Atlanta Braves Blog
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez affectionately refers to his bench players as his “B-Squad” or “Bomb Squad” and after Tuesday night’s thrilling come from behind victory that finished close to midnight, he stated that they would be playing prominent roles in Wednesday’s early afternoon game, as starters received much deserved rest. Bench players are usually the [...]
Tuesday night Evan Gattis came through again for the Braves, driving a Glenn Perkins slider into the left field seats with two out in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, 4-4. Gattis has hit nine home runs this season, four have been tying or go-head shots in the eighth inning or later. [...]
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez puts another interesting line-up out there tonight against the Diamondbacks. Most notable is that the .153 hitting B.J. Upton will bat second and the .307 hitting Chris Johnson will bat eighth. This will be the fifth time this season that B.J. Upton has batted second. At first glance it looks a [...]
Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann, who has been rehabbing his shoulder since off-season surgery, will begin an injury rehabilitation assignment tonight with the Single-A Rome Braves at 7 p.m. The Rome Braves will play tonight at Greensboro. McCann had successful arthroscopic surgery on October 12 to repair a torn right labrum, and started the season [...]
The Atlanta Braves got back on the winning track in Colorado with a 4-3 win over the Rockies. Justin Upton and Evan Gattis hit solo homers and Dan Uggla blasted a two-run shot to key the offense. Gattis’ shot in the fourth proved to be the decisive run as neither team scored in the last [...]
Atlanta Braves position players who were added to the roster before the 2013 season have keyed the offense. Returning Braves players…not so much. The new Braves include left fielder Justin Upton (.328 average, 9 home runs, 13 runs batted in) third baseman / first baseman Chris Johnson (MLB leading .438 average, 2 home runs, 7 [...]
The Braves are off to a fast 8-1 start and their newly found power is what everyone is seemingly talking about. Atlanta is tied for the National League lead in homers and some of their biggest power hitters have yet to flex their muscles. Justin Upton leads the majors with six home runs and Evan [...]
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 [...]
A few weeks ago, Braves farm hand Evan Gattis was all the rage in the media. His colorful personal journey was told, and re-told, and his daily exploits in the Venezuelan league were tracked like the Dow Jones. We learned that the 6’3″ 235 pound Gattis was nicknamed El Oso Blanco “The White Bear” by [...]
Several Atlanta Braves minor league players, who are hoping to make an impact at the major league level next season, are off to great starts in winter league baseball. Left fielder Jose Constanza, is leading the Dominican League in hitting, with a gaudy .385 average. In 39 at bats Constanza has 15 hits, and stolen [...]
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