1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (297+ words) The Nationals called up Morales and Simpson before the game, with major league rosters expanding from 26 to 28. After striking out his first time up, Morales hit a solo shot in the third inning. Simpson (1-0) entered in the fifth with Washington…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago   (805+ words) There was really no denying the finger was broken. “It was bent in a way it typically doesn’t,” catcher Sean Murphy told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday. On May 10, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Murphy was behind the plate…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago   (793+ words) During an Aug. 23 episode of the weekly political chat show, the panelists were discussing a recent Atlanta Dream game at State Farm Arena where a security guard told a mother and daughter to cover “XX-XY” shirts that support women’s sports…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (335+ words) Braves relief pitcher Robert Suarez continues to inch toward his return, and he’ll take another important step in that endeavor Tuesday when he throws a bullpen session at Truist Park. Suarez has been on the 15-day injured list since June…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (474+ words) The Braves saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end Monday with a 7-3 loss to the Giants at Truist Park, a makeup game originally scheduled for June 18. Despite leading 2-1 and 3-2, the Braves watched the Giants score four in the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (591+ words) Fresh off his historic weekend in Cooperstown, New York, newly minted Hall of Famer Andruw Jones returned to Atlanta to celebrate with fans. The Braves honored Jones on Thursday at Truist Park, allowing him to be embraced by the fans…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (831+ words) There was nothing about right-hander Tyler Mahle’s recent track record to suggest he was the top-tier playoff starter that Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos sought before the MLB trade deadline. There was something Anthopoulos saw in Mahle that…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (878+ words) Matt Olson’s walk-off single in the 10th inning Sunday gave the Braves a sweep — their eighth of the season — of the Rockies and a seventh-straight win. With runners at the corners and nobody out, Olson pulled a 2-2 changeup inside the bag…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (635+ words) Ronald Acuña Jr. did not play Thursday, taking a rest from a woeful offensive stretch that saw his batting average dip to.228 for the season. He came back to the field on Friday with vengeance. Acuña went 3-for-3 with a…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (882+ words) It was a night to behold, a pitching performance of unparalleled measure. The hyperboles were apt for Braves’ left-hander Chris Sale, who at 37 years old, threw a complete-game, 11-strikeout, five-hit shutout against the two-time defending world champion Dodgers on Thursday....