Nolan Arenado fails to earn Gold Glove nomination

(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports) Nolan Arenado won a Gold Glove in each of his first 10 major league seasons, but the streak will end this year. The St. Louis Cardinals third baseman wasn't among the three National League finalists for...

Kyle Schwarber, Phillies hammer D-backs, take 2-0 lead

(Photo credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports) Kyle Schwarber continued his historic home run surge Tuesday night with a a pair of solo homers to power the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-0 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 2 of the...

MLB roundup: D-backs complete sweep of Dodgers

(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) The Arizona Diamondbacks made postseason history by becoming the first team ever to hit four home runs in one inning as they finished off the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in Game 3 for a...

AL, NL Division Series: Royce Lewis among players to watch

(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports) October baseball is not about one-man shows, although a leading man capable of showing the way can make a difference when it comes to making a World Series run. With four division series about to...

Bryson Stott, Nick Castellanos fuel Phillies past Braves

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Bryson Stott poked a two-run double down the left-field line with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday...

MLB roundup: Corbin Carroll makes rookie history as D-backs roll

(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) Corbin Carroll had four hits, scored three runs and stole two bases to help the host Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-1 win against the San Francisco Giants in the finale of their two-game...

Braves could open Phillies series without Ronald Acuna Jr.

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) The Braves will try to bounce back after being swept over the weekend, but it is uncertain whether MVP candidate Ronald Acuna Jr. will be in the lineup when Atlanta hosts the Philadelphia Phillies...

Georgia native Adam Wainwright set for final Atlanta start

(Photo credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports) The St. Louis Cardinals will send veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright to the mound on Thursday in search a rare sweep against the Atlanta Braves. It will be the final start of Wainwright's career...

Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. aims to bolster MVP resume vs. Dodgers

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) About a month ago, the Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. appeared to be the runaway winner of the National League MVP award, until Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts put together a historic...

Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. logs major's first 30-60 season

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. established his own club for power and speed on Thursday, becoming the first player in major league history to produce 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in the...

Giants seek a bit of revenge when they take on Braves

(Photo credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports) Ace Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants get an opportunity to turn the tables on the Atlanta Braves when the clubs make a quick turnaround from a series last week in a three-game set that...

MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh, Mariners manhandle White Sox

(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) Cal Raleigh went 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs and Luis Castillo pitched seven strong innings as the Seattle Mariners routed the host Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Monday night for their seventh...

MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh, Mariners manhandle White Sox

(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) Cal Raleigh went 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs and Luis Castillo pitched seven strong innings as the Seattle Mariners routed the host Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Monday night for their seventh...

Braves bid for series sweep of reeling Giants

(Photo credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports) The Atlanta Braves will seek a second straight series sweep on Sunday afternoon when they conclude their three-game set against visiting San Francisco Giants. Atlanta had its streak of shutouts...

Surging Braves meet Giants, shoot for fourth straight shutout

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Atlanta Braves right-hander Yonny Chirinos has a tough act to follow when he takes the mound on Saturday night against the visiting San Francisco Giants. Well, three tough acts, actually. Fresh off of...

MLB roundup: Bryce Elder, Braves blank Yanks

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Bryce Elder allowed only one hit over seven scoreless innings and Marcell Ozuna and Ronald Acuna Jr. homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the visiting New York Yankees on Tuesday....

Getting contributions from newcomers, Angels face Braves

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Angels selected Randal Grichuk one spot before Mike Trout in the first round of the 2009 draft. More than 14 years later, Grichuk officially made a contribution for the big-league...

Spotlight shines on young pitchers as Braves visit Red Sox

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Two of Major League Baseball's top young pitchers will be on the mound Wednesday night when the visiting Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox conclude a two-game series. Spencer Strider (11-3, 3.78 ERA)...

Rockies trade RHP Pierce Johnson to Braves

(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) The Colorado Rockies traded reliever Pierce Johnson to the Atlanta Braves for two pitching prospects on Monday. The Rockies received right-handers Victor Vodnik and Tanner Gordon, ranked Nos. 10 and 26,...

Pitchers, reserves selected for 2023 All-Star Game

The Atlanta Braves will have a total of eight players in the All-Star Game after a player ballot and Major League Baseball finalized complete rosters on Sunday for this year's Midsummer Classic. After starters were named on Thursday, the player...

Braves' Michael Soroka to face Marlins in series opener

The red-hot Miami Marlins will square off with the even-hotter Braves when the teams begin a three-game National League East showdown in Atlanta on Friday night. Miami is coming off a three-game road sweep of the Boston Red Sox, its seventh sweep...