017 season comes to a close, Ronald Acuna has one more piece of hardware to add to his trophy case. The Braves' No. 1 prospect was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after he hit .325/.414/.639 and led the league with seven homers in 23 games for the Peoria Javelinas....2017
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• Braves fight back for 6-5 win over the Rangers
Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Braves claim series win over the Rangers with come from behind win In the rubber match of the series, and the final game of what has proven to be a difficult road trip, the Atlanta Braves sent their ace Spencer Strider to the bump. The Rangers also sent out their ace, in Nathan Eovaldi, who has stepped up in the absence of Jacob Degrom. In his last three s...2023
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• MLB All-Star voting: Judge, Acuna earn starts

The Yankees' Aaron Judge and Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. earned All-Star Game starts as the top vote-getters in each league Thursday as the finalists at each position were named....2022
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• Acuna says Freeman not missed, 'lots of clashes'

Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. says there's "nothing" he'd miss about ex-teammate Freddie Freeman, saying there were "lots of clashes" with the first baseman behind the scenes....2022
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• 'Every time I would go play, I doubted': How Ronald Acuna Jr. regained his confidence -- and his MVP form

Coming off a gruesome knee injury and a mediocre first season back, the Braves star looks like the most dynamic baseball player in the world again....2023
• Acuña makes history as MLB's first 30-60 player

Ronald Acuna Jr.'s latest homer, off Dodgers right-hander Lance Lynn, made him the first player in baseball history to amass at least 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases within a single season....2023
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• Getting Ahead in Head to Head, Week 18: It’s Sano Time To Start Tinkering
In most head-to-head leagues, the hierarchy is starting to form, and the top 6-8 are starting to separate themselves from the pack. A lot of this is as a result of people losing interest, transitioning to fantasy football, or just not tinkering with their team enough. It is easy to look at the big names that are not producing, I'm looking at you Michael Conforto, and do not want to drop them in ...2021
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• Top 100 Hitters: Buying me a Fran-Million
There is a new leader atop our Top 100 Hitters for the rest of the fantasy baseball season as we head into the second half of the season. Unfortunately, the movement is driven by an injury to Ronald Acuna. It is a big loss for fantasy owners and fans of the game alike. However, with the second half of the season we also get an opportunity to see the young crop coming up from the minors in Jarre...2021
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• Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Top 100 for the 2nd Half of 2021 Fantasy Baseball

With Geoff away, Donkey Teeth steps in to grill Grey about his top 100 rankings for the 2nd half of 2021 fantasy baseball. Note: we recorded this podcast prior to the Ronald Acuna injury so when some of the rankings we discuss are one spot off, that's why. Anyway, on this show we talk about how right we both were about Vlad Jr., plus how wrong Grey was about Ohtani and Robbie Ray. We also discuss ...2021
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• Mixed feelings after hearing Jurickson Profar suspended for PEDs
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• Orlando Arcia returns to the lineup as Jarred Kelenic remains in right field
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• Braves Skipper Clears the Air On Ronald Acuña Jr.’s Delayed Return Despite Him Being ‘Ready’
The Atlanta Braves are eager to welcome Ronald Acuna Jr. back to the lineup, but that may not happen for a while, as the team will be patient....2025
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• Braves News: Measured messaging, roster depth, top tools in the system, more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well the Braves’ season informally started, as pitchers and catchers reported, with most of the team now present at Spring Training. In stark contrast to last year’s chorus of “World Series or bust”, the team appears to be taking a more measured tone of confidence after a struggle of a 2024 seas...2025
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• Braves News: Jarred Kelenic’s improvement, Ohtani gambling scandal, more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves’ news and notes from Wednesday Jarred Kelenic may be turning the corner with the adjustments he’s made this spring for Atlanta. Elsewhere in the league, a gambling scandal is brewing around the sport’s biggest star, Shohei Ohtani, and turmoil continues in the MLBPA. Kelenic looked good on Wednesday after a really rough...2024
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• Braves vs Blue Jays Spring Training game thread

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Reynaldo Lopez will make his second spring start and Hurston Waldrep is expected to make his spring debut following Lopez. Reynaldo Lopez gets the start today, as the reporting seems to indicate that the fifth starter job is his to lose to start the season as long as he looks solid. Reynaldo allowed 1 run over 2.0 innings with 0 Ks in his first spring ...2024
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• The Postseason is quickly becoming the “Travis d’Arnaud Show”

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Braves catcher has estabilshed himself as one of the best postseason performers in baseball. When the trade for Sean Murphy proved to be the most significant move of this past offseason for the Braves, it likely was a surprise move to many. Atlanta was coming off a 2022 season in which it featured arguably the best catching duo in baseball with Travis d’Ar...2023
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• Early explosion and efficient Elder expedite 11-5 Braves win
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves had a dominant win from start to finish against Milwaukee. With a pitching rematch of last Sunday’s game between Elder and Teheran, the Braves looked to secure another series win over Milwaukee. After Elder worked around a leadoff single for a scoreless inning, Ronald Acuna did Ronald Acuna things to lead off the bottom of...2023
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• Braves News: USA beats Venezuela, shortstop competition, more
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Team USA won a wild game against Ronald Acuna and Venezuela in which each team had to come back from 2+ run deficits. A grand slam from Trea Turner turned the tables for Team USA in the eighth inning. On the Braves’ side of things, there has been some interesting buzz around the potential of...2023
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