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Braves vs Orioles Spring Training Game Thread
Well the Braves are missing a few players to the WBC, but the rest of the squad keeps chugging through the Spring Training schedule and we have gotten to see some fun prospect performances. Today they take on the Orioles and the young top 100 prospect, lefty Luis De Leon. The lineups are as follows: […]
WBC Wrap-Up: Bombs, blowouts, and Acuña’s team tops Albies’
Friday was the first full slate of WBC pool play action, and a lot of stuff happened. As expected, there were a lot of blowouts — both because of the fundamental talent mismatch, but also because these games are still Spring Training-y with the pitch count restrictions and the overall dearth of pitching talent, so […]
Would you take 2019 Travis d’Arnaud as part-time DH?
Dominic Smith is in the driver’s seat to make the Opening Day roster. The subtractions of Ha-Seong Kim and Jurickson Profar make it all but a certainty. Mark Bowman feels that Smith is your designated hitter versus right handed pitching coming out of the gate. It’s difficult to argue that point, so I’m going to […]
Braves News: Acuña Jr. vs Albies, Reynaldo López, and more
The World Baseball Classic continued on Friday, and this time, Ronald Acuña Jr. faced Ozzie Albies. Acuña Jr. and Team Venezuela came out on top, winning 6-2. The Braves outfielder set the tone early with a leadoff double and crossed the plate a couple of times. Albies and the Netherlands offense struggled to get much […]
Braves win their tenth spring game as Reynaldo López stretches out
The Atlanta Braves took on the Twins in an evening spring training game today with a lineup full of players fighting for final roster spots while some of their stars battle it out in the WBC. Reynaldo López was on the mound looking to continue his success and hopefully stretch out a little bit. Speaking […]
Spring Training March 9 Game Thread: Braves at Twins
The Atlanta Braves are continuing their spring training while some of their star players are off to the World Baseball Classic to include Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuña Jr. facing each other today. The Braves will face off against the Minnesota Twins with Reynaldo López taking the mound again. One of question marks for López […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. doubles and scores twice as Venezuela defeats Ozzie Albies and the Netherlands
The much-anticipated Battle of the Braves between Venezuela’s Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ozzie Albies of the Netherlands saw a decisive winner, as Venezuela came out on top 6-2 in Pool D of 2026 World Baseball Classic action. From a Braves perspective, this was a one-sided affair as Acuña hit the ground running in helping his […]
Netherlands vs. Venezuela World Baseball Classic game thread
Later on this evening, the Atlanta Braves are going to be playing their first night game of spring training over in Fort Myers against the Twins. However, those won’t be the only Braves players taking part in a baseball game in Florida today. In fact, there will be a game that actually counts (and figures […]
WBC Wrap-Up: Czechs checked, full slate on deck
The vagaries of scheduling made yesterday a day chock full of Czechia baseball action… but unfortunately, it went pretty terribly for them. The early-morning (at least here on the East Coast of the United States) contest saw Czechia get absolutely clobbered by Korea. Starter Daniel Padysak didn’t even escape the first inning — two walks […]
Braves News: Additional roster cuts, spring training victory, and more
The Atlanta Braves continued trimming down the roster Thursday, announcing five more cuts. Jhancarlos Lara was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett, while Austin Pope, Jim Jarvis, Alex Lodise and Luke Waddell were reassigned to minor league camp. After these moves, there are 54 active players in camp. None of the moves come as much of a […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. and Venezuela set to face off against Ozzie Albies and the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is officially underway and if you’re keeping track of things from an Atlanta Braves perspective, today is the day for you. It’s all going down today at high noon at loanDepot park in Miami, FL as Ronald Acuña Jr. and Venezuela get set to take on Ozzie Albies and Jurickson […]
Full Braves 40-Man Spring Breakout roster and predictions for final 27-man roster
Today, the Atlanta Braves have released their full 40-man Spring Breakout roster. It’s filled with their top prospects who will compete against the Yankees on March 21. This is just a preliminary roster pool, as only 27 of those 40 players will actually make the final roster. Below you will find a list of the […]
Spencer Strider reaches high velocity in win against Blue Jays
What more can you ask for? A nice sunny day in CoolToday Park, a solid pitching performance from the Atlanta Braves’ two aces, and oh yeah…an appearance from Chipper Jones and Dale Murphy to speak with the team’s hitters before today’s game. In an interview with Jones from MLB Braves insider Mark Bowman, he explained […]
Cam Caminiti, JR Ritchie and John Gil headline 2026 Spring Breakout Braves 40-man roster
The hottest prospects that the Atlanta Braves have to offer are set to face off against the New York Yankees and their collection of farm system talent on March 21 at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. We knew the date and the time (6:35 p.m. ET, to be exact) but we didn’t know the […]
Braves cut five more from camp, including Jhancarlos Lara and Alex Lodise
More cuts. More cuts! None of these guys really had much of a shot of making the roster, so this is mostly just procedural. Jhancarlos Lara turned some heads in the low minors, but has really struggled in Double-A and Triple-A. He hadn’t any official Spring Training appearances this year. While he does have a […]
Braves vs. Blue Jays Spring Training game thread
After taking a win in yesterday’s exhibition game against Colombia (9-1), with the excitement of the World Baseball Classic now in full swing, Braves fans are still hoping to see signs of increasing promise throughout the remainder of Spring Training. This, after the news of Jurickson Profar’s second suspension, would be a highlight as everyone […]
WBC Wrap-Up: Southern Thunder homer twice, blank Taiwan
Well, the 2026 WBC either did or didn’t start off with a bang, depending on your perspective. On the “not” front, you have the fact that the opening game took place at 10:00 pm ET at the Tokyo Dome, and featured two dark-horse-at-best competitors in Australia and Taiwan. On the “yes, with a bang” front, […]
Braves News: Roster cuts, prospects, and domination
Well in the aftermath of Jurickson Profar’s suspension, the Braves are down a (presumably) productive bat, but up $18 million dollars when you include luxury tax savings. That Mike Yastrzemski signing looks even more important now and Eli White is really not a bad platoon partner for him. That said, for a team that wanted […]
Braves rout Team Colombia (and themselves) in exhibition action
In a proceeding that attempted to redefine “exhibition, nonetheless televised for your enjoyment or something like it,” the Braves routed Team Colombia as a warm-up before the latter proceeds into World Baseball Classic play later this week. It’s tempting to describe Team Colombia’s efforts in this game as “going through the motions,” but that wouldn’t […]
Braves cut pitchers Rolddy Munoz, Garrett Baumann, and Owen Murphy from camp
Hey, in addition to y’know, the whole Jurickson Profar mess and the exhibition against Team Colombia this afternoon, we’ve got some roster cuts. Rolddy Munoz gets cut after one official Spring Training outing where he issued three walks while getting two outs. A-yup, that’ll do it. He’s on the 40-man roster, but really needs to […]
Braves vs. Colombia Spring Training game thread
Yesterday was an off day. That made it the “perfect” time for the Jurickson Profar news to break. Now, we return to something slightly more normal: meaningless March exhibition contests… but with a twist. You see, the World Baseball Classic starts in earnest tonight, and many of the national teams have today and tomorrow for […]
Spring training prospect update: John Gil, JR Ritchie posting solid starts
Spring training is in full swing and the beginning of the World Baseball Classic will take place later this week. With it comes our first glimpses of the progress players have made during the course of the offseason, along with top prospects getting their chance to shine and make what they hope will be a […]
Will Jurickson Profar ever play for the Braves again?
You know the saying — yeah, that one. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice—if you fool me you can’t be fooled again. Erm, anyway. Look, I’m no stranger to, “You did what?“ I live in a house with two children under eight, a male orange cat (if you know, you know), two […]
Braves News: Jurickson Profar to receive suspension, outfield questions, and more
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been hit with a 162-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The penalty, which goes into effect Friday, would sideline him for the entire 2026 season, including any potential postseason games, and cost him his annual salary if upheld. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the […]
Atlanta Braves issue official statement on Jurickson Profar
The Atlanta Braves have officially released a statement on outfielder/designated hitter Jurickson Profar’s 162-game suspension for a second positive test for a performance enhancing substance. The statement, which was issued on the team’s official social media account, expressed disappointment in the player but their support for MLB’s Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The full statement […]
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