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ST. PETERSBURG — The Braves used a familiar formula — home run power plus shutdown pitching — to defeat the Rays, 2-1, on Friday night at Tropicana Field in a matchup of baseball’s top two teams. The Braves (59-28), who have won 26 of their past 30 games, needed just one jolt — a fourth-inning […]
This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman’s Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. You remember the four players the Braves selected during the 2020 MLB Draft, which was shortened to five rounds because of the COVID-19 epidemic? Well, their first selection (Jared […]
On the latest Ballpark Dimensions Podcast, Matt Meyers and Mike Petriello discuss Shohei Ohtani‘s chances of breaking the AL home run record Aaron Judge set in 2022, how the Orioles could improve at the Trade Deadline and the players leading MLB’s stolen base surge. Below is a look at the key topics they touched on this […]
The 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game is set for Saturday, July 8, at 7 p.m. ET at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, where 50 of the game’s top Minor Leaguers will take the field together for the 24th edition of baseball’s greatest prospect showcase. How to watchThe seven-inning game will air exclusively on Peacock and SiriusXM. MLB […]
When we decided what the mock Draft schedule would be earlier this spring, I got excited because I knew I’d get to use one of my favorite words for the whole draft projection process. So, without further ado, welcome to my penultimate mock of the first round of the 2023 Draft. Here’s where things stand […]
Catcher gives Atlanta its sixth player with 15-plus HRs in another rubber game victory
The Dodgers had mixed success in the first three years of the Draft, sandwiching lackluster efforts in 1965 and 1967 around finding three All-Stars (Charlie Hough, Bill Russell, Billy Grabarkewitz) and a Rookie of the Year (Ted Sizemore) in 1966. Los Angeles slid from a World Series championship to an eighth-place finish during that time, […]
Pete Alonso, Adolis García, Randy Arozarena, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Julio Rodríguez, Mookie Betts, Adley Rutschman and Luis Robert Jr. have all officially joined the event, which is set for Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. And there are all kinds of storylines to keep track of. Alonso is looking to become just the second […]
The Draft is the best and most cost-effective way to procure and control talent. It’s virtually impossible to compete for postseason berths and World Series championships without identifying, selecting and signing future stars. With that in mind, we take a look at each team’s biggest Draft success in the last decade. Not surprisingly, 18 of […]
CLEVELAND — As the Braves bid adieu to a nine-game winning streak with their 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Guardians on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, they could take solace in the fact the end of other similar streaks have recently just created a chance to start another. “Tomorrow’s a new day, a new beginning,” […]