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Braves show encouraging signs five games into Spring Training

Braves show encouraging signs five games into Spring Training

March 4th, 2021 – BY KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Five games into the Spring session, there have been some really encouraging signs for the three-time defending NL East Champs. So far, the starting rotation has looked solid, though we have yet to see Charlie Morton or Max Fried get on the bump.…read more »

Slow and steady with Mike Soroka: You’ve got options

Slow and steady with Mike Soroka: You’ve got options

March 5th, 2021 – BY DAN MATHEWS 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – The rush to get Mike Soroka back from the torn Achilles is not immediate. That’s a good thing.  Yes, this club is immediately better when Soroka is taking the ball every fifth day. The good news, is there’s time to get him back and…read more »

The Braves outfield is one of the best in the league

The Braves outfield is one of the best in the league

March 3, 2021 – BY BUCK BELUE 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – The new Atlanta Braves outfield has a chance to be one of the best in Major League Baseball, with Ozuna, Pache and Acuna in the line-up! Seriously, Braves Country already knows that Marcell and Ronald are ballers. So, if the rookie in centerfield…read more »

Freddie Freeman back in North Port for Spring Training

Freddie Freeman back in North Port for Spring Training

March 2, 2021 – BY KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN ATLANTA – After an eventful offseason (to say the least), Freddie Freeman joined his teammates in North Port yesterday, spending the last two mornings getting back into the swing of things. Tuesday morning, Freeman met with the media at length to discuss his expanded family,…read more »

The Braves have a month to evaluate Soroka

The Braves have a month to evaluate Soroka

Feb. 28, 2021 BY  KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – As Spring Training games are officially underway, the Braves still have over a month to determine if Mike Soroka will be healthy enough to open the season, or if he will need to miss a couple weeks as he recovers from his Achilles surgery.…read more »

Questions remain when rounding out the Braves’ roster

Questions remain when rounding out the Braves’ roster

Feb. 25, 2021 – BY KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – As the Braves inch closer to their first Grapefruit League game of the new year, the team that takes the field on Sunday is likely not a finished product. A few questions still remain when it comes to rounding out the roster. Who…read more »

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