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Braves Bring Back LHP Kolby Allard

Braves Bring Back LHP Kolby Allard

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today acquired LHP Kolby Allard from the Texas Rangers in exchange for RHP Jake Odorizzi and cash. Allard, 25, split last season between Triple-A Round Rock and Texas, going 1-2 with a 7.29 ERA (17 ER/21.0 IP) in 10 games out of the Rangers’ bullpen. He was 3-3 with a 4.65…read more »

Braves Acquire OF Sam Hilliard

Braves Acquire OF Sam Hilliard

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves acquired OF Sam Hilliard from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RHP Dylan Spain. Hilliard, 28, appeared in in 70 games with Colorado last season, hitting .184 (32-for-174) with a .544 OPS. The 6-foot-5, 236-pound native of Mansfield, Texas, played all three outfield positions last season, finishing with three assists and…read more »

Max Fried, Dansby Swanson Win Gold Glove Awards

Max Fried, Dansby Swanson Win Gold Glove Awards

Left-handed pitcher wins third straight, shortstop wins first ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves congratulate LHP Max Fried and SS Dansby Swanson on winning Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Fried secured the honor for the third time in his career and for the third consecutive season, while Swanson won the award for the first time. Fried, 28,…read more »

Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90

Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90

By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship, died Friday. He was 90. The school announced that Dooley died peacefully at his Athens home in the presence of his wife, Barbara, and…read more »

Marsh Madness! Phillies beat Braves 8-3 in Game 4, into NLCS

Marsh Madness! Phillies beat Braves 8-3 in Game 4, into NLCS

By DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer and J.T. Realmuto lined an inside-the-park home run that sent the Philadelphia Phillies bolting headfirst into the NL Championship Series for the first time since 2010 with an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 Saturday. Realmuto became the first catcher…read more »

For Immediate Release: Georgia Tech Announces J Batt New Athletic Director

For Immediate Release: Georgia Tech Announces J Batt New Athletic Director

(Atlanta, Georgia) Georgia Tech named J Batt as its new director of Athletics. Batt is departing the role of executive deputy director of Athletics, chief operating officer, and chief revenue officer at the University of Alabama and will join Georgia Tech on Oct. 24. “We’re excited to welcome J to Georgia Tech. His leadership experience…read more »

Wright outduels Wheeler, Braves blank Phils 3-0 to even NLDS

Wright outduels Wheeler, Braves blank Phils 3-0 to even NLDS

By Paul NewberryATLANTA (AP) — This was a game the Atlanta Braves absolutely had to win. They had the right guy on the mound. Kyle Wright, baseball’s only 20-game winner, threw six brilliant innings to outduel Zack Wheeler as the Braves evened their NL Division Series at one game apiece, blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0…read more »

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