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Braves’ bats break out in 11-5 win

As the Braves debuted their blue City Connect 2.0 jerseys, they hoped for more quality innings from Bryce Elder in the first game of a homestand against the Guardians. Elder walked Jose Ramirez in the first, but struck the next batter out to start the game with a scoreless frame. Ronald Acuna nearly made my […]

Braves vs Guardians Game Thread: 4/10/2026

The Braves host the Guardians in a battle of the two MLB teams who have yet to lose a series. For game 1, Bryce Elder starts for Atlanta and Slade Cecconi starts for the Guardians. Today’s game starts at 7:15 PM ET in Atlanta and broadcast on BravesVision. Join us and discuss today’s game in […]

Michael Harris returns to the lineup, batting eighth

As the Braves kick off their homestand against the Guardians, you can read about the pitching matchup between Bryce Elder and Slade Cecconi in the game preview here. Michael Harris returns to his spot in centerfield and at the bottom of the lineup, as the Braves hope he can get better results, as he has […]

POLL RESULTS: Braves fans are “a little skeptical” of Bryce Elder’s hot start

You have spoken and honestly, your reaction was a little surprising. Given the negativity generated by much of the fan base around Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder coming into the regular season, only 12-percent were not-at-all sold on Elder’s strong beginning to the 2026 season. That’s not to say most of you are convinced, […]

What if MLB had an auction instead of a draft?

This is a quick one, since it’s basically, “What do you think of X if applied to MLB?” It doesn’t wholly apply in any way, but I still thought it was interesting. A few days ago, Nate Silver put forth a never-gonna-happen-but-still-fun-to-read “fix” for the NBA’s tanking problem, involving a new meta-currency and changing NBA’s […]

Braves News: Guardians on deck, City Connect uniforms, and more

The Atlanta Braves return to Truist Park and kick off the weekend with a three-game set against the Cleveland Guardians. The Braves enter play with an 8-5 record and are coming off a series win in Anaheim, where the run column was high, and emotions even higher. The Guardians come to town with the same […]

Braves off day open thread: April 9

How are we all faring on this first off day? Bored yet? ICYMI: Demetrius had a great chat with Peter Moylan, Ronald is all over the promotional material for the new City Connects, and we published a recap + some takeaways from the series vs. the Halos. Have a great evening!

Past meets present (again) as Braves introduce new City Connect uniforms

Yesterday was a momentous day in Braves franchise history: #715 for Hammerin’ Hank. I will never forget being moved by all of the little details of the first City Connects that honored Aaron’s legacy – the embroidered “Keep Swinging” on the hat, the Art-Deco crown on the sleeve, the 715 scoreboard design on the inside […]

Braves minor league recap: Didier Fuentes strikes out eight in Gwinnett shutout

(7-4) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (5-5) Nashville Sounds 0 Box Score Gwinnett rode an excellent start from Didier Fuentes to a shutout victory on Wednesday, as the Stripers moved to 7-4 on the young season. In six innings of work, Fuentes scattered just two hits while striking out eight in the process. The only blemish for […]

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Braves 2026 MLB Draft High School Prospect Update

As we reach April and start to get closer to the 2026 MLB Draft, we have looked at the college players in this draft a couple of times this season already. Now it’s time to turn our attention to some of the high school options that the Atlanta Braves may want to select this year. […]

Should they get rid of the strike zone box on the broadcast?

So, don’t get me wrong. I’d prefer “full ABS” from the get-go, or, failing that, way more (unsuccessful) challenges than just two. But, failing all of that, here’s another thought. Up until this season, the strike zone box overlaid on the screen during baseball broadcasts was pretty awful. You could follow along on Gameday or […]

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Braves News: Reynaldo Lopez suspension, Sean Murphy update, more

Well the Braves are quietly cruising so far this season, with a strong 8-5 record and tied for the MLB lead in run differential. The rotation hasn’t been a weakness yet overall, though the fifth spot had been pretty rough, and while the offense hasn’t been truly humming, only 3 teams in MLB have scored […]

Relentless Braves top Angels 8-2 to take series

Okay, so technically relentless would be scoring in every inning, and the Braves only scored in five of the nine frames available to them, but hey — it worked just fine. The offense started early and didn’t stop until well past clobberin’ time, leading to an 8-2 victory over the Angels. Meanwhile, Grant Holmes did […]

Jorge Soler and Reynaldo López updated suspension after brawl in Anaheim

The updated verdict is out for Los Angeles Angels’ Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves’ Reynaldo López. Both players were initially set to receive a seven-game suspension following last night’s viral altercation, per Jeff Passan. However, after filing an appeal, less than an hour later, AJC Braves beat writer Chad Bishop reported that López had gotten […]

Atlanta Braves at Anaheim Angels Game Thread: April 8

It’s time to paste the Statcast graphic into the body of this post because it wasn’t available when I was doing the lineups post, and also, for the Braves to have a successful West Coast-ish road trip and continue to be unbeaten series-wise in 2026, right? Oy.

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Mike Yastrzemski starts against a lefty as Braves go for series win

Is Eli White okay? I haven’t seen anything indicating he is, but that makes this particular Braves arrangement a bit of a headscratcher: A lot of this is what we’ve seen be the Braves’ usual fare against lefties this season. But Mike Yastrzemski is hanging out there, left-on-left, in the seventh spot in the lineup. […]

Sean Murphy will be assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett for rehab assignment

Last night, Walt Weiss told the assorted Braves media that catcher Sean Murphy would be heading on a rehab assignment as soon as Friday. While we knew that Friday would be the day, we didn’t know which of the four Braves minor league teams that Murphy would be playing for as he makes his final […]

Braves Minor League Recap: David McCabe homers

It was a strong set of games on Tuesday for the Atlanta Braves system, with three of four teams winning and Columbus only losing to some late pitching struggles. The position player depth at the lower levels was at full display with some important performances down in Augusta and Rome, especially the games from Alex […]

POLL: How much do you believe in Bryce Elder’s start so far?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Braves fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The 2026 season has started out much better than 2025 for the Atlanta Braves. While the season […]

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