Baseball / MLB Sep 6, 2019
Braves' Max Fried outduels Nationals' Stephen Strasburg in marquee pitching matchup
Max Fried knew his night was about done. So, with the final pitch of the most dominating performance of his big league career, he unleashed a 96 mph fastball. "Just leave it all out there," Fried said. "If he got me, he got me." No worries. Juan ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 24, 2019
With Jacob deGrom and the Mets hard-throwing bullpen missing bats at a historic pace, the NL East-leading Braves were ready to win with small ball Friday night. That's exactly what Billy Hamilton is there for — although this first contribution wasn't exactly on script. Hamilton ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 19, 2019
Christian Walker continued his remarkable late-innings production with a two-run homer in the seventh, Luke Weaver got Arizona off to a good start and the Diamondbacks beat Atlanta 4-1 to complete a three-game sweep on Thursday. Walker lined the opposite-field homer to right-center off Chad ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 4, 2019
Braves offer prayers for Bobby Cox after Hall of Famer's stroke
Hall of Famer manager Bobby Cox was able to accept visitors in his Atlanta-area hospital room on Wednesday, one day after the longtime Braves skipper suffered a stroke. Braves manager Brian Snitker and general manager Alex Anthopoulos were among those saw Cox. "He's holding up great, ...
Baseball / MLB Nov 14, 2018
Oakland's Bob Melvin, Atlanta's Brian Snitker voted top managers of 2018 in MLB
Oakland's Bob Melvin was voted Manager of the Year for the third time, winning the American League honor after leading the Athletics to the playoffs despite the lowest opening-day payroll in the major leagues. Atlanta's Brian Snitker won the National League award for leading the ...
Baseball / MLB Sep 23, 2018
Braves beat Phillies, capture first division title since 2013
Freddie Freeman stood soaked in champagne with music blaring and his teammates jamming in celebration. This was just how the longtime star first baseman envisioned it when the Atlanta Braves began spring training seven months ago. "You could tell after the first week of workouts that ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 30, 2018
Braves' Sean Newcomb nearly throws no-hitter, apologizes for homophobic, racist tweets
Sean Newcomb thought his near no-hitter would be the story of the day. Then he picked up his phone. Newcomb said he had forgotten about racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager, but was quickly reminded a few minutes after speaking with the ...