Atlanta Braves Blog
If variety is the spice of life, then as a Braves fan you have to love manager Fredi Gonzalez‘s line-up selections. They are rarely the same two days in a row. The left-handed hitting Jordan Schafer will start in center field and bat lead-off today against Dodgers’ right-hander, Matt Nagli. Schafer is hitting .302 on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Atlanta Braves notched their third spring win in a row Wednesday, with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Braves were sparked by a 3-run first inning shot by third base candidate, Juan Francisco. Francisco finished 2 for 4 in the game, to hike his spring average to .333, as he bids [...]
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 [...]
Even though the winter rain keeps falling in Georgia, and spring still appears a ways away, the Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers reported today to the Braves Disney World complex, and isn’t it great that baseball is getting started. New Braves Justin Upton and Chris Johnson were among those who checked in, and started working [...]
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