We already knew it was coming, but on Tuesday, the 2020 Minor League Baseball season was officially canceled in what’s yet another unfortunate blow to a league that’s scheduled to experience drastic changes in the near future. Earlier today Minor League Baseball announced that there will not be a 2020 season. This season would have marked the
Ted Williams was MLB’s last player to hit .400 when he finished with a .406 AVG in 143 games as a 22-year-old in 1941 while playing for the Red Sox. What’s crazy about Williams’ feat is not only did he NOT win the American League MVP award that year (NYY’s Joe DiMaggio did with a
As we inch closer and closer to finally having baseball back, Sunday brought us the deadline for MLB teams to submit their 60-man player pools. Just seeing all of these Braves’ names in an official capacity already gets me excited. Braves: 2020 player pool submitted https://t.co/q0RvPvX6Kw — SportsTalkATL.com (@SportsTalkATL) June 28, 2020  Of the 56 players
Statistically, May of 2019 may have been the best month of Austin Riley’s major league career thus far, but the then 22-year-old’s month of June will be the one he’ll most likely never forget. Just ask a few of the NL East’s most dominant starting pitchers. Granted, it’s still unfortunate Riley’s 2019 season ended the
Sunday evening was the deadline for MLB teams to submit its 60-man roster for the upcoming 2020 season, and the Braves’ list features plenty of exciting names. The Atlanta Braves announced the club’s 60-man player pool for the 2020 regular season. The club included 56 players in the pool, including 17 non-roster submissions. pic.twitter.com/bcjCxlC3xN —
As our own Chase Irle noted earlier this week, the Braves are built rather well for a shortened 2020 season. A combination of pitching depth and a young core that has now been together for several years are just a few reasons why the Braves are one of the favorites to win the NL East this
We’re still just days removed from the announcement that baseball will return in 2020, as the league and the Players Union finally came to terms on an agreement for a 60-game season on Tuesday. Play Ball! It was ugly and contentious but finally there will be a baseball season. It no longer is a marathon
Barring a catastrophic event or an unfortunate nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases, the 2020 MLB regular season will begin at the end of next month, with Spring Training 2.0 set to kick off roughly a week from now. There are still numerous hurdles to jump through but with a unanimous vote by MLB owners earlier
After inking three of the team’s first four draftees on Thursday, the Braves locked up their final 2020 selection on Friday, signing Texas right-hander Bryce Elder for $850,000. 5th-rder Bryce Elder signs with @Braves for $850k (slot 156 value = $336,600). Texas RHP, one of best sliders in @MLBDraft, also has low-90s sinker, ability to
Keeping with the trend recently, the Braves signed yet another promising college player on Wednesday — 22-year-old shortstop Cam Shepherd (ranked no. 298 via Baseball America’s 2020 top-500 list). Thankful and Excited pic.twitter.com/A6P63fpOE6 — Cam ® (@_CamShepherd) June 17, 2020 The Braves headed into Wednesday night with six undrafted free agent signings, moving them ahead
