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ATL • Outfielder • #13
about 14 hours ago
The 28-year-old superstar wasted no time in this one, crushing the second pitch thrown by Yoshinobu Yamamoto for a 401-foot (106.2 mph EV) solo shot to give Venezuela an early advantage. That would be his only hit in five at-bats on the night, including three strikeouts, but it set the tone for the eventual comeback victory.
ATL • Infielder • #28
about 17 hours ago
Olson finally got the Braves on the board in the sixth inning of this one, blasting a 398-foot (106.1 mph EV) two-run shot off of Tyler Uberstine in the sixth inning, giving the Braves the lead at 2-1. He also singled in the ballgame. The 31-year-old slugger has had himself a terrific spring, hitting .290 (9-for-31) with four homers and six RBI in 34 plate appearances.
ATL • Pitcher • #55
about 17 hours ago
The 26-year-old right-hander piled up six strikeouts on the evening while issuing a pair of walks. The lone tally against him came as Braiden Ward plated a run with a fielder’s choice in the third inning. Aside from that, Elder was superb. He got nine swings and misses on 78 pitches in the contest, posting a CSW of 31 percent. For the spring, he now holds a 4.73 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 12/5 K/BB ratio over 13 1/3 innings. As is often the case, Elder is likely to occupy a spot in the Braves’ rotation to open the season due to the plethora of injuries they are once again dealing with.
ATL • Outfielder • #21
1 day ago
Keirsey was in Braves camp as extra outfield depth and won’t make the club’s season-opening roster, even after left fielder Jurickson Profar was hit with a 162-game PED suspension. The 28-year-old got into 74 games for the Twins last year and is more of a defensive specialist than anything else. He could be up as a temporary stopgap at some point during the season.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
2 days ago
Long after the starters were gone, the Yankees nearly pulled off a big comeback, scoring five times off Ian Mejia in the top of the ninth. Fuentes, who made his major league debut one week after his 20th birthday last June, worked at 96-99 mph and threw 30 of his 42 pitches for strikes today. There’s little chance of the Braves making him their fifth starter, but he has a chance of being a factor this summer
ATL • 2B
2 days ago
For better or worse, Farmer is looking like a pretty good bet to make the Braves with Ha-Seong Kim on the injured list. He’s 13-for-27 this spring after hitting just .227/.280/.365 in 300 plate appearances for the Rockies this spring.
ATL •
2 days ago
Scott, 33, has major league experience, but was always fighting an uphill battle at securing a spot in the team’s crowded Opening Day bullpen. He pitched well in Grapefruit League action, hurling four scoreless innings with a 1.25 WHIP and a 2/2 K/BB ratio. He’ll open the year as depth at Triple-A Gwinnett and should be one of the first options to get the call should injury or ineffectiveness strike.
ATL • DH
3 days ago
The 26-year-old backstop victimized Pirates’ prized right-hander Bubba Chandler for a 391-foot (112.6 mph EV) solo shot to open the scoring in the third inning. That would be his only hit in the ballgame. He has struggled in his limited action this spring, hitting just .200 (2-for-10) with five strikeouts, though both of his hits have left the yard.
ATL • Pitcher • #66
3 days ago
Holmes outdueled Pirates’ right-hander Bubba Chandler in this one, with the only baserunner against him coming on a one-out walk to Ryan O’Hearn in the opening inning. The 29-year-old hurler got better as the game went on too, striking out five of the final six batters that he faced. He generated a whopping 18 swings and misses on 64 pitches in the ballgame — 13 of those on his slider — while posting an elite CSW of 42 percent. You can take spring training stats with a grain of salt, but Holmes has been among the most dominant hurlers in all of baseball, firing 12 1/3 scoreless innings with a 0.73 WHIP and a 16/6 K/BB ratio. It would seem he has locked up a spot in the Braves’ Opening Day rotation.
ATL •
4 days ago
The latest batch of cuts trims Atlanta’s spring training roster to 50 players. Carrasco is one of the highest-profile non-roster invitees in Braves camp this spring as he attempts to make it back to the big leagues for a 17th season since 2009. He figures to gobble up low-leverage innings at some point in the year. The same goes for Hernández and Karinchak, who were notable pitchers earlier this decade.
ATL • Infielder • #28
4 days ago
Olson, who definitely had an argument for being Team USA’s best choice at first base in the WBC, is 7-for-24 with five strikeouts and three walks in 27 plate appearances this spring.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 days ago
Strider was sharp today, but he didn’t build on his velocity gains from his second time out; he averaged 94.8 mph with his fastball, which is a tad down from 95.0 mph on Thursday and his 95.5 mph last season. There’s plenty of reason to hope that 2026 Strider will be a fair amount better than 2025 Strider, but he’s yet to give much reason to think that 2022/23 Strider will be walking through that door.
ATL •
4 days ago
Pérez gave up a three-run homer to Ben Williamson in the sixth before the Rays took out their starters. After that, he had an easy time and wound up striking out six. Pérez probably has the best chance of the Braves’ fringy rotation candidates to beat out Bryce Elder for the fifth spot.
ATL • Pitcher • #54
5 days ago
Riley Tirotta and Brandon Valenzuela homered off him. Suárez, who is out of options, is in the running to make the Braves as their fifth starter or as a middle reliever, but this won’t help. He gave up hard-hit balls to nine of the 15 batters he faced and two of the other six walked.
ATL • Outfielder • #13
6 days ago
Acuna was most of the offense today, as the rest of the lineup was limited to two hits. Venezuela already clinched a quarterfinal spot earlier in the day when the Dominican Republic eliminated Israel. Those two teams, though, still have to play Wednesday, and the winner will have the big advantage of facing Korea in the final eight, while the loser will face Japan.
ATL • Catcher • #30
6 days ago
The Twins scored four runs in the final two innings, but they couldn’t quite overcome Atlanta’s eight-run first inning. Baldwin is hitting .300/.300/.600 through 20 plate appearances this spring, but he could be doing even better. He has an 88% hard-hit rate on his 17 BBEs, and his four barrels have produced only one homer.
ATL • Infielder • #27
6 days ago
Riley is 8-for-20 with three homers this spring. He should be moving up draft boards a little, not necessarily because of his Grapefruit numbers but because he’s likely to move up to the cleanup spot in Atlanta’s lineup with Jurickson Profar out of the mix.
ATL • Pitcher • #33
6 days ago
There had been optimism after initial tests that the 28-year-old hurler was going to be able to avoid significant injury, but unfortunately that’s not the case. The Braves will now have to scramble to add depth to replace Wentz in their starting rotation mix. His injury could open the door for Bryce Elder to secure the fifth spot in the team’s Opening Day rotation.
Source: Chad Bishop
ATL • Pitcher • #55
7 days ago
Elder walked three, which just doesn’t fly form someone as hittable as he is. If Joey Wentz is out of the mix after injuring his knee today, Elder’s rotation chances would improve. There’s little in the way of fantasy potential here, though.
ATL • PH
7 days ago
Gamel and Dominic Smith are the Braves’ in-house options to fill in for Jurickson Profar against right-handers. Smith has the better track record of late and is also having a nice spring — he went 3-for-4 today — but Gamel is probably just as reasonable of a bet. He had two hard-hit balls besides the 106-mph homer today.
ATL • Pitcher • #33
7 days ago
There’s optimism based on initial tests that Wentz managed to avoid a serious right knee injury. He was carted off the field during Sunday’s spring training contest after a collision while covering first base. The 28-year-old southpaw will undergo further imaging for precautionary reasons but it doesn’t sound like a worst-case scenario. He would have some fantasy appeal in deeper leagues if he makes Atlanta’s season-opening rotation.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #33
7 days ago
The 28-year-old southpaw was able to walk off the field and into the clubhouse under his own power and his exit is believed to be precautionary. He’ll likely head for further evaluation to be on the safe side, but it doesn’t sound like anything serious at the moment.
Source: Chad Bishop
ATL • RF
8 days ago
Yastrzemski struck out in his other two at-bats, so his spring average fell from .571 to .529 today. Yastrzemski is due to move up at least one spot in Atlanta’s order with Jurickson Profar gone, and he might get a look as the No. 2 hitter against righties if the Braves want to go back to batting Drake Baldwin cleanup. He’s still probably not a mixed-league guy as a platoon player, but the Braves are fortunate to have him.
ATL • Pitcher • #66
8 days ago
Holmes walked three and gave up a couple of hits, but Shay Shanaman was able to strand the bases loaded after replacing him with two outs in the second. Holmes then came back out for a scoreless third. Holmes fastball today was up 0.5 mph from last outing against the Twins, leaving him 0.7 mph shy of his 2025 average. So, he’s trending the right way.
ATL • Pitcher • #75
8 days ago
Fuentes averaged 97.4 mph with his fastball and showcased a harder slider today. It’s easy to imagine him becoming an elite reliever with that combination, but he’s too good of a prospect as a starter to relegate him to the bullpen right now. If he can’t break into Atlanta’s rotation this summer, then perhaps he could be tried as a reliever down the stretch.
ATL • Infielder • #1
8 days ago
Albies finished 2-for-4 and accounted for all four of the Netherlands’ runs in this back-and-forth affair. The 29-year-old second baseman saved his loudest moment for last, detonating a 411-foot blast to right-center with two outs in the ninth after Ceddanne Rafaela and Xander Bogaerts reached to keep the inning alive. It was the first walk-off homer in World Baseball Classic history. There are round-trippers that vanish from memory instantly, and there are iconic blasts that live on for years to come. On an international stage, moments like Albies delivered don’t just decide games — they imprint themselves on the next generation watching back home.
ATL • CF
9 days ago
The 29-year-old outfielder smacked a two-out double off of Liam Hendriks in the third inning, but the Braves were unable to cash him in from there. He then capped off a four-run uprising in the fourth inning with an RBI double that plated Aaron Schunk. Azocar is off to a solid start in his quest to earn a bench spot on the Braves’ Opening Day roster, hitting .389 (7-for-18) with one RBI.
ATL • Pitcher • #40
9 days ago
The 32-year-old hurler racked up three strikeouts on the night while issuing a pair of walks. The lone tally against him came in the opening inning as Josh Bell worked a two out walk then Trevor Larnach and Ryan Jeffers followed with singles to move him around and in. Lopez finished his day with three straight scoreless frames. For the spring, he now holds a 1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and an 8/4 K/BB ratio over nine innings in his first three starts.
ATL • 1B
10 days ago
Smith’s chances of making the Braves got a huge lift with the Jurickson Profar suspension. Barring an addition, he seems likely to open up as the DH against right-handers and then perhaps hang around in a reduced role once Sean Murphy comes off the injured list. He probably wouldn’t be a mixed-league option.
ATL • Pitcher • #51
10 days ago
Sale gave up five hits, but most of them were weak, with the lone extra-base hit being a 67-mph double. He wound up striking out two and walking one in his second start of the spring.