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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 […]

Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider picked up where he left off last season on Saturday in a scoreless outing against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Braves star wasn’t just dominant, but he showed off a new pitch as well, per Mark Bowman of MLB.com: “Strider enhanced excitement about the upcoming season as he tallied four […]

Spencer Strider is already a good pitcher. He finished fourth in National League Cy Young voting after leading the league with 281 strikeouts during the 2023 season. On Monday, though, Strider threw a new pitch that caught everyone’s attention at Braves camp. Strider appeared to throw a curveball while facing Braves first baseman Matt Olson, […]

If you were to look at what the Atlanta Braves did during the regular season, you’d probably say, “What needs to be fixed?” The Braves were one of the most productive teams offensively in all of baseball in 2023. Yet, once everything was reset back to zero for the postseason, Atlanta’s high-powered offense quickly lost […]

After winning 104 games in the regular season and finishing with the best record in the MLB, the Atlanta Braves had their sights set on winning another World Series ring. However, it seems like they might’ve been overlooking the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS a little bit. After earning the #1 seed in the National […]

Baseball fans, do you find it unfair that the teams with the best records get to rest up for the opening round of the playoffs? If you do, consider changing your stance. Some key members of the Atlanta Braves don’t agree with you. Ahead of the 2022 season, MLB added an additional Wild Card team […]

The Atlanta Braves, for the second consecutive season, have fallen to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS despite a stellar regular season in which they won 100+ games. The Braves, despite their regular season excellence, simply could not come up with any answers on how to slow down a Phillies team that thrives in the […]

Philadelphia Phillies fans sent a loud and clear message to Atlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider in Game 3 of the NLDS. A rowdy Phillies fan base chanted Strider’s name with the game well out of reach in the bottom of the eighth inning on Wednesday, per Talkin’ Baseball. Philly fans are chanting "WE WANT STRIDER" […]

Are the Atlanta Braves experiencing deja vu? The start of their NLDS rematch against the Philadelphia Phillies ended in another shocking loss at home. The Braves’ white-hot bats uncharacteristically fell asleep during the game, as they were unable to score any runs. Despite a near-perfect game from Spencer Strider, Atlanta just couldn’t muster up the […]

Prior to facing Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper on Saturday in Game 1 of the NLDS, the hardest hit ball off of Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider was recorded at 111.8 MPH. That changed on Saturday. Harper smashed a 6th inning home run off Strider to give Philadelphia a 2-0 lead. The homer was clocked […]

Brian Snitker and the Atlanta Braves are preparing for their NLDS postseason matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies. Taking the mound for the Braves in Game 1 of the series will be Spencer Strider, and Snitker is oozing with confidence in the right-hander ahead of the contest. Snitker recently spoke to reporters about the upcoming series, […]

Spencer Strider has only pitched once in the MLB Playoffs, but Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker felt confident enough in the hard-throwing righty to give him the nod for Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. And on Friday, Strider addressed the special opportunity but focused more on what this moment […]

It will once again be the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies in this year’s NLDS. This has the potential to be one of the best division series in the entire MLB Playoffs. This is not only two National League East rivals but also two evenly matched teams. *Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV (click […]

For the second year in a row, the Atlanta Braves are clear favorites to beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. It didn’t help the Braves in the 2022 postseason, and there are concerns that the Phillies will pull off another upset over Atlanta in the 2023 MLB Playoffs. Despite all of the mounting pressure, […]

The 2023 Atlanta Braves are an incredible baseball team. Ronald Acuna Jr. has already set multiple records, most notably becoming the first 40-70 player ever. Spencer Strider broke a Braves record on Saturday, surpassing John Smoltz’s single-season franchise record with his 277th strikeout of the ’23 campaign. But Acuna Jr. wasn’t done breaking records of […]

Spencer Strider is now the Atlanta Braves’ single-season strikeout leader. The flame-throwing hurler surpassed Hall-of-Famer John Smoltz on Saturday, recording his 277th strikeout of the season against the Washington Nationals. Video via Talkin’ Baseball: Spencer Strider’s 277th strikeout of the season breaks John Smoltz’s franchise record for strikeouts in a season https://t.co/59WnY0UXJP — Talkin’ Baseball […]

The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in 2021, just a year after the COVID season kept the vast majority of all fans away from MLB ballparks. The Dodgers won it all the previous season while the state of Georgia’s professional team fell to the eventual champions in a hard-fought 4-3 series win for Los […]

The Atlanta Braves are one of the best teams in baseball this season and they have their eyes set on winning the World Series. The Braves have the best record in baseball right now, and it isn’t particularly close. Atlanta is currently 96-50 and the next closest team is the Baltimore Orioles who are 91-54. […]

The Atlanta Braves are all of a sudden having a hard time winning games. Not even ace Spencer Strider could prevent the team from suffering their third loss in a row, as the pitcher himself struggled on the mound during Wednesday’s 11-6 defeat at the hands of the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. Strider was clobbered […]

Spencer Strider could become the Atlanta Braves’ first NL Cy Young Award winner since Tom Glavine in 1998. However, Strider’s NL Cy Young aspirations took a serious hit after his brutal outing in an ugly 11-6 loss to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Strider dominated the Cardinals in his two previous starts against […]

Chicago Cubs lefty Justin Steele found a groove in Monday’s start against the San Francisco Giants. He threw eight scoreless innings, allowed only two hits, and struck out 12. Steele is only the second pitcher this season to record such a start, according ESPN Stats & Info. The other was Atlanta Braves strikeout machine Spencer […]