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Atlanta Braves news
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Does SunTrust Park favor hitters or pitchers? Who knows?
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Snitker was good but Bud Black may be Braves??choice for manager
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Snitker, Black, Washington among candidates for Braves managerial post
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Starting pitching and catching are Braves??main needs this winter
Why wasn?셳 Ted at Turner Field?셲 farewell? The Braves don?셳 know
The night the Braves became world champs. (AJC photo/Jonathan Newton) If I had a nickel for every time in the past 24 hours I’ve been asked, “Why wasn’t Ted Turner at Sunday’s farewell to Turner Field?
More hardware: Freeman named NL Player of the Month
Freddie Freeman added another award to his growing collection Monday when the Braves first baseman was named National League Player of the Month for September.
Schuerholz a candidate for Baseball Hall of Fame Class of ??7
Chipper Jones isn?셳 eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame until the Class of 2018, but the Braves still could have a member of next year?셲 class ??John Schuerholz.
The Braves must decide if Snitker, a good guy, is the right guy
Brian Snitker has made this hard for the Braves. He did his job too well. He became something more than an interim manager.
Video: Timelapse: Last Braves game at Turner Field
The Braves close down Turner Field with one final giant tomahawk chop and confetti on Sunday, October 2, 2016. (Video by HYOSUB SHIN / AJC)
Teheran brilliant in 1-0 win, Braves close Turner Field with flourish
For an organization whose greatest successes were built around highest-level pitching, it seemed appropriate that the last game at sold-out Turner Field was a pitcher?셲 duel won by the Braves.
Braves quotes after 1-0 win against Tigers in Turner Field finale
Braves quotes after Sunday?셲 1-0 season-finale win against the Detroit Tigers in the last game to be played at Turner Field.
Photos: Photos: Braves' final game at Turner Field
Atlanta Braves host Detroit Tigers for the final baseball game at Turner Field on Oct. 2, 2016, in Atlanta.
It?셲 early but Falcons are looking legit
If history, both recent and ancient, prevents the average Atlanta resident from screaming, ?쏶uper Bowl, baby!
Moving day at Turner Field, in more ways than one
Walter Banks, 51 years a Braves’ usher, pronounced “Play Ball!” Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn smooched for the Kiss Cam.
Plenty of emotions among Braves as Turner Field era ends
Here are some thoughts shared by a few Braves folks before Sunday?셲 season finale and the last major league game to be played at Turner Field.
There has to be a place for Walter Banks at SunTrust Park
Walter Banks, civic treasure. (Hyosub Shin/AJC photo) Even though I write subjective things, I try to be objective.
Jim Johnson signs 2-year contract extension with Braves
Rather than test the free-agent market this winter, veteran closer Jim Johnson re-upped with the Braves Sunday, signing a two-year contract extension on the final day of the season.
Blair shines (10 K) as Braves beat Tigers, 5-3
In the penultimate game of the Braves season, Aaron Blair finally showed a large and enthusiastic home crowd exactly why he was such a highly regarded prospect, and Freddie Freeman and Nick Markakis supplied the power element that?셲 been a significant part of Atlanta?셲 second-half offensive resurgence.
Jenkins got a scare, but arm numbness gone a day later
Braves rookie Tyrell Jenkins got a scare when his fingers tingled and his forearm went numb after an eighth-inning pitch Friday night, but a day later he felt fine and there seemed to little if any concern about his health.
Turner Field legacy lives on
By Helena OlivieroBefore the home runs and double plays, before the no-hitters and what-about-them-Braves moments, other heroics took place at this stadium in Atlanta.
The times, and players, were special
HEADLINE: Pitcher John Smoltz?쏧t?셲 interesting because I spent half of my career at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and West Palm Beach and the other half in Orlando and at Turner Field.
Writer recalls Game 1 at The Ted
Opening night really wasn?셳 opening night.The New York Yankees, who had just conquered the Braves in the previous fall?셲 World Series, did the honors as first visitors to Turner Field for a pair of exhibition games the weekend before the season opened.
Turner Field somehow never felt like home
I wish I felt a deeper sense of loss for Turner Field as home of the Braves. I wish I did, but I don?셳.
Swanson glad to be playing, not thinking about retaining rookie status
With two games remaining in the Braves season, rookie shortstop Dansby Swanson entered Saturday with 123 at-bats, seven from the limit to retain rookie status next season and be eligible for the 2017 Rookie of the Year award.
Swanson might lose rookie status, already stopped playing like one
Dansby Swanson entered the final series of the season just 11 at-bats shy of losing his rookie status for 2017, but the Braves shortstop already shed the typical mistakes, mannerisms and demeanor of a rookie.
Braves say goodbye to Turner Field
It’s been known for more than two years that the Braves are finished with Turner Field after this weekend.
Cabrera homers twice off Braves??Wisler, Tigers win series opener
The Braves??inspired recent stretch of baseball hit pause Friday night when they saw one of their young pitchers, Matt Wisler, give up three homers in less than five innings, and watched another, Tyrell Jenkins, leave the game after feeling a tingling sensation in his pitching arm.
In the end, Turner Field never quite measured up to old stadium
The Braves left Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium after the 1996 season and officials demolished the place on Aug.
Streaks are over, but what a run it?셲 been for Braves??Freeman
Freeman streaks over: For the first time in five weeks, Freddie Freeman didn?셳 get a hit Thursday. And for the first time in eight weeks, he didn?셳 reach base.
Freeman streaks end but surging Braves complete sweep of Phillies
Freddie Freeman?셲 streaks ended, but Dansby Swanson and Matt Kemp made sure the Braves kept rolling.
Don?셳 be surprised if Swanson bats 2nd, Garcia plays 3B again in ??7
A day after Rio Ruiz experience the thrill of his first major league hit ??a triple, no less ??the Braves third-base prospect was in the starting lineup for the first time Thursday in a series finale against the Phillies.
Freeman?셲 hitting surge even greater since addition of Kemp
Since mid-June Freddie Freeman has been on the longest and most productive stretch of hitting in his career, and he?셲 only gotten better since the addition of veteran slugger Matt Kemp behind him in the fourth spot in the order.
Photos: Photos: Braves very content with Kemp
Photos of Braves left fielder Matt Kemp.
Best Braves??memory at Turner Field: Cox?셲 final year
Sometimes great seasons don’t end with a World Series. Sometimes, sports provides enough moments of drama, courage and resilience to send a team and its fans into the offseason feeling good, especially when a 69-year-old Buddha of a manager is lifted on his players’ shoulders and doused with champagne and beer for nothing more than a wild-card berth.
Big football games, sentimental baseball games will fill the weekend
Everybody is playing at home — Braves, Falcons, Georgia, Georgia Tech — in what promises to be an unusually compelling weekend on the local sports scene.
Freeman keeps streaking, Braves keep rolling in 12-2 rout of Phillies
Freddie Freeman?셲 streaks inched closer to historic proportions Wednesday, and the Braves pounded the Phillies to continue a second-half resurgence that?셲 significantly increased the chances of interim manager Brian Snitker having the ?쐇nterim??label dropped from his title before much longer.
Photos: Photos: Braves rout the Phillies
Photos from the Sept. 28, 2016 baseball game at Turner Field.
Freeman extends streaks, ignites comeback with 33rd homer
Freddie Freeman started the Braves’ comeback from a 6-0 deficit Tuesday with his two-out homer in the fourth inning, and he scored the tying run in the eighth after leading off the inning with a single.
Mallex makes most of opportunity, drives in tying run
Mallex Smith got his first start in more than three months Tuesday and made the most of the opportunity, getting two hits including a game-tying two-out RBI single in the eighth inning of the Braves’ 7-6 comeback win against the Phillies.
Photos: Photos: Braves' long, emotional, winning night
Photos from the Sept. 27, 2016 baseball game between the Braves and the Phillies at Turner Field.
Freeman homers, Braves rally from 6-0 deficit to beat Phillies, 7-6
Freddie Freeman extended his hitting and on-base streaks emphatically with a fourth-inning home run Tuesday night against the Phillies at Turner Field.
Braves trade Beckham to Giants for minor league INF
It’s not often that a player gets traded in the final week of the season, but it happened Tuesday when the Braves traded backup infielder Gordon Beckham to the Giants for minor league infielder Rich Rodriguez.
Mallex back in lineup, to get a start at each outfield spot
For the first time in more than four months, outfielder Mallex Smith was back in the Braves starting Tuesday, and probably will be for the next two games as well.
Like much of MLB, Freeman still coming to grips with Fernandez death
Before the Braves left Miami Sunday afternoon, after their game against the Marlins was cancelled following the tragic death of Jose Fernandez in a boating accident, Freddie Freeman went to the Marlins team store at the stadium and bought a Fernandez jersey.
Bobby Cox bids farewell to Turner Field
Six games remain in the life of Turner Field, so it's only natural for No. 6 to make an appearance. Former Braves manager Bobby Cox returns to the scene where he celebrated 14-straight division titles and a World Series championship to commemorate Atlanta's home of the Braves in its final days.
Video: Bobby Cox remembers his final game at Turner Field
Former Braves manager Bobby Cox recalls his emotions about Turner Field before the season finale.
Plenty have had big parts in Braves??offensive transformation
Remember when the Braves??offense was the worst in the majors, so bad that some observers ??a lot, actually ??opined that Freddie Freeman didn?셳 sign on for this and probably would ask to be traded and the Braves should comply?
Freeman is NL Player of the Week for third time in 3 1/2 months
Streaking Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was named the National League’s Player of the Week on Monday, the third time he’s won the award since mid-June.
?쁓tanding room only??tickets for Braves??Turner Field finale on sale
The Braves are selling “standing room only” tickets for Sunday’s final game at Turner Field.
Braves shocked, saddened by death of Marlins star Jose Fernandez
When they first heard that Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was killed early Sunday morning in a boating accident, many Braves players and coaches were in their team bus, headed to the ballpark to play the Marlins.
Braves, Marlins reactions: Disbelief, sadness after Fernandez death
MIAMI — Braves and Marlins players and managers reacted with shock and numbing sadness Sunday to the death of Marlins star Jose Fernandez in a boating accident.
Teheran, Folty to start first games of final homestand
MIAMI ?밓ulio Teheran will start Tuesday followed by Mike Foltynewicz on Wednesday in the first two games of the Braves??final homestand of the season and their last ever at Turner Field.
Photos: Photos: Remembering Jose Fernandez
Photos from the life of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez.
Marlins snap Braves win streak at 7, but Freeman streaks continue
MIAMI ??While the Braves??seven-game winning streak was snapped and they lost for just the second time this season at Marlins Park, sizzling Freddie Freeman continued on one of the more impressive extended stretches of hitting we?셶e seen in quite some time.
Oz should be ready for spring; Viz questionable for return this year
MIAMI ??The Braves don?셳 know if Viz will make it back this season, but they expect Oz to be fully recovered by the start of spring training.
Braves reliever Simmons slowed again by arm soreness
MIAMI ??The Braves hoped that Shae Simmons could finish the season with a convincing September and re-establish himself as a reliever they could count on for 2017.
Braves??3-2 comeback win pushes streak to season-high 7 games
MIAMI ??Freddie Freeman extended his hitting and on-base streaks and reached another milestone, Matt Wisler pitched six strong innings, and birthday boy Matt Kemp and Braves interim manager Brian Snitker got thrown out.
Kemp, then Snitker ejected after arguing about strike zone
MIAMI ??Matt Kemp didn?셳 expect to spend part of his 32nd birthday watching the Braves??comeback win on TV, nor did Brian Snitker plan on watching the final 5 1/2 innings from a similar vantage point after getting ejected moments after Kemp did in the third inning.
Photos: Photos: Braves' Kemp, Snitker ejected in win
Photos from the Sept. 23, 2016 baseball game between the Braves and Marlins.
Braves players say Snitker?셲 done ?쁤reat job??in difficult situation
MIAMI – Most observers figured Brian Snitker was a 40-year company man the Braves tabbed to take the wheel of a skidding 9-28 team in May and merely keep it from careening off a cliff and bursting into flames, figuratively speaking.
5 things to know about the Braves Friday
MIAMI — Five things to know about the Braves Friday: — Their 6-3 win Thursday gave them a six-game winning streak, an 18-12 record in their past 30 and a 62-91 record with nine games to play.
Kemp homers twice as Braves win sixth straight
MIAMI ??Their offense ranks among the majors??best since Matt Kemp arrived Aug. 2, and the Braves haven?셳 lost since veteran pitcher Josh Collmenter made his Atlanta debut six days ago.
Photos: Photos: Braves' Kemp hits two homers in win
Photos from the Sept. 22 baseball game between the Braves and the Marlins in Miami.
Inciarte?셲 ?쁆ameEnder??catch still buzzed about a day later
MIAMI ??A day later and more than 1,000 miles south in Miami, Braves players and manager Brian Snitker were still being asked about The Catch.
Liberty Media CEO: Braves have ?쁬ore upside??in new stadium
The chief executive of Braves owner Liberty Media took note of the team’s improved play at an investment conference in New York Thursday and predicted “more upside” when it moves to SunTrust Park next year.
Ender Inciarte ends game, stirs debate: Greatest Braves catch ever?
A congratulatory snuggle from Snitker. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) A cost of the Atlanta Braves’ great selloff was the loss of the great defenders Andrelton Simmons and Jason Heyward.
Spectacular game-Ender catch finishes Braves sweep of Mets
NEW YORK ??Call him Game Ender, and perhaps go ahead and start engraving Ender Inciarte?셲 name on a Gold Glove.
Photos: Photos: Inciarte's catch saves Braves
Photos from the Sept. 21, 2016 baseball game between the Braves and the Mets.
Braves reliever Ramirez drops appeal of 3-game suspension
NEW YORK ??Braves relief pitcher Jose Ramirez dropped his appeal of a three-game suspension for throwing a pitch near the head of Miami?셲 Jose Fernandez and began serving the suspension Wednesday.
Snitker wants to keep Braves managerial job
NEW YORK – When Brian Snitker took over as interim manager for a 9-28 team in mid-May, he wasn’t sure if he was ready for the job, and for a while afterward he wasn’t certain if he’d want to keep it.
A September to remember for, yes, the Braves
It being football season, maybe you?셶e stopped tracking the Braves. Maybe you got so fed up that you tuned out way back when it was basketball season.
All we are saying is give Snitker a chance
Manager Brian Snitker and Eddie Perez (right) share a contemplative moment in the Braves dugout. (Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.
Garcia?셲 3-run homer sends Braves past Mets again
NEW YORK ??With surging Ender Inciarte in front of him in the lineup and all three guys behind him streaking, Adonis Garcia has been a bit overshadowed lately.
Photos: Photos: Braves beat Mets again
Photos from the Sept. 20, 2016 baseball game
Dansby Swanson showing why Braves were confident he was ready
NEW YORK — The ease-him-into-it stage is over for Braves rookie Dansby Swanson, who’s handling the play-every-day part much as he has everything else at the outset of his career.
First-time daddy Freeman has a new perspective on things
NEW YORK ??Freddie Freeman entered Monday night?셲 series opener against the Mets with a 22-game hitting streak and a 38-game on-base streak, both career-bests and the longest active streaks in the majors.
Remember how bad the Braves were? They?셱e not so bad now
Both guys for Shelby Miller? Yes, please. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Dansby Swanson has played 27 big-league games.
5 things to know about the Braves and Freeman
NEW YORK — Five things to know about the Braves after their 7-3 win against the Mets in Monday’s series opener, the third straight win for the Braves including two weekend wins against the NL East-leading Nationals.
5 things to know about the Braves and Freeman
NEW YORK — Five things to know about the Braves after their 7-3 win against the Mets in Monday’s series opener, the third straight win for the Braves including two weekend wins against the NL East-leading Nationals.
Blair gets 1st W, Freeman keeps sizzling as Braves beat Mets
NEW YORK ??If Monday night?셲 7-3 win against the Mets wasn?셳 the most improbable of the season for the Braves, then Noah Syndergaard and his New York teammates would probably like to know what was.
Braves rookie Blair upstages Syndergaard for 1st major league win
NEW YORK ??Shortly after the game was over and Aaron Blair?셲 first win was in the books, the Braves rookie pitcher grabbed the phone out of his locker stall in the visitor?셲 clubhouse at Citi Field.
Photos: Photos: Braves vs. Mets
Monday, Sept. 19, 2016
Weber?셲 timely relief work Friday earns Braves rookie a 2nd start
NEW YORK ??Braves rookie Ryan Weber impressed Brian Snitker with a strong and long relief appearance Friday when the Braves really needed it, and the effort earned him a start this week after it had seemed unlikely he?셝 get another one this season.
Braves beat Nats at rain-soaked Turner Field
Nationals phenom and Braves pest Trea Turner interrupted right-hander Matt Wisler?셲 strong start before a rain delay ended it.
New dad Freeman felt ?쁶eird??in return to Braves??lineup
Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman returned to the lineup on Saturday, two days after wife Chelsea gave birth to their first child.
Collmenter comes through in Braves??7-3 win over Nats
The Braves scoured the landscape last week to come up with veteran Josh Collmenter when they needed a fill-in starter, and the effort paid off Saturday when he pitched as if determined to prove he still belongs in the big leagues.
Photos: Photos: Collmenter pitches well for Braves
Photos from the Sept. 17, 2016 baseball game between the Braves and the Nationals.
Braves bring up 3 from Triple-A, Pierzynski placed on 60-day DL
A day after the Triple-A Gwinnett lost in the International League championship series, the Braves added three players from the Gwinnett team to the expanded September major league roster including third-base prospect Rio Ruiz in his first call to the big leagues.
Braves 3B prospect Ruiz gets first call to the big leagues
It was eleven months ago when Braves president of baseball operations John Hart took third-base prospect Rio Ruiz aside during the Instructional League in Florida and delivered a message as tactfully, but succinctly, as he could.
Early deficit vs. Scherzer dooms Braves in latest loss to Nats
Of John Gant’s seven major league starts, the one Friday night against the Nationals was his worst and briefest.
Braves newcomer Collmenter to start Saturday vs. Nationals
Three days after the Braves traded for veteran pitcher Josh Collmenter, he will start Saturday?셲 game against the Nationals.
Gwinnett Braves??season ends with Game 4 loss
The Gwinnett Braves managed just five hits in a 3-0 home loss as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders won Game 4 3-0 and took the Governors’ Cup Championship Friday night.
Mallex Smith excited to be back with the Braves
Mallex Smith won’t be a lineup regular the rest of the season, but the dynamic rookie outfielder was nonetheless thrilled to be back in uniform with the Braves on Friday for the first time since his left thumb was broken by a pitch nearly three months ago.
New dad Freddie Freeman expected back in lineup Saturday
Freddie Freeman was out of the Braves lineup Friday, a day after his wife Chelsea gave birth to the couple’s first child, a boy named Frederick Charles Freeman II.
Braves moving high-A team from N.C. to Kissimmee, Fla.
The Braves are moving their advanced Single-A team from North Carolina to Kissimmee, Fla, where it will play in the Houston Astros??longtime spring-training home at Osceola County Stadium.
Ramirez suspended three games for pitch near Fernandez?셲 head
Braves reliever Jose Ramirez was suspended Friday by Major League Baseball for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for “intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area” of Miami’s Jose Fernandez during Wednesday’s game.
Photos: Looking back: Ex-Brave Rafael Belliard
Photos of former Braves shortstop Rafael Belliard.
Belliard provided defense, clutch play during Braves??run
Some 25 years ago, the Braves were only a few weeks away from winning their first of 14 straight division titles.
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