Category Archives: Atlanta Braves News

Report: Hamels joins Braves on one-year, $18M deal

The Atlanta Braves and Cole Hamels have reached agreement on a one-year deal that will pay the veteran left-hander $18 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.Hamels went 7-7 with a 3.81 ERA in an… MORE

Braves sign d’Arnaud to 2-year, $16M deal

The Atlanta Braves signed veteran catcher Travis d’Arnaud to a two-year, $16 million contract Sunday.The deal marks the latest step in a busy offseason for Atlanta, which already had inked closer W… MORE

Braves re-sign RHP Martin to two-year deal

The Atlanta Braves brought back right-hander reliever Chris Martin with a two-year, $14 million deal, the team announced.The move comes one day after the Braves landed free agent, left-handed close… MORE

Braves sign closer Smith to 3-year, $39M contract

The Atlanta Braves signed All-Star closer Will Smith to a three-year, $39 million contract Thursday. The deal includes a 2023 club option for $13 million.The 30-year-old left-hander was an All-Star… MORE

Braves OF Markakis, C Flowers sign 1-year deals

Atlanta outfielder Nick Markakis and catcher Tyler Flowers signed one-year contracts Monday after the Braves declined both players’ team options for the 2020 season, the club announced.The one-year… MORE

Braves 1B Freeman undergoes elbow surgery

Atlanta Braves All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow and should be ready for spring training, the team announced Friday.The procedure was… MORE

Braves C McCann announces retirement after NLDS loss

Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann is calling it a career.McCann said after the National League Division Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals that he’s ready to retire. The 35-year-old played 1,… MORE

Cards ride 10-run 1st inning into Game 5 rout of Braves

The Atlanta Braves entered Game 5 of the National League Division Series looking to shed a burdensome history of postseason heartbreak.However, it took the St. Louis Cardinals just 26 first-inning… MORE

History on Cardinals’ side in Game 5 vs. Braves

Brian Snitker was managing in Class-A in October 2001, so he had nothing to do with the success of the 2001 Atlanta Braves in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the National League Division Series against th… MORE

Cards edge Braves in 10th inning, force Game 5

Yadier Molina’s 10th-inning sacrifice fly lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Monday and sent the National League Division Series to a decisive fifth ga… MORE

Braves LHP Keuchel to face Cards in Game 4 of NLDS

The Atlanta Braves turned to left-hander Dallas Keuchel on short rest Monday afternoon in a bid to clinch their National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.Atlanta manager Brian… MORE

Braves rally in ninth to take NLDS lead over Cardinals

Pinch hitter Adam Duvall’s two-run single capped a ninth-inning rally as the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in Game 3 of a National League Division Series on Sunday a… MORE

Foltynewicz, Braves blank Cardinals, even NLDS

Mike Foltynewicz was banished to Triple-A Gwinnett for six weeks earlier this season. On Friday, he continued his path to redemption by pitching seven shutout innings to help the Atlanta Braves beat t… MORE

Cards score 4 in ninth to rally past Braves

Marcell Ozuna’s two-run double highlighted a four-run ninth-inning rally that propelled the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory Thursday over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of… MORE

Braves’ stars Freeman, Acuna healthy for NLDS

Atlanta stars Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuna Jr. declared themselves healthy and ready to play when the Braves open the National League Division Series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Th… MORE

Smith’s walk-off HR in return leads Mets past Braves

Dominic Smith, making his first plate appearance in more than two months, hit a three-run walk-off home run in the 11th inning Sunday afternoon as the New York Mets completed a season-ending, three-ga… MORE

Alonso sets rookie HR record as Mets blank Braves

Pete Alonso broke the single-season rookie home run record Saturday night, when the New York Mets slugger crushed a solo blast to centerfield in the third inning of a 3-0 win over the visiting Atlanta… MORE

Alonso’s record-tying HR sparks Mets over Braves

Pete Alonso tied the major league single-season rookie record with his 52nd homer Friday night, but it was J.D. Davis who hit the tie-breaking two-run homer that lifted the host New York Mets to a 4-2… MORE

Mets’ Alonso hits 52nd HR, ties MLB rookie mark

With his 52nd home run of the season on Friday night against the visiting Atlanta Braves, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso tied the major league home run record for rookies.With the Mets tra… MORE

Braves 1B Freeman returns to lineup

Braves star Freddie Freeman was back in the lineup for Atlanta’s Friday road game against the New York Mets after missing two games due to a sore right elbow.Freeman didn’t travel for a two-game se… MORE

Donaldson’s triple-double night lifts Braves past Royals

Josh Donaldson had his first career three-double game and drove in four runs as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Kansas City Royals 10-2 Wednesday night.Dansby Swanson added a career-high four hits… MORE

Braves shelve Acuna (hip) for rest of regular season

Ronald Acuna Jr.’s quest for a World Series championship is alive and well. His quest for a 40-40 season is not.A day after Acuna was pulled in the third inning of a game because of what the team c… MORE

Braves fall at K.C. as Acuna (hip) exits

As postseason tune-ups go, this was a rough one for the Atlanta Braves.Bubba Starling’s two-run double capped a five-run third inning Tuesday night that lifted the host Kansas City Royals to a 9-6… MORE

Freeman to miss Braves’ series in KC to rest elbow

After Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman left a game early with elbow soreness for the second time in 10 days Sunday, the team announced after the game he will stay behind in Atlanta for the… MORE

Webb leads Giants past Braves to snap skid

Rookie Logan Webb pitched six strong innings to help the visiting San Francisco Giants end their three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.The 22-year-old right-… MORE

Fried bounces back as Braves top Giants

Atlanta’s Max Fried may have placed himself back in consideration for a starting spot in the postseason, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings of the Braves’ 8-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants… MORE

Braves clinch NL East with win over Giants

Mike Foltynewicz pitched eight shutout innings to help the Atlanta Braves to a 6-0 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants, which clinched the organization’s second straight National League East di… MORE

Acuna, Freeman power Braves past Phillies

Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his 40th home run, and Freddie Freeman delivered a key two-run single that helped the visiting Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Thursday.The Braves lowered… MORE

Phillies beat Braves, hang around wild-card race

Philadelphia right-hander Zach Eflin finally found a way to beat Atlanta, pitching the visiting Phillies to a 4-1 victory over the Braves on Wednesday.Eflin (9-12) didn’t resemble the guy who enter… MORE

Phillies’ 5-run outburst enough to beat Braves

Journeyman Jose Pirela’s first homer of the season capped a five-run fourth inning and helped the visiting Philadelphia Phillies post a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.The Phillies trail… MORE