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Braves add veteran right-hander Reynaldo López on 3-year, $30M deal

The deal calls for López to make $4 million in 2024 and $11 million in the next two seasons. There is an $8 million club option for 2027, with a $4 million buyout. The 29-year-old López pitched for three teams in 2023, combining to go 3-7 with a 3.27 ERA and six saves over 68 […]

Braves pick up Charlie Morton’s option, decline Eddie Rosario’s

The return of Morton, who went 14-12 with a 3.64 ERA, was expected even though he turns 40 on Sunday. The Braves also declined the options for two right-handed relievers. Kirby Yates will receive a $1.25 million buyout after the Braves decided not to bring him back for $5.75 million. In addition, Atlanta exercised a […]

Braves re-sign Joe Jimenez to 3-year, $26 million contract

Jimenez, 28, enjoyed a solid first season with the Braves, posting a 3.04 ERA in 59 appearances with 73 strikeouts over 56⅓ innings. He emerged midway through the season as one of Atlanta’s most reliable relievers and posted a 2.27 ERA over his final 41 appearances. The Braves announced Jimenez’s new deal eight days after […]

Braves re-sign Pierce Johnson to $14.25M, 2-year deal

Johnson, who provided the Braves with a hard-throwing option out of the bullpen after being acquired from Colorado, will make $7 million each of the next two seasons. The deal also includes a $7 million club option for 2026 with a $250,000 buyout. The 32-year-old right-hander lost the closer’s job with the Rockies, but he […]

MLB playoffs 2023: Is Phillies-Braves baseball’s best rivalry?

More Teams. More Games. Bryce Harper talks the motivation behind staring down Orlando Arcia after his home runs during the Phillies’ Game 3 win. (0:52) PHILADELPHIA — Over the past two years, Phillies-Braves has transformed into one of baseball’s best rivalries, in the vein of Yankees-Red Sox, Giants-Dodgers, or Cardinals-Cubs. One thing it did not […]

Braves add Daysbel Hernández, AJ Smith-Shawver to NLDS roster

The Braves decided not to use Kyle Wright, a 21-game winner a year ago who was slowed by injuries this season. The Braves put Wright, 28, on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain Saturday. Over the past three postseasons, Wright was 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA in five games (three starts). In […]

Atlanta Braves clinch sixth straight playoff berth

More Teams. More Games. Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a two-run single to give the Braves a 3-2 lead over the Pirates. (0:32) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves became the first team to clinch a playoff berth, rallying to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday as Matt Olson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Atlanta (93-49) […]

‘Impressive’ Fried hurls 6 scoreless after long absence as Braves roll

Sean Murphy and Marcell Ozuna homered on back-to-back pitches in Atlanta’s seven-run fourth inning. Austin Riley connected in the seventh, and Ronald Acuna Jr. finished with three hits. Major league-leading Atlanta earned its third straight win and sixth in seven games overall. Fried allowed three baserunners, all on singles, in his first start since May […]

MLB Power Rankings Week 18: Who’s No. 1 post-trade deadline?

A fair number of MLB teams look a little different than they did just a week ago. With the 2023 trade deadline behind us, there are some faces in new places — and others in familiar ones, most notably Justin Verlander, who returned to Houston in the biggest deal on deadline day Tuesday. Mets teammate […]

Braves get reliever Brad Hand from Rockies for minor leaguer

The Atlanta Braves acquired veteran left-handed reliever Brad Hand from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, hours before the trade deadline, the team announced. Alec Barger, a 25-year-old reliever pitching in Double-A, is going to the Rockies. Hand, 33, had a 4.54 ERA in 40 appearances out of the Rockies’ bullpen, striking out 41 and walking […]

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