The Atlanta Braves have been dealing with some serious injuries this season and could change things with a blockbuster trade deadline deal.
Patrick McAvoy
The Atlanta Braves recently lost superstar outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. for the season but could find a replacement around the trade deadline.
The Atlanta Braves should be in the outfield market to replace Ronald Acuna Jr. and could look to the Boston Red Sox for help.
Colin Keane
Acuna left in the first inning on a non-contact play and will miss the remainder of the season.
Edward Sutelan
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Time, TV schedule, live stream for MLB Friday Night Baseball game between Braves and Rangers
Atlanta star Ronald Acuna Jr. is teaming up with one of the most popular musical artists in the world.
Bryan Murphy
On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, pushing him past Babe Ruth. The Sporting News was there to cover the moment, just as it was to cover Babe's 712th, 713th and 714th on May 25, 1935.
Bob Hille
The Sporting News was there April 8, 1974, when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, just as TSN was there when Babe Ruth his his 714th in 1935.
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Full TV schedule, streams for 2024 Braves Opening Day & more
What to know about the Braves' 2024 spring training schedule, including tickets, TV coverage and how to watch games in Florida.
Emily Dozier
Braves star outfielder and reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. is dealing with soreness in his surgically repaired right knee.
Kyle Irving
The Braves took aim at the Orioles on Monday. They used a Baltimore icon to do so.
David Suggs
The Red Sox and Braves made a somewhat unexpected deal on Saturday — aren’t those the best? — swapping a young hitting prospect for a veteran pitcher who’s had injury issues.
Ryan Fagan
The 2023 season has officially ended, with the Rangers wrapping up the long-awaited first World Series title in franchise history, thanks to a record-setting performance on the road in the postseason. So now, it’s time for the first power ranking of baseball’s 2024 season.
Deion Sanders, who was also playing for the NFL's Falcons at the time, set a World Series milestone that has not been matched in 1992. But all was not rosy between the Braves and Prime Time.
Bryce Harper stared down Braves SS Orlando Arcia after hitting two home runs in NLDS Game 3 on Wednesday. Here are the comments Arcia made to fire up the two-time MVP.
Dan Treacy
The Phillies defeated the Braves in four games in the NLDS.
Here's all the information you need to watch the Braves take on the Phillies in Game 4 of the 2023 NLDS.
Braves SS Orlando Arcia allegedly mocked Phillies star Bryce Harper after Game 2 of the NLDS, but Harper got the last laugh on Wednesday.
The postseason is all about moments, and the Braves delivered a few of them on Monday night against the Phillies.
People are upset that baseball is not coddling its top teams enough.
The Phillies notched their third run of the game on a call that infuriated the fans in Atlanta.
The Braves will be stooping over a lot after they pick up hits. Here's why.
Here’s a prediction that we feel quite confident in making: Even though we don’t know the specifics of what might happen, we do know it’s going to be fun.
We’re not so concerned with overall records; what do the teams look like right now? Are they healthy? Have the trade additions/subtractions made a big impact? What’s their potential path to the World Series?
Acuna's accomplishments have earned him plenty of adulation across the sport, especially from his franchise and home crowd. That fact can rub some the wrong way, apparently.
Joe Rivera
The Braves won their sixth straight NL East title and are on pace to score a franchise record for runs. But that's just one area where their offense has dominated in 2023.
Thursday was a momentous day for Acuna, who got married in the morning and made baseball history at night.
While there wasn't any harm done, Acuna almost seemed inviting of the fans-rushing-the-field situation before it turned slightly scary.
Zac Gallen, Blake Snell and Spencer Strider are a few of those in the mix as the season heads down the stretch.
The NL MVP race has seemed all but decided for about a month, with Ronald Acuña Jr. having played at such a level that nobody else was ever seriously in the conversation. But Freddie Freeman is making noise.
Jason Foster
A triple play is usually turned based on extraordinarily bad luck or timing. This was just extraordinarily bad baserunning.
Ronald Acuña Jr. isn't partaking in the Home Run Derby this season, but he is leaving the door open for future participation.
Kevin Skiver
Here's what you need to know to watch the exclusively streamed game between the Braves and Rays on Friday night.
Atlanta has been seemingly unstoppable, but the Rays are still great. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks, Marlins and Reds make jumps.
This has not been the best Father's Day for the Culbersons.
Olson is whiffing at an almost unprecedented level for him and striking out more than anyone else in baseball, but he's still been a formidable presence in the lineup for the first-place Braves.
Pete Alonso and the Mets are trying to turn their season around.
Ronald Acuña Jr. is off to not only the best start of his career, but off to an historic offensive pace.
After years of overall mediocrity as a backup player, Orlando Arcia is now a potential All-Star who's filled a massive need for the Braves.
How to watch Seattle vs. Atlanta Friday night.
The Braves think they've avoided the worst-case scenario with Max Fried.
The Braves are hoping the injury to their star isn't seroius.
Not even a month into the season, the Braves Big Hat has been forced into retirement.
The Braves won their first 13 games in 1982, setting a record, leaving The Sporting News to assess in the May 3 issue just how good the team could be.
Max Fried suffered hamstring discomfort against the Nationals.
The Braves are primed to make another run at the NL East. Here's how to watch them try to do it.
The voice of the popular Madden video games will now be on the call for Braves' games.
Fred McGriff's induction in Cooperstown would be later than he deserved, but standing alone on the stage, well, maybe that would make up for the delay, just a little bit.
What to know about the Braves and Phillies in the NLDS.
Brian Snitker isn't concerned about the noise in Philadelphia ahead of Game 3.
Pittsburgh now is exactly 30 years removed from the worst sports defeat in its history, a 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves, which kept the Pirates out of the World Series then, and perhaps forever.
Mike DeCourcy
Acuna appeared unlikely to stay in the game after taking a Zack Wheeler fastball to the elbow, but he got through the inning and finished the contest.
Here's what you need to know about the weather delay at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Sometimes, it helps to go back to basics.
While Atlanta's erasure of a 10.5-game deficit is the number that gets all the attention, there's a story within the story, and the best way to say it is this: The Braves nearly had to erase that big deficit twice.
Here's everything you need to know about the high-stakes Mets vs. Braves series this weekend in Atlanta that will all but decide the NL East winner.
Braves fans have reason to be excited for what might be ahead.
Atlanta declined an opportunity to move up its home weekend series with New York by one day, and MLB backed that up.
Sam Jarden
Before we dive into the newly expanded postseason, the MLB regular season still has some big storylines — and plenty still undecided.
The Mets and Braves are separated by a tiny margin in the NL East, but there's been a vast difference between the bottom-line performances of their closers. And there's more to it than which closer has the most saves on his ledger.
Braves third baseman Austin Riley knows there's a fine line between good strategy and overkill when it comes to defensive positioning, which is why he's fine with plans to restrict shifts starting next season. He's not alone.
Gottlieb was being sued by agent Casey Close for a tweet claiming Close didn't tell Freeman about a final offer from the Braves.
Ozuna was arrested for the second time in two years during his Braves' tenure.
The battle for the NL East has just about everything one could want in a fun baseball story, courtesy of the Mets and Braves. And it seems destined to go the distance.
Why would a defending World Series champion give an eight-year, $72 million contract to a kid who was riding buses in the low minors just one year ago? A valid question, perhaps, but only if you've never seen Michael Harris II play.
The Braves have clearly found a new way of operating, and it's working for Alex Anthopoulos.
Scherzer did not appear thrilled to have to stop his delivery.
Whether you're looking at traditional stats, new-ish metrics or StatCast numbers, the story is the same: Matt Olson's 2022 season has been a mix of good to great and mediocre to bad — all at the same time.
Four hundred thirty-five pairs of brothers have played in MLB. The Contreras brothers are among the best who have worn big league uniforms at the same time.
If the Braves were to sign Jacob deGrom, their rotation in 2023 would be led by a new Big Three.
It sounds as if Freeman and Excel Sports' Casey Close were not on the same page.
The nominees for ESPN’s annual ESPY awards were announced on Tuesday, and the list for Best MLB Player includes Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge and Jorge Soler. The last name feels … surprising, right?
Freddie Freeman returning to Atlanta to play the Braves was one of the more emotional homecomings in recent baseball history.
There won't be a dry eye in the stands when Freddie Freeman takes his first at-bat on Friday night.
Joc Pederson's pearls became the stuff of legends during the Braves' improbable World Series run.
It would seem unlikely that an MLB team could reel off 12 straight wins and not even be operating at an optimal level, but the 2022 Braves have shown that it's quite possible.
Freddie Freeman's first game against his former organization was a big one.
The Braves are going to be without their superstar outfielder on Opening Day. When can Atlanta expect him back in the lineup?
Hunter Greene shined in his MLB debut against the Braves. Here's a breakdown of how he was able to keep the World Series champs under control and pick up the win.
Freddie Freeman took a diplomatic approach, but his response was telling as he said why he and Ronald Acuña Jr. might not have always seen eye to eye as teammates.
The MLB season’s a few weeks away and most of the key free agents have found new homes, so it’s time to start taking a look at the key questions in each division. Let’s start with the NL East.
Despite what you may have seen screamed and bloviated on social media, there were no losers in the Freddie Freeman-to-the-Dodgers drama.
It's time to party like it's 1995, Braves fans. Here's how you can follow the World Series parade through Atlanta on Friday.
The necklace became synonymous with the Braves' postseason run as fans began to don replicas of the outfielder's jewelry.
So many times, Braves teams have left October with nothing but a bruised ego and a hopeful outlook. Not this year.
Oh, Ozzie.
The Fox broadcaster used the moment to discuss Freeman's potential free-agent status, angering Braves fans who simply wanted to enjoy it.
Zac Al-Khateeb
Correa spent seven years with Houston and ranks among the top 10 in several key offensive categories, including WAR and OPS. He was also a two-time All-Star and the 2015 AL Rookie of the Year.
Jake Aferiat
Soler prioritized quality over quantity with his hits during the 2021 World Series.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Astros vs. Braves in the 2021 World Series. Follow for complete results from Game 6 on Tuesday night.
Atlanta took over Game 6 with one mighty swing of the outfielder/DH's bat. It added two more long balls for good measure in its clinching victory.
Atlanta manager Brian Snitker made a seemingly questionable decision in the first inning of Game 6. The rules say otherwise.
Here's all the information you need to watch the Astros take on the Braves, including TV schedule, channel and start time.
The World Series shifts to Houston for Game 6 on Tuesday.
Here's how to watch a potential clinching Game 6 of the 2021 World Series between the Astros and Braves.
With several of his key relievers having pitched the previous two days, Braves manager Brian Snitker needed to rely on other arms to pitch multiple innings Sunday.
The light-hitting catcher is the guy opposing teams need to get out when they face the Astros. The Braves couldn't do it in an elimination game.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Braves vs. Astros in the 2021 World Series. Follow for complete results from Game 5 on Sunday night.
Here's all the information you need to watch each game of the 2021 World Series.
Freeman's blast traveled an estimated 460 feet, tying for the longest homer of his career in the Statcast era.
Here's all the information you need to watch Game 5 of the World Series, including the start time and a full TV schedule for Astros vs. Braves.
Here's how to watch a potential clinching Game 5 of the 2021 World Series between the Astros and Braves.
The Astros left 11 runners on base as they failed to come up with clutch hits when they needed them.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Braves vs. Astros in the 2021 World Series. Follow for complete results from Game 4 on Saturday night.
Kyle Wright's perfect inning of relief in an out-of-reach Game 2 set the tone for the huge effort the Braves got from him in Game 4.
There was an exciting Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night, but you might not know that because baseball is apparently in a crisis.
Here's all the information you need to watch Game 4 of the World Series between the Astros and Braves.
Dani Mohr
Here's all the information you need to watch Game 4 of the World Series, including the start time and a full TV schedule for Astros vs. Braves.
The ball dropped between Eddie Rosario and Dansby Swanson in shallow left field for a deflating single.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Braves vs. Astros in the 2021 World Series. Follow for complete results from Game 3 on Friday night.
Anderson was about to face the top of the Astros' batting order for the third time and was already at 76 pitches through five.
The tarp is on the field at Atlanta's Truist Park ahead of the start of Friday's matchup.
Here's look back at the sign-stealing scandal of the Astros from the year they won the World Series.
Pederson has shared some potential explanations for why he wears the necklace, but hasn't gone into too much detail on it.
Altuve is a perfect example that MLB stars don't have to have size on their side to be top performers.
Dusty Baker carries quite a few accessories with him during games that he manages. But what about the gloves?
Jacob Camenker
Exploring Baker's managerial record as he prepares to lead his second team in the World Series.
Here's all the information you need to watch Game 3 of the World Series between the Astros and Braves.
The tomahawk chop is ubiquitous during Braves home games, but a growing number of critics have decried the tradition as a racist — and inaccurate — depiction of Native American culture since it began around 1991.
Here's all the information you need to watch Game 3 of the World Series, including the start time and a full TV schedule for Astros vs. Braves.
Mark Lemke had no idea what to expect as Game 3 of the 1991 World Series approached, but it had nothing to do with the seeming randomness of the MLB postseason.
The current Astros manager had his MLB start when he was with the team he's opposing in the World Series.
The Braves have been honoring the passing of Hank Aaron all season with the 44 in center field and the patches on the back of their hats.
A pair of errors in key spots helped the Astros tack on a few runs against the Braves in a Game 2 win to even the series.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Astros vs. Braves in the 2021 World Series. Follow for complete results from Game 2 on Wednesday night.
Here's all the information you need to watch Game 2 of the World Series between the Astros and Braves.
Here's all the information you need to watch Astros vs. Braves in Game 2 of the World Series, including the start time and a complete TV schedule for the 2021 Fall Classic.
If it's possible for the best parts of a World Series to come after it has ended, 1991 offered a glimpse of what it might look like.
Charlie Morton put forth a gutty effort against the Astros after taking a hard grounder off his leg.
Baker is looking to become the second-oldest manager in history to win a World Series.
Albies' stolen base in Game 1 of the World Series netted all of America one free taco.
Morton was forced to leave the game during the third inning.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Astros vs. Braves in the 2021 World Series. Follow for complete results from Game 1 on Tuesday night.
Here's all the information you need to watch Astros vs. Braves in Game 1 of the World Series, including the start time and a complete TV schedule for the 2021 Fall Classic.
Here's all the information you need to watch Game 1 of the World Series between the Astros and Braves.
Here's all the information you need to know about the start of the 2021 World Series.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Dodgers vs. Braves on Saturday night. Follow for complete results from Game 6 of the 2021 NLCS.
Matzek helped the Braves reach the World Series by shutting down the Dodgers in one of the biggest moments of Game 6. The left-hander struck out the side with the tying run in scoring position in the seventh.
The power-hitting outfielder was a deadline steal for the Braves. Now he'll be playing in his first World Series thanks to a 14-for-25 performance vs. the Dodgers in the NLCS.
Tom Gatto
Check out the schedule for the 2021 National League and American League Championship Series.
Here's all the information you need to watch Game 6 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and Braves.
Scherzer had been used on short rest multiple times this postseason.
Taylor joined elite Dodger and baseball company with his Game 5 performance.
Phillips came on in the middle of an at-bat as he replaced injured opener Joe Kelly.
Rosario nearly hit for the cycle, but settled for two homers and a four-hit night as the Braves routed the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS.
Turner left Wednesday's game against the Braves after what looked like a hamstring injury while running to first in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Joc Pederson picked up an RBI base hit after getting another chance to swing the bat, and the Braves followed that up with three more RBIs to take a 4-2 lead in the top of the fourth.
The star outfielder for the Braves hasn't played since July 10 because of a torn ACL
Brandon Schlager
This Dodgers pitcher is taking his love of cats to a whole new level.
The Braves walked off with a win in the bottom half of the inning to end Game 1 of the NLCS.
Corey Knebel will make his second postseason start for the Dodgers as they face the Braves in Atlanta for Game 1 of NLCS.
What you need to know ahead of the NLCS between the Braves and Dodgers.
Check out the schedule for the 2021 National League and American League Division Series.
Here are some of the best reactions to Freeman's game-winning home run.
The Braves nearly scored a run on a sacrifice fly, but Duvall was thrown out before Austin Riley could cross home plate.
The Yankees, Red Sox and Rays are among the teams that could dip into their farm system to find late-season help for their playoff push.
Atlanta addresses a need in the outfield with the left-handed-hitting Pederson.
Here are the latest updates on Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. after he suffered a serious knee injury July 10 against the Marlins.
Ronald Acuna Jr. tried to walk off the field but eventually needed to be carted off.
The Miami skipper was told that Acuna's history of being hit by Marlins pitchers played a role. Mattingly believes Atlanta manager Brian Snitker was responsible.
Soroka tore his right Achilles for the second time since August 2020, ending his 2021 campaign.
The umpires in Monday's Mets-Braves game were thorough in checking deGrom for illegal sticky substances.
The Braves outfielder was booked into Fulton County Jail and charged with assault and battery stemming from an alleged domestic dispute.
Don't fight against inanimate objects, folks.
It was a scary scene in Atlanta on Monday night.
Jackie Spiegel
What used to be a sad day for Freeman is now a happy day, to his own admission.
Acuna was struck in the left hand by a 98 mph fastball from Phillies reliever Sam Coonrod.
Freeman could afford to be happy: His team was up by 10 runs at the time and he had already collected four hits in the game.
Freeman turned to his oldest son, Charlie, for a new jam ahead of Tuesday night's game between the Braves and Cubs.
Jordan Greer
MLB says a pitcher has to go nine hitless innings. Bumgarner's game was only scheduled for seven. Tough luck.
The Arizona right fielder was a good sport after losing an opportunity to record a putout in Atlanta.
Usually, a lack of "hustle" isn't that big of a deal, but when you're hitting under .200 in a three-run game on a sub-.500 team, maybe busting it down the line is the best course of action.
The star outfielder left the Braves' Sunday night game against the Cubs.
Hendricks did something that just eight other players in MLB hsitory have done.
Is there nothing Acuña can't do?
The school will now go by Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy.
First the speed, then the power. Acuña's got it all.
Philadelphia got the benefit of a replay review that upheld a call that likely should have been overturned.
The Nats' first four games were postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing. The team has now been cleared to take the field.
Atlanta's response to MLB moving the All-Star Game comes off as tone-deaf and petulant, and people let them know.
Here's what you need to know to watch opening weekend of the 2021 MLB season, including a full TV schedule with start times and TV channels.
Harper had a way to steal headlines before even taking the field.
Major League Baseball is returning to a full 162-game slate in 2021 after a shortened season last year. Here's everything to know about Opening Day, including the full TV schedule with start times for all 30 teams.
Mike Bell was part of a three-generation baseball family and had earned the respect of many people in the game.
Spoiler: It's mostly bad, especially the potential ban on shifts and the limits on teams' ability to control the running game.
Hammering Hank Aaron died Friday at the age of 86. His was an indelible legacy not only on the baseball diamond, but also in civil rights — something reflected by the reaction of the sports world to his death.
The last few years of Phil Niekro's career showed that you don't have to believe what people say about you — and it's nice to prove the critics wrong.
Cody Bellinger hit a solo home run to send the Dodgers to the World Series. In his celebrations, he appeared to dislocate his right shoulder, an injury which has happened to Bellinger before.
Billy Heyen
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Dodgers vs. Braves in Game 7 of the 2020 NLCS. Follow for complete results.
Jacob Hancock
The Dodgers infielder and Braves catcher produce the rare home-plate collision.
Because, see, they both have the same name and a celebrity has the same name and . . .
Clayton Kershaw, who was scratched from Game 2 with a bad back, will start Game 4 of the NLCS for the Dodgers.
Braves reliever Mark Melancon has caught a home run from teammate Ozzie Albies in the left-field bullpen in both games of the NLCS against the Dodgers.
Atlanta gets six strong innings from its postseason No. 1 starter in a series-opening victory over the Dodgers.
The outfielder's career numbers against Miami are staggering.
Dan Bernstein
Each of the eight MLB playoff teams beginning Division Series play have an under-the-rader player who could decide the series. We broke down those potential unsung heroes here.
The two traded shots at one another after the Braves eliminated Reds from the Wild Card Series.
