Tuesday morning, starter Kevin Gausman tossed four innings in a minor league game at the Braves complex in Central Florida. Gausman allowed one run on seven hits with no walks and seven strikeouts and threw 58 pitches over that span. In that contest, Gausman was facing Atlanta’s Double and Triple A players as he tries…… read more »
Saturday afternoon in Fort Myers, young righty Kyle Wright faced and passed another tough test against the defending World Champion Red Sox. Wright would give up a pair of runs in the bottom of the first on a JD Martinez sac fly and RBI double off the bat of Xander Bogaerts. But, then the 23…… read more »
One of the fun parts of covering a Major League team is having the ability to watch batting practice from on the field on a daily basis. This spring has provided some serious thrills, having the opportunity to take in sessions from current starts like Ronald Acuna and Josh Donaldson, but also have a chance…… read more »
On Monday morning, we found out officially what I had expected for the better part of the last week and a half: Mike Foltynewicz will not be available for the start of the regular season. Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos confirmed the news before the Braves contest against the Pirates at Disney. After making his 2019…… read more »
Every spring, a handful of young prospects come to camp and exceed everyone’s expectations. And this year is no different, as 20 year old outfielder Cristian Pache has opened a lot of eyes during Grapefruit League play. On Friday night, Pache homered onto the left field berm at Disney in a win over Phillies. Saturday…… read more »
ATLANTA (March 8, 2019) – The Atlanta Braves will donate $100,000 to tornado relief efforts to help those affected in Southwest Georgia and East Alabama last weekend. The team has also launched an online auction at www.braves.com/relief with all proceeds benefiting the American Red Cross in their tornado relief efforts. The auction is live now…… read more »
I can’t recall a simulated game on a back field in early March with more attention than the one I watched on Wednesday morning at the Braves complex at Disney. Josh Donaldson, who has yet to be a participant in a lineup for Atlanta was seen going through the paces on Field Four. It certainly…… read more »
Tuesday morning was a busy on at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex, even with the team playing a road game in Tampa against the Yankees. Many of the regulars stayed back at Champion Stadium to work out, while Ender Inciarte, Dansby Swanson, Ozzie Albies and Tyler Flowers made the trip west on I-4 to…… read more »
With three weeks and counting until the Braves break camp, injuries over the last few days have certainly changed what the Opening Day roster could look like. Mike Foltynewicz, projected to be on the mound on March 28th in Philly for the season opener may end up starting the season on the Injured List, if…… read more »
Watching Ronald Acuña over the last year, there’s plenty of things that stand out. Sure, there’s the eight leadoff homers a year ago to set a franchise single-season record. There’s the grand slam in the playoffs against Walker Buehler. There’s also that stretch of five straight games with a homer last August. Sure, those jump…… read more »
