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Spencer Strider made his 2025 season debut after finally returning from Tommy John surgery for a ulnar collateral ligament injury in his right elbow. In the Atlanta Braves’ 3-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, Strider looked like his former self after reaching 500 career strikeouts. When asked about the achievement, the 26-year-old […]

The Atlanta Braves have gotten off to a miserable start to the 2025 MLB season. They started 0-7 and even after taking a set against the Philadelphia Phillies, they are 4-11. Injuries ruined their chances at a deep playoff run last year, and Ronald Acuña Jr and Spencer Strider remain out. But Braves manager Brian […]

The Atlanta Braves’ rollercoaster of a start to the 2025 season has taken another confusing turn, as the club made a head-scratching roster decision that has fans venting online. On April 12, following a narrow 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta optioned right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver to Triple-A Gwinnett. In his place, the Braves […]

The Atlanta Braves are off to a disastrous start this season, opening the year with a 3-9 record. The Braves already find themselves five games out of first place in early April. Fortunately, the team should receive some serious reinforcements soon. Former National League MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. is nearing his return. He’s expected to […]

The Atlanta Braves are not off to the start that they wanted to have this season, but there’s a chance that things could turn around for them sooner rather than later. Spencer Strider has been playing with the Gwinnett Stripers as the Braves are bringing him back slowly, but his latest performance shows that he […]

The Atlanta Braves’ 2025 season has not gone according to plan up to this point. As of this story’s writing, the Braves hold a lackluster 1-7 record. Help could be on the way soon, however. According to Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game, catcher Sean Murphy could return from injury soon. “Sean Murphy will catch […]

It has been a nightmare start to the 2025 season for the Atlanta Braves. They have won just one of their first eight games, currently sitting at last place in the NL East standings. In fact, they only just won their first game of the year on Friday night in a 10-0 drubbing of the […]

The Atlanta Braves got off to a tough start to their 2025 season on Thursday, losing to the San Diego Padres 7-4. They start the season out west, with three more games against the Padres and then three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the fans all have an eye on the news back […]

As the Atlanta Braves face the San Diego Padres in the first game of the 2025 campaign, there will be high expectations for the team coming off a disappointing finish last season. With the Braves labeled as a top threat to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ crown this season, manager Brian Snitker first has one wish […]

Atlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider made his spring training debut on Monday, taking the mound for the first time since his season-ending injury last April. And Strider dominated in 2.2 innings of work against the Boston Red Sox in a Grapefruit League matchup. Following the outing, Strider spoke about getting back in a game after […]

Atlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider made his first appearance in nearly a year on Monday and he absolutely shoved. Strider, who last pitched on April 4, 2024, before suffering a season-ending elbow injury, tossed 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball in Grapefruit League action in spring training, striking out five straight hitters at one point. He […]

The Atlanta Braves dealt with a tremendous amount of injuries in 2024. Ronald Acuña Jr, Ozzie Albies, and Austin Riley were just some players who missed significant time. In the rotation, ace Spencer Strider only pitched in two games for the Braves before suffering an elbow injury. He will return to the mound in a […]

After injuries derailed their 2024 season, the Atlanta Braves hope to bounce back in 2025. Injuries have already presented themselves during spring training, but manager Brian Snitker will have to count on pitcher Ian Anderson in Spencer Strider’s absence from the mound. Anderson has been a solid arm for the Braves in the past and Snitker […]

The Atlanta Braves proved to be a resilient group in 2024. The team weathered a series of crushing injuries and still managed to reach the postseason. It was the seventh straight year the Braves made the playoffs. During the offseason, Atlanta added All-Star Jurickson Profar to the roster. Now, Braves’ manager Brian Snitker expects further […]

For the Atlanta Braves, their star pitcher, Spencer Strider, receives an encouraging injury update after an encouraging injury update. As Spring Training has officially kicked off, it’s more of the same from the Braves star. He said via David O’Brien of The Athletic about his progression and what he’s seeing. “Obviously, I haven’t been on […]

The Atlanta Braves saw Spencer Strider’s 2024 campaign cut short after undergoing elbow surgery to repair UCL damage. But as they prepare for 2025, the Braves are hopeful to have Strider back in the rotation sooner rather than later. The right-hander threw a bullpen session on Tuesday as he continues to ramp up his rehab. […]

The Atlanta Braves had bad luck with injuries in 2024, losing star players such as Spencer Strider, Ronald Acūna Jr. and many others at various points in the season. This is a trend that the club will hope to see reversed in 2025, hoping they can stay healthy for the majority of the campaign. According […]

The Atlanta Braves have yet to make any truly attention-catching additions this offseason. They have lost players such as Max Fried and Jorge Soler via free agency and trades, but Atlanta has yet to add a superstar. Perhaps Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider’s expected injury returns in 2025 are impacting the Braves’ offseason. Acuna […]

Undoubtedly, Mike Trout is one of the greatest players to ever step on a baseball field. Yet, despite his extraordinary individual accomplishments, the Los Angeles Angels have consistently failed to build a contending team around him. With Trout now 33 years old, battling injury concerns, and the Angels mired in mediocrity, it’s time to consider […]

The Atlanta Braves had brutal injury luck during the 2024 season. They lost ace Spencer Strider to Tommy John, outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr to an ACL injury, and Ozzie Albies played only 99 games. Atlanta still made the playoffs, putting massive expectations on 2025 assuming those players would come back. General manager Alex Anthopoulos told […]

The Atlanta Braves’ 2024 season did not exactly go according to plan. Atlanta entered the season with legitimate World Series aspirations but ended up narrowly reaching the postseason as a National League Wild Card team. Reaching the postseason was an impressive feat considering all of the injuries Atlanta dealt with as Ronald Acuna Jr. and […]

Once the calendar turns over to June, talks toward the MLB trade deadline start to heat up. Who will be buyers? Sellers? Who are the ones right on the cusp, the in-betweeners? For the Atlanta Braves, they look to be in line to be buyers again. Braves manager Brian Snitker on his lineup's impressive performance […]

To say that the Atlanta Braves have been dealt a bad hand as of late would be a bit of an understatement. They’ve dealt with injuries all season long, some season-ending, like that of superstar reigning National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. to a torn left ACL, which was the exclamation point to it all. […]

The Atlanta Braves have had to lean on depth in 2024 amid injuries to superstars Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider. Veteran starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez has stepped up to say the least. The 30-year-old has pitched to a league leading 1.73 ERA across 10 starts during the 2024 campaign so far. Lopez had not […]

The Atlanta Braves topped the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Tuesday behind yet another home run from slugger Marcell Ozuna. Ozuna, who has a 20-game on-base streak, is carrying the Braves’ offense as they have dealt with injuries to key players, including last year’s NL MVP, Ronald Acuna Jr. Ozuna leads the National League with 16 […]

With a month of the 2024 MLB season almost behind us, to the surprise of no one, the Atlanta Braves hold the best record in baseball at 17-6 (.739). It appears that the preseason World Series favorite is off to a red-hot start once again. But can they keep it up? The Braves, tracing their […]

The Atlanta Braves are playing solid baseball despite missing multiple key pieces early in the 2024 season. Braves manager Brian Snitker on Saturday had an update on All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies, who fractured his toe after being hit in the foot by a pitch earlier this week, per David O’Brien of The Athletic: “Snit […]

The Atlanta Braves’ Spencer Strider will miss the rest of MLB’s regular season after suffering a season-ending UCL elbow injury. Strider’s injury has the Braves looking for contingency plans, in hopes of filling the gap left by his departure. Now, Strider is speaking out on his feelings after the unfortunate news revelations, in hopes of […]

Just a little under a month into the MLB season and it already feels like it’s been on for six months. But we’re just getting started in what should be the usual roller coaster of the 2024 season. Before the first month of the season concludes, though, we get an exciting matchup between two World […]

With just a little over two weeks into the 2024 MLB season, the Atlanta Braves are once again the leaders of their NL East division, currently sitting at 9-5. While it’s not surprising to see the Braves back atop their division, which they’ve owned for the last six seasons, there are some things about this […]

Well, it happened. Every fan in the state of Georgia’s worst fears have been confirmed. Saturday, the Atlanta Braves confirmed their ace pitcher Spencer Strider, coming off a season where he set a new franchise record with 276 strikeouts, had undergone season-ending Tommy John surgery. In their quest to right the wrongs of last season’s […]

This is heartbreaking. In his last start for the Atlanta Braves, Spencer Strider looked… off. After giving up multiple runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the ace exited the game pretty early. Immediately after his exit, rumors emerged about a potential elbow injury. Now, the Braves’ worst fears have been confirmed. Spencer Strider will miss the […]

The Atlanta Braves have jumped out to a 6-3 start in the National League East, one year removed from the team’s league pennant-clinching season of 2023. The Braves’ Columbus, Ohio-born starting pitcher Spencer Strider has an ERA of 7.00 on the season so far with 12 strikeouts in nine innings of work, and now he […]

The Atlanta Braves received unfortunate news after star pitcher Spencer Strider suffered an elbow injury. As of now, it’s not clear how much time he’ll miss, but it’s not looking good. Strider joins a barrage of other pitchers dealing with injury woes this season. Atlanta’s manager, Brian Snitker, shares his opinion on why that’s happening. […]

Well, this ain’t good. Spencer Strider’s second outing this season went horribly. After a stellar first game, Strider was entrusted with the home opener for the Atlanta Braves. After giving up five runs, Strider was suddenly pulled out of the game. Considering his unusually poor performance, fans were on edge. Initial reports pegged Spencer Strider’s […]

The Atlanta Braves earned a 9-3 victory on Opening Day over the Philadelphia Phillies. It was an impressive road win, as Atlanta didn’t deal with too much trouble despite the Phillies’ passionate and loud fans at Citizens Bank Park. Braves ace Spencer Strider, who pitched five innings of two-run baseball while striking out eight, reacted […]

Of all the positions to rank in 2024, starting pitchers are easily the most challenging. Pitchers in today’s MLB have pushed the sport–and their bodies to the absolute limit. This isn’t the game your parents grew up watching. The stuff is far more explosive, yet throwing a ball as fast as humanly possible comes with […]

It took the Atlanta Braves 26 years to capture a World Series title from their last one back in 1995. The 2021 season for Atlanta turned out to be one that no one thought was imaginable during most of that season. After all, the team finished winning just 88 regular-season games. But since then, the […]

MLB Opening Day is nearly here for the entire league. The Atlanta Braves kick off the season with a road series against the Philadelphia Phillies beginning on March 28. On Tuesday, the Braves announced their starters for Opening Day. The Braves are sending out Spencer Strider in his first-ever Opening Day start, per David O’Brien […]