Fantasy Baseball 2023: First-Round Breakdown As she prepares to draft in an experts league, Jen Piacenti examines how the first round might go. Sports Illustrated · Feb 16, 2023
Red Sox to sign Rafael Devers to 11-year, $331 million extension BOSTON — Rejoice, relief and rejuvenation will surely be felt on Jersey Street and across New England this week, as the Red Sox have finally, for the first time since Dustin Pedroia in 2013, retained a homegrown superstar on a long-term contract. Boston Herald · Jan 5, 2023
Where the Braves’ payroll stands, what it could mean for rest of offseason A couple of months ago, Braves Chairman Terry McGuirk told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his goal was for the organization to eventually have a top-five payroll – but did not specify when. Recently, Liberty Media President and CEO Greg Maffei echoed this sentiment. Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022
Braves radio broadcast ripped Ronald Acuña Jr. for not backing up on J.T. Realmuto’s inside-the-park HR It's going to be a LONG offseason. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 16, 2022
‘It Feels Like Failure’: The Braves’ Promising Season Is Over This team was better than the one that won the World Series last year. That’s what makes this early exit so painful. Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2022
‘I’m speechless’: Braves grapple with season ending long before they expected PHILADELPHIA — Inside a somber clubhouse Saturday, Dansby Swanson, head hung, embraced Kenley Jansen. Michael Harris, with his head down, sat facing his locker and looked at his phone. A bit further down that row of lockers, a small group of players chatted. All around the room, coaches, players and… Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022
Mark Bradley: The resourceful Braves turn a taut Game 2 into a vital NLDS victory ATLANTA -- This is how fast it can happen. With two out in the sixth inning, Zack Wheeler had retired 17 of 18 hitters, needing 58 pitches to run through the Braves’ batting order twice. His 59th delivery – a sinker that bore in, as opposed to down – plunked… Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022
Marcus Hayes: Phillies should be glad to get a split despite Zack Wheeler’s loss in Game 2 of the NLDS ATLANTA — You’re greedy. We get it. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 13, 2022
Michael Cunningham: Underdog Phillies immediately show Braves this won’t be easy ATLANTA — The Phillies ended their postseason drought at 10 years only because MLB added an extra wild card this year. They were the lowest seed to make it through the wild-card round. The Phillies are up against the Braves in the National League Division Series. The defending World Series… Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022
Division Series Predictions: Expert Picks for ALDS and NLDS Which two teams from each league will be advancing to the Championship Series? Our MLB writers make their picks. Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022
Bill Madden: Braves have the edge on the Mets, now and into the winter NEW YORK — Hard as it must be for the Citi Field faithful to accept the fact the Mets won 101 games, the second-most wins in their history, and still wound up as a wild card, there is this dose of hard reality: The Braves were simply a better team. Tribune News Service · Oct 9, 2022
Braves acknowledge accomplishments as they finish regular season MIAMI – The Braves’ attention now turns to the postseason. Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022
Austin Riley’s high-IQ gamble at third base may have locked up the NL East for the Braves Smartest play of the year? USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 3, 2022
Mets swept in Atlanta as chances of NL East title all but gone ATLANTA — The Mets, the wire-to-almost-wire leaders of the NL East, are on the precipice of having to settle for a wild-card spot. Newsday · Oct 3, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30, 2022 How the Tiebreaker Rule Impacts the MLB Playoff Race The most consequential series this weekend is between the top two teams in the NL East, the only division race that still isn’t decided. The Braves host the Mets in a three-game set at Truist Park in Atlanta. New York currently holds a one-game lead in the NL East, and…
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30, 2022 SI:AM | The Playoffs Start Early in Atlanta The Mets could clinch the division with a sweep against the Braves.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30, 2022 How Austin Riley Became the Cornerstone of the Braves’ Core After winning a World Series and signing an extension, he has emerged as the anchor of an enviably loaded Atlanta roster.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 23, 2022 Phillies prevail in pitching showdown against the Braves, 1-0 PHILADELPHIA — Good teams find ways to win when some things aren’t clicking, and for the Phillies, that thing, right now, is their offense. So, on Thursday night they beat the reigning World Series champions with their pitching.
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Matt Olson gets two hits as Braves top Nationals for ninth straight home win ATLANTA -- The Braves cruised past the dreadful Nationals 5-2 Monday night at Truist Park, their ninth consecutive home victory.
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 Mark Bradley: Can the Braves find room for both Ozzie Albies and Vaughn Grissom? The Braves have a 25-year-old second baseman who’s a two-time All-Star and who’s under a not-lavish contract through 2027. They have an even younger second baseman who, through 14 big-league games, has an OPS of 1.123 and a batting average of .420. The former is Ozzie Albies, who’s rehabbing a…
Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022 Kyle Wright gets 15th win as Braves put together complete performance In the first game of a World Series rematch, the Braves defeated the Astros, 6-2, at Truist Park. Atlanta is 74-47.
Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022 How Austin Riley’s small-town roots in northern Mississippi shaped him SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — DeSoto Central High School’s past and present poetically intersected May 15, 2019.
Miami Herald · Aug 13, 2022 Rough fourth inning sets stage for Marlins’ loss to Braves in Game 1 of doubleheader MIAMI — A frustrating fourth inning hampered Jesus Luzardo’s outing and paved the way for another Miami Marlins loss.
Boston Herald · Aug 10, 2022 Without Tanner Houck, Red Sox bullpen can’t come through in 11th-inning loss to Braves BOSTON — The Red Sox’ bullpen went unaddressed at the trade deadline last Tuesday. A week later, it cost them again.
Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022 Michael Cunningham: Braves get better, but Padres close gap with Juan Soto ATLANTA — There’s no way the Braves could match the package that the Padres offered to acquire Nationals superstar Juan Soto on Tuesday. The Braves no longer have the top-rated prospects necessary to pull it off. Anyway, it’s unlikely the team would want to do a deal like that. There’s…