Mark Bowman

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

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 -- 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 -- 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 led the Majors in wins this year and he’s positioned to rank near the top in postseason awards victories. Sale was named to the All-MLB First Team presented by MGM Rewards during the All-MLB Awards show in Las Vegas on Thursday night. The announcement came shortly

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale did more than prove he could resuscitate his career in 2024 -- he became just the fifth pitcher within the past 50 years to win the National League's Triple Crown Award. Sale earned an All-Star selection, accepted the honor of being the Braves’ nominee for the

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