Atlanta Braves Blog
In the Braves 3-2 win Monday night over Washington, the box score shows that the Nationals had three up and three down in the night inning. But it wasn’t that simple. Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond led off the ninth by hitting a routine grounder to Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons. As Simmons fielded the ball, his [...]
The Braves have placed infielder Blake DeWitt on the disabled list with a lower back strain. DeWitt has played in 4 games this season for the Braves and has one hit in 3 at bats. DeWitt joins Braves players Christian Martinez, Freddie Freeman, Brian McCann, Jonny Venters, and Brandon Beachy on the injured list. Right [...]
In a game where the Braves were down 5 to 1 heading into the bottom of the 8th, it couldn’t have ended any better! The story that would unfold in the last inning and a half was one that will be told for years to come. The bottom of the 8th started with a double [...]
Braves hot-hitting first baseman Freddie Freeman has been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right oblique. The concern is that oblique injuries can often linger well beyond the initial diagnosis. Freeman has been an anchor at the clean up spot so far this season, hitting .412 with 1 homer and 7 [...]
My personal optimism for the Braves is at an all-time high. I really thought Atlanta had a great opportunity to compete for a championship last year, but this year the chance is even greater. The first series against the Phillies only boosted my positivity. I know it’s the first series of the year and it [...]
There’s been many feel good stories coming out of the Braves spring camp, but starter Julio Teheran’s performance may be the best news of all. Teheran has appeared in four games and not only has he been effective, he has dominated. That is very good news for the Braves, as the effectiveness of that number [...]
The Atlanta Braves dropped their third straight spring game, 9-2 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, at the Pirates’ spring complex in Bradenton, Florida. Despite the loss, there were encouraging performances by starter Julio Teheran, and up and coming lefty, Sean Gilmartin. Teheran pitched two hitless innings while walking one and striking out two. Gilmartin took over [...]
No matter what happens in major league baseball spring games, whether it is good or bad, the caveat is always that it is just spring training, and players are just getting ready for the regular season. You hear players say that over and over again in different ways. Yet, there are common threads to the [...]
Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson are the two top candidates to man the Braves third base position this season. Most likely in some sort of platoon situation, although the Braves have hopes that one or the other can step up and play well enough to win the full-time job. But could there be a dark [...]
The Braves signed shortstop Ramiro Pena on Thursday to help back up Andrelton Simmons. Last season Simmons suffered a broken finger that kept him out a couple of months, then a sprained ankle in September. Until he proves his durability, it is important to have a plan B. Pena is a good field, light-hitter, [...]
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