Mark Bowman

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Braves left fielder Jurickson Profar is expected to be ready for Opening Day after a CT scan showed just a bone bruise in his left wrist. Profar jammed the wrist while attempting to make a sliding catch during the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against the

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Spencer Schwellenbach pitched in last year’s Spring Breakout game and ended up being one of the most important pitchers in Atlanta’s rotation. Will there be another Braves prospect who travels a similar path this year? What is Spring Breakout? MLB Spring Breakout is a four-day event

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Jurickson Profar seems primed to prevent the Braves from doing what they did most of last season, when they struggled to find a suitable replacement for Ronald Acuña Jr. in the leadoff spot. “We kind of had a makeshift-type thing with \[the leadoff spot\],” manager Brian

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NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Before Chris Sale pitched in a game for the first time as a Cy Young Award winner, Braves manager Brian Snitker took a second to reflect on the southpaw’s incredible 2024 season. “I saw every pitch and I didn’t realize it was even as good as

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- The Braves have a pretty good feel for who will be in their rotation and lineup on Opening Day. But president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos and manager Brian Snitker still have some decisions to make during the upcoming Grapefruit League season. The Braves will begin

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- As Sean Murphy was enduring the worst season of his career, William Contreras was establishing himself as baseball’s top-ranked catcher. This was not what the Braves envisioned when they used Contreras to acquire Murphy in a three-team trade on Dec. 12, 2022. But coming off a

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Has Michael Harris II allowed himself to set a goal of achieving a 30-30 season? “I guess if I do whatever I know I can do, it's possible,” Harris said. “But I guess I can't really put a number on what I expect myself to do.

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