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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 […]

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 […]

Braves’ Michael Soroka done for season, won’t need surgery

More Teams. More Games. Buster Olney breaks down the impressiveness of the Braves’ offense this season and the performance of GM Alex Anthopoulos. (1:38) ATLANTA — Former All-Star Michael Soroka is done for the season, but he did receive a bit of good news in that his latest injury apparently won’t require surgery. The Atlanta […]

Braves acquire Pierce Johnson, Taylor Hearn to boost bullpen

The Braves traded right-handers Victor Vodnik and Tanner Gordon, ranked Nos. 10 and 26 respectively among Atlanta’s farmhands per MLB Pipeline, to the Colorado Rockies for Johnson. In exchange for Hearn, the Braves sent cash considerations to the Texas Rangers. The moves come a day after the Braves acquired right-handed pitcher Yonny Chirinos off waivers […]

Braves LHP A.J. Minter put on IL with shoulder inflammation

Minter has pitched in a team-leading 44 games and is second on the Braves with 10 saves. The decision was made after Minter played catch on Friday. Right-hander Nick Anderson was placed on the 60-day injured list Thursday because of a right shoulder strain. The Braves entered Saturday 61-29 after a 9-0 win over the […]

Braves’ Jesse Chavez hit in shin by liner; X-rays negative

Atlanta Braves right-hander reliever Jesse Chavez was helped off the field after being drilled in the left shin by a comebacker during the sixth inning of a 10-7 victory in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Braves manager Brian Snitker said X-rays were negative, and Chavez was transported to a […]

Braves rookie Spencer Strider (oblique) makes playoff roster

A decision on whether he will be used as a starter or reliever has yet to be made. Braves manager Brian Snitker said Strider will throw on the side before Tuesday’s matchup against Philadelphia but would not be available to pitch in Game 1. “He’s succeeded in both roles,” Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud said Monday. […]

Atlanta Braves acquire closer Raisel Iglesias from Los Angeles Angels to cap busy trade deadline day

ATLANTA — Looking to replicate the deals that helped carry them to a World Series title in 2021, the Atlanta Braves added another starting pitcher, bolstered their bullpen and bulked up the outfield ahead of the trade deadline Tuesday. After acquiring corner outfielder Robbie Grossman from the Detroit Tigers late Monday, general manager Alex Anthopoulos […]

World Series 2021: Atlanta’s Baby Braves are all grown up — and now they’re MLB champions

ATLANTA — The narrative shape of the 2021 Atlanta Braves, the newly crowned champions of baseball, was not an arc, as fantastical tales tend to be. It was more like a wave chart, with ebbs and flows leading to one final tidal wave that began gathering momentum in early August and crashed ashore on Tuesday […]

One stat that will shape 2020 for every American League team

Former manager Bobby Bragan once described baseball statistics like this: “Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.” Good one. Nonetheless, baseball is a numbers game. As we peel away from the Astros’ cheating scandal and […]