List of All Articles with Tag 'atlanta braves'

MLB rumors: What stands in the way of a hypothetical Mike Trout trade?This lede sounds absolutely ridiculous at first glance -- but stick with me on this.During this season, the Los Angeles Angels explored Shohei Ohtani trade options but ultimately decided to hold onto him. This offseason coul...

Braves Rumors: When will Ozzie Albies be back in the lineup?Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. In his place, Brian Snitker is expected to start Nicky Lopez and Vaughn Grissom, who was called up to the active roster.For Grissom, this rep...

Braves Rumors: Vaughn Grissom finally gets the callThe Atlanta Braves have promoted Vaughn Grissom after placing Ozzie Albies on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring.Grissom's reemergence in the Atlanta lineup has been long awaited by fans, as he's been raking in Gw...

Nicky Lopez, the newest member of the Atlanta Braves, continues to show out in his first at-bats with the team.The Atlanta Braves were mostly quiet at the trade deadline, but Alex Anthopoulos did land utility infielder Nicky Lopez from the Kansas City Royals. No one thought much of it at the tim...

MLB Rumors: Do the Cubs have a Cody Bellinger backup plan?The Chicago Cubs opted to keep Cody Bellinger at the MLB Trade Deadline -- a decision that was the right move for a club climbing into contention at the time. Bellinger is signed through the end of this season, and has a mutual option for 2...

Braves Rumors: Ozzie Albies' hamstring issue doesn't sound too concerningThe Braves took out second baseman Ozzie Albies during Sunday's game against the Mets at the bottom of the eighth. While some news outlets speculated that Albies left due to "not playing Braves baseball&qu...

Our latest MLB power rankings make it feel like we are heading towards an Atlanta Braves-Los Angeles Dodgers showdown for the National League crown.The Dodgers are on an eight-game winning streak while the Braves showed their old NL East rivals, the New York Mets, just how potent their offense c...

Braves Rumors: Allan Winans could be surprise fix to rotationThe Atlanta Braves starting rotation has been the subject of scrutiny for the past few weeks. Coming out of splitting a four-game series with the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, it was only the club that stole two games against them in that se...

The New York Mets are Metsing extra hard these days, and the Atlanta Braves are the primary benefactors.The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves are playing a doubleheader this Saturday. For the Mets, the goal was simple: avoid the embarrassment of Friday's 7-0 shutout loss to their league-lead...

The New York Mets' social media team called it a day and refused to address the fact that the NL East squad gave up 21 runs to the Atlanta Braves.New York Mets fans knew what was coming after the team decided to sell at the trade deadline. While yes, they were able to replenish their prospe...

The Atlanta Braves turned the New York Mets' garbage into gold with SP Allan Winans.In 2021, the New York Mets, pressed for space with their Triple-A rotation, decided to let SP Allan Winans go. The Atlanta Braves snuck in with a third-round pick in the Minor League phase of the Rule 5 Draf...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson took the MLB home run lead away from Shohei Ohtani on Saturday afternoon.Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani spent most of the season taking the lead for the American League MVP award and essentially running away with it. He has done so by pitchi...