Mark Bowman

ATLANTA -- Drake Baldwin can now proudly say he is one of just three catchers over the past three-plus decades to be named Rookie of the Year in either the National or American League. Baldwin was named the 2025 Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year via MLB Network’s live

Braves complete 2026 coaching staff with additional hires

ATLANTA -- The Braves added to their coaching staff on Friday, when they announced Tony Mansolino as their new third-base coach and J.P. Martinez as their new bullpen coach. This has been a busy week for Atlanta, which named Walt Weiss as its new manager on Monday. The announcements of

ATLANTA -- Bringing Ozzie Albies and Chris Sale back for at least one more season was expected. Bidding adieu to a pair of projected key relievers wasn’t. The Braves exercised Sale’s $18 million club option and Albies’ $7 million option before Thursday’s deadline. But they unexpectedly declined both Pierce Johnson’s

ATLANTA -- Drake Baldwin has a chance to become just the second Braves catcher to be named Rookie of the Year. Baldwin was named one of the finalists for the Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday night. The other two finalists are Cubs pitcher Cade

ATLANTA -- Walt Weiss has served as Brian Snitker’s top lieutenant over the past eight seasons. He will now be calling the shots in Atlanta. Weiss was named the Braves’ manager on Monday, the club announced. He is just the fourth person to fill this role since his mentor Bobby

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ATLANTA -- Now that the Angels have hired Kurt Suzuki as their next skipper, it would make sense for the Braves to name Tyler Flowers as their new manager. Now, that I’ve got your attention with an opening paragraph featuring a couple Braves catchers of yesteryear, here is an updated

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