He may have gotten a late start — when it comes to actually beginning his Braves pitching career — but 37-year-old righty Darren O’Day is making up for the lost time. As of Wednesday morning — now with 14 relief appearances across 12.2 innings this year — the veteran and former Oriole carries a sparkling
There’s a reason there aren’t many articles written on managers, especially during the middle of a season — while there’s those of us that may very well appreciate a skipper and his work throughout a given season, there’s almost always a large group of fans that never liked the hire from Day 1. And it’s
Other than the Matt Kemp trade made during the offseason leading up to the 2018 season (featuring Kemp to the Dodgers, in exchange for Charlie Culberson, Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Kazmir, and Brandon McCarthy), Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos hadn’t yet made much noise as the team’s leader. Anthopoulos was hired in November of 2017, and other than
Just a day after tying a franchise record for most career lead-off home runs, star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was at it again on Saturday against the Nationals when he belted his record-breaking 18th longball to lead off a Braves game. https://twitter.com/FOXSportsBraves/status/1302389188785057792?s=19 It took outfielder Felipe Alou 633 games as a no. 1 hitter to
As is the case every year — since he started his first full season with the Braves in 2011 — there hasn’t been enough appreciation handed out for just how great Freddie Freeman has been this season. Even here at SportsTalkATL, we’ve been taking him for granted, with our archives featuring just a handful of
With each passing start, that 2014 trade that moved outfielder Justin Upton to the Padres continues to pay off for the Braves. Part of a five-player deal during the winter of 2014 (which also included infielder Jace Peterson, third baseman Dustin Peterson and outfielder Mallex Smith going to Atlanta, in exchange for Upton), 20-year-old Fried was still
On May 15th of last season, the day finally came for Austin Riley — his MLB debut. And what followed after that were some of the most exciting moments of the Braves’ 2019 campaign. The 22-year-old went absolutely nuts, and thanks to a .299 AVG and 15 homers in his first 162 plate appearances in
Any way you slice it, the Braves provided very little excitement leading up to (and during) deadline day earlier this week. This past Sunday’s trade with the Orioles, resulting in the addition of lefty starter Tommy Milone — in exchange for two Players To Be Named Later — is all the team has to show
Ranked the no. 8 farm system in baseball back in March, the Braves entered a new season applauded for their incredible talent and depth in the minor leagues. However, that reputation has taken a big hit over the last month or so as Wednesday MLB.com published its mid-season farm rankings. With the Trade Deadline behind us, where
Next year’s MLB All-Star weekend in the ATL just got a bit more exciting. According to ESPN‘s MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel, the 2021 MLB Draft will move to Atlanta as part of the All-Star festivities, which will also feature the annual Futures Game. The 2021 MLB Draft will happen in Atlanta as part of the All-Star festivities
