Mark Bowman

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale finished among the top six in American League Cy Young Award balloting over seven straight seasons (2012-18). Six years, many injuries and a move to the National League later, the rejuvenated Braves pitcher may finally experience the thrill of winning this coveted trophy. Sale, the Phillies’

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale is now part of the long list of Braves pitchers who have won a Rawlings National League Gold Glove Award over the past half-century. Sale earned his first career Gold Glove Award on Sunday night, extending Atlanta’s history of defensive success at the position. Twenty of

ATLANTA -- It turned out that Marcell Ozuna was the only Braves player who could assume his contract option would be exercised. Along with announcing Ozuna’s $16 million option had been picked up on Monday, the Braves made the unexpected revelation that they had declined Travis d'Arnaud’s $8 million option.

ATLANTA -- Max Fried received a qualifying offer from the Braves on Monday. The veteran left-hander will now await the much more lucrative offers that await him as a free agent. Teams must make a qualifying offer to position themselves for Draft pick compensation in the event the player ends

ATLANTA -- One year after helping the Rangers win a World Series title, Tim Hyers is coming home to guide the Braves’ offense. Hyers was announced as the Braves’ new hitting coach on Thursday. The 53-year-old suburban Atlanta native filled the same role for the Rangers over the past three

ATLANTA -- Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos and manager Brian Snitker discussed a variety of topics while holding their end-of-season Zoom media session on Friday morning, two days after Atlanta was eliminated by the Padres in the National League Wild Card Series. Some of the topics included: Chris

SAN DIEGO -- Matt Olson smirked when asked about the Braves being underdogs during their National League Wild Card Series against the Padres. “I think when people don't think you can do something, that drives you,” Olson said. “We don't listen, we don't go seek out the chatter. Sometimes, you

SAN DIEGO -- This wasn’t how Max Fried, or anybody associated with the Braves, anticipated he would fare during what might have been his final start for the organization. Fried experienced both physical and emotional pain as he completed just two innings in the Braves’ season-ending 5-4 loss to the

SAN DIEGO -- This wasn’t how Max Fried, or anybody associated with the Braves, anticipated he would fare during what might have been his final start for the organization. Fried experienced both physical and emotional pain as he completed just two innings in the Braves’ season-ending 5-4 loss to the

SAN DIEGO -- This marked the third straight year the Braves’ World Series hopes were tarnished by at least one late-season injury to a starting pitcher. But this season was different. The rotation had been the only strength this injury-depleted team had left. What might have happened had top NL