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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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ATLANTA -- Though there was a year-long expectation this would be Brian Snitker’s final season as the Braves' manager, there is still some uncertainty about who will be his successor. Bobby Cox (1990-2010) and two of his disciples, Fredi Gonzalez (2011-16) and Snitker (2016-2025) account for the only three managers

ATLANTA -- Brian Snitker’s days as Braves manager have ended, but he will still experience his 50th straight season as a member of the organization next year. Snitker will not extend his managerial career into the 2026 season, the club announced during a press conference on Wednesday. The 69-year-old baseball

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. hit the most majestic home run as the Braves ran their winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 victory over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Truist Park. But the game’s two most satisfying homers were hit by Michael Harris II. Harris’ incredibly odd

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ATLANTA -- Ozzie Albies’ season ended when he fractured his left hamate bone in an 11-5 win over the Nationals on Monday night at Truist Park. Now, there’s again reason to question whether the Braves should bring the second baseman back next year. Albies will miss the remainder of the

DETROIT -- Braves manager Brian Snitker will enter this season’s final week with the Braves on an eight-game winning streak, earned by completing a three-game sweep of the playoff-hopeful Tigers with a 6-2 finale victory on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park. This has been a fun stretch, but the 69-year-old

DETROIT -- Drake Baldwin strengthened his bid to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award with the home run he hit in the third inning of the Braves’ 6-5 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.

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ATLANTA -- This has been a rough stretch for the Braves, who watched Hurston Waldrep endure his first subpar start of the year in an 11-3 loss to the Astros on Friday night at Truist Park. The Braves (65-82) have lost 10 of their past 14 games, and this latest

ATLANTA -- Jurickson Profar’s friendship with Ha-Seong Kim doesn’t guarantee Kim will opt to play for the Braves next year. But it certainly won’t hurt. “We’re not only teammates, he’s like a brother,” Profar said. “We have spent a lot of time together, just hanging out at the stadium and