Spring Training evening thread: February 27
Good evening! I hope your week has gone well and that the weekend treats you just as well. The floor is now yours and here’s a random clip:
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Atlanta Braves 2026 Spring Training Schedule
While the TV situation for the Atlanta Braves is currently in flux heading into the 2026 season, there are still games to be played and we at least know that 15 of them will be televised by your local Gray TV affiliate. We’ll keep this updated as more information comes out but for now, here’s […]
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Ronald Acuña Jr. hits grand slam as Braves’ offense looks hopeful in win against Red Sox
Just officially a month away from the Atlanta Braves’ opening day, the team’s offense is showing glimpses of high intensity and promise that fans are hoping will carry over into the regular season. Taking the win (15-8) against Boston, they’re ending the first full Spring Training week on a high note and ready to build […]
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Spring Training February 27 game thread: Braves vs Red Sox
Another day, another Spring Training game day for baseball fans. After dropping a game yesterday’s performance to the Yankees with Carlos Carrasco on the mound, the Braves are set to face the Red Sox with a more competitive squad showing up, with Ronald Acuña Jr. batting leadoff, and a newly girded ace, Chris Sale, ready to […]
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Who will hit ninth for the Braves most often in 2026?
A quick one, off a stray thought. When the Braves ran out their lineup of regulars-ish a couple of days ago in a home Spring Training contest, Mauricio Dubon was hitting ninth, even behind Jonah Heim. Two days before that, Dubon was hitting ninth behind Aaron Schunk, of all people. It’s early in Spring Training, […]
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Braves News: Tough one in Tampa, World Baseball Classic, and more
The Atlanta Braves went to Tampa on Thursday and returned with a 7-3 loss to the New York Yankees. Carlos Carrasco got the ball and lasted just 1.2 innings. Though his outing was short, he surrendered four hits and five runs. He struck out one and surrendered a base on balls. Offensively, the Braves recorded […]
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Carlos Carrasco, Braves backups get beaten up by Yankees
The Braves didn’t really intend to make Thursday afternoon’s exhibition contest in Tampa a competitive one — they sent a bunch of backups as their position player contingent, gave Carlos Carrasco the start, and had a pitching slate of “guys who complete innings because the regular crew can’t add a full month of workload to […]
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Spring Training February 26 game thread: Braves at Yankees
It’s Spring Training Game Thread time again. Double wooooo. It’s kind of weird that Carlos Carrasco is “starting” again, but I guess we’ve had enough games now, and every other actual rotation-member other than Spencer Strider has made their 2026 Grapefruit League debut. The Braves are clearly not sending any of their regulars on the […]
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Does having a sword make Chris Sale more likely or less likely to get injured?
You know about Chris Sale. He’s a very good pitcher. He also tends to get injured a lot, sometimes in very strange ways. In 2024, he avoided getting injured until very late in the season, and won the NL Cy Young Award. In 2025, he broke his ribs diving for a ball with a sizable […]
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Braves News: Austin Riley goes yard, bullpen competition heats up, more
Despite the woes for rotation depth early this offseason, there is quietly a lot of competition for the back of the bullpen. Tyler Kinley, Dylan Lee, Dylan Dodd, Hayden Harris, and James Karinchak all had strong outings out of the bullpen Wednesday, with Harris and Karinchak looking especially impressive. The Braves have four bullpen locks […]
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Spring Training open thread: February 25
Good evening, everybody! Y’all enjoyig spring training so far or are you already ready for Opening Day? The floor is now yours and here’s a random clip:
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Bryce Elder solid, Austin Riley homers in spring win over Pirates
The Braves and Pirates tangled in Grapefruit League action on Wednesday afternoon, and the Braves came away victorious by a 3-1 score, taking advantage of rusty-ish Paul Skenes in the process. Let’s get the key performances out of the way first. Bryce Elder was, well, Bryce Elder. Especially the kind of Bryce Elder he appears […]
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Spring Training February 25 game thread: Braves vs. Pirates
It’s Spring Training Game Thread time. Wooooo. It’s the very “fun” matchup of Paul Skenes and Bryce Elder, but really, it’s an early Grapefruit League tuneup for both arms. This game is one of the Spring Training games broadcast on Gray TV, and should be available via MLB.tv as well, regardless of where you are. […]
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How much will Braves.TV cost?
A completely pointless exercise, as we’ll find out soon enough, but I’m curious what you all think. Current MLB.tv-based single-team packages are about $20 per month. This includes things branded exactly the same as Braves.TV, like “Padres.TV” and “Giants.TV.” Braves.TV might offer more than the games, though I’m not sure it’s going to have an […]
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Braves News: Chris Sale extension, BravesVision launch, and more
Tuesday marked a busy day for the Atlanta Braves, who kicked things off early this morning by extending starting pitcher Chris Sale. The extension will run through the 2027 season, where his salary will jump up to $27M. The deal also includes a $30M club option for 2028. The nine-time All-Star had a productive 2025 […]
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Nacho Alvarez, Jr. to play in WBC for Mexico
With newly signed free agent Ramón Urías opting to report to Spring Training with St. Louis Cardinals, Mexico is replacing the veteran infielder with Atlanta Braves infielder Nacho Alvarez, Jr. for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Alvarez, Jr. will be the sixth Braves player in camp for Spring Training slated play in this year’s WBC […]
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Spring Training open thread: February 24
Busy day, eh? I hope y’all are having a good evening out there. No random clip tonight, the floor is now yours.
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Braves all-around solid in spring win against Tigers
The Atlanta Braves took on the Detroit Tigers today in North Port, FL. With it being a home game for the Braves we saw mostly starters in the lineup and the debut Reynaldo López after his long injury absence. The game started off strong for the Braves both offensively and on the pitching side of […]
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Spring Training February 24 game thread: Tigers at Braves
The Atlanta Braves will be continuing their spring training today as they face off against the Detroit Tigers in North Port, FL. What typically happens in these games is we get to see mostly players who are slotted to have significant playing time during the regular season. Reynaldo López is making his long-awaited return after […]
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A new era for the Braves could mean new “rules” for future contract extensions
What a week, and it’s only Tuesday! This Tuesday morning was a momentous one within Braves Country as the team made back-to-back huge announcements. The first was that the long-rumored Braves TV network is real and figures to be spectacular. BravesVision will, in fact, be ready to go for the 2026 regular season and beyond. […]
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Is two the right number of ABS challenges?
We don’t really know how it’s going to work out, large-scale, in practice — so it’s hard for me to say much beyond the question. Teams are still working out their strategies. Who can challenge, what will be challenged, and so on and so forth. Two failed challenges is not very many considering the quantity […]
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Braves extend Chris Sale through 2027 with 2028 club option
Mere minutes after announcing their highly-anticipated foray into owning their own TV/streaming network, the Atlanta Braves announced an extension of their ace, Chris Sale. Sale was in his last year of his prior contract (also an extension) with the Braves, set to make $22 million this season. Now, before he can hit free agency, the […]
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Atlanta Braves announce BravesVision as their new TV/streaming home
Well, that’s the name they went with. Remember when everyone was excited about Wandavision? Are you more or less excited about this? What about just this name? In any case, read on. Or, just go here, which has all the details that I’ll attempt to summarize: https://www.mlb.com/braves/schedule/watch. Basically, BravesVision is the new, wholly-Braves-owned media home […]
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Braves News: New Home for Braves TV Broadcast, More
On Monday, the it was reported that the Braves could be joining with a few other pro teams in the Southeast on a new RSN for the games in 2026 and perhaps beyond. Well moments ago, the Braves officially announced the new home for their games this season, BravesVision: Obviously, there will be more to […]
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Braves could link up with other Southeastern pro sports teams for TV network
So as well all know now, the Atlanta Braves “are well on [their] way towards launching a new era in Braves broadcasting.” That quote came directly from the team itself via a publicly released statement but there have also been rumors that the Braves wouldn’t be the only team on this particular network. The Atlanta […]
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