Yasile Puig's career with the Atlanta Braves is over before it even started after the outfielder announced he has tested positive for the coronavirus, although he says he is asymptomatic. Puig agreed to a one year deal with Atlanta, but…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuña Jr. is more important than ever for the Atlanta Braves in their 60-game season. After Freddie Freeman tested positive for the coronavirus and Nick Markakis opted out for the season, the 22-year-old Acuña may have…
ATLANTA (AP) - A person with knowledge of the deal says the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent outfielder Yasiel Puig. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Tuesday because…
(press release) ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins will play a pair of exhibition games on July 21 and July 22 at Truist Park in Atlanta, prior to the start of the 2020 regular season. Tuesday’s game on…
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves veteran outfielder Nick Markakis has become the latest player to opt out of the 2020 season due to increased concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Markakis is the second Atlanta veteran in two days to announce…
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Cy Young winner Félix Hernández has opted out of the 2020 season, at least temporarily ending his bid to revive his career with the Atlanta Braves. Braves manager Brian Snitker says the 34-year-old Hernández chose to…
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves four-time All-Star Freddie Freeman, premier reliever Will Smith and two teammates have tested positive for the coronavirus. Manager Brian Snitker says the four players, including right-hander Touki Toussaint and infielder Pete Kozma, agreed to have…
ATLANTA — (AP) — With teams in two sports taking a second look at names deemed offensive to Native Americans, the Atlanta Braves on Saturday gave no indication they are willing to consider a similar change. The Cleveland Indians said…
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves left-hander Cole Hamels is feeling good as a long layoff has helped him recover from a sore left shoulder. Hamels hopes he'll be ready for the start of the 60-game season i less than three…
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has issued a 60-game schedule that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony. This will be MLB's…
(press release) ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves tonight selected left-handed pitcher Jared Shuster of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. with the 25th overall pick in the 2020 First-Year Player Draft. Shuster, 21, made four starts for Wake Forest during…
NEW YORK (AP) - A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball owners have given the go-ahead to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around…
NEW YORK (AP) - A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball owners have given the go-ahead to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around…
ATLANTA (AP) - Tom Glavine and Ryan Klesko still have fond memories of the Atlanta Braves' only World Series title. They look forward to reliving them next week, when regional network Fox Sports Southeast will air the 1995 series in…
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest because of the coronavirus. The move came Monday after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next…
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) - Freddie Freeman hopes to return to the Atlanta Braves lineup next week after his surgically repaired right elbow swelled and forced him out of action a few days ago. The four-time All-Star had three loose…
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) - Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman wasn't in the Braves' starting lineup because of irritation in his right elbow. Freeman felt discomfort Monday and again Tuesday. Braves manager Brian Snitker says he is not sure how…
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) - Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has become the latest big leaguer to tee off on the scandal-ridden Houston Astros. Markakis talked about the Astros on Tuesday at spring training, saying he feels that “every single…
ATLANTA (AP) - Braves manager Brian Snitker and his coaching staff were given one-year contract extensions through the 2021 season. Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos was extended for three years through the 2024 season and given the additional title of…
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) - Atlanta Braves newly acquired starting pitcher Cole Hamels won't be ready for the start of the season. General manager Alex Anthopoulos says Hamels hurt his left shoulder while throwing a weighted ball during an offseason…
ATLANTA (AP) - Free agent outfielder Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves have reached an $18 million, one-year deal. The deal puts Ozuna on the team he helped beat in the playoffs last October. Ozuna hit .429 with two home…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Former major league pitcher Tim Hudson is Auburn's new pitching coach. Hudson will be a volunteer assistant and pitching coach for the program where he once starred as a two-way player. Hudson played 17 years in…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins and 2015 AL MVP Josh Donaldson have agreed to a four-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The contract includes an $8 million club option for 2024. The…
ATLANTA (AP) - Truist Park is the new name of the Atlanta Braves' stadium. It's been know as SunTrust Park the past three seasons. The change follows SunTrust bank's merger with BB&T to form Truist Financial Corp. The new stadium…