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If the Yankees played this terribly in the 1700s, we’d all have British accents right now
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Alex Anthopoulos just acquired Matt Olson, one of the best first basemen in the league, and yet he was at the point of tears.
That should show you how much he and the Braves cared about Freddie Freeman.
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Marcus Stroman is flashing an important message on his shirt.
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Spencer Strider on his outing versus the Mets: "A lot of weird hits. They seem to be having a lot of luck right now offensively. That’s great. It’s August. (We’ll) see what things are like in October.”
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Bryce Elder said he didn’t hear Pete Alonso saying “throw it again.”
Asked if he would be upset about it, Elder said:
“No. If I hit one to the concourse, I might holler, too.”
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Matt Olson: “Freddie is obviously an amazing player. It’s just not going to affect what I’m going to come here and do. I’m here to be Matt Olson.”
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Michael Harris threw a 93.9 mph strike. Just an insane play.
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Michael Harris II on the game-ending play: “After I saw the out at first, I blacked out and was running around the outfield screaming. I kind of had a moment where I saw the fans out there cheering, and I knew at one point I was out there cheering for these guys, too."
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Holy smokes. Truist Park is shaking.
Austin Riley just launched a two-out, two-run, go-ahead homer off Jeff Hoffman. The Braves have taken their first lead of the series.
5-4, Braves, bottom 8
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Vaughn Grissom's major-league career could go any which way and he'll still have this. Wow, what a moment.
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Michael Harris saw Mets fans in left field shouting at Eddie Rosario: “Rosario, you suck!”
Then Rosario pointed at his ring finger.
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Love the message on the back of Austin Riley’s shirt.
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News: Ronald Acuña Jr. will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-Gwinnett on Tuesday.
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The Braves just finished playing the New York teams — who entered the season with the two highest payrolls in baseball — in back-to-back series. The Braves won six of seven games. In total, they outscored the Mets and Yankees, 58-13.
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The Atlanta Braves have won their fifth consecutive National League East title. They clinched this one in Game 161.
The Braves have the longest active streak of division titles in baseball. They have now won the division 22 times, the most in MLB history.
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Tuesday: Braves down three runs
Wednesday: Braves down three runs
Thursday: Braves down four runs
They still swept the Mets.
Atlanta has won five in a row.
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Amid the Jackson, MS, water crisis, Braves OF Michael Harris II is donating $23,000. He hopes most of his money goes toward the youth, whether that be the school system or those who are less fortunate. Harris grew to love Mississippi during this time there, and wanted to help.
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Ronald Acuña Jr. just blasted a ball off the scoreboard in BP.
“I’m back!” he declared.
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Spencer Strider said he threw off a mound yesterday. He said he feels great.
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You can “wish” Ronald Acuña Jr. hadn’t said that stuff publicly. Fine. But in this job, we beg players to be honest and unfiltered all the time, and rarely get that from them (for reasons that are sometimes understandable). I commend Acuña for his honesty.
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Ronald Acuña said he was playing Call of Duty at 1 a.m. this morning when the Braves called to tell him he was coming up to join them. He seems so excited to be here.
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I didn’t think it were possible for the Braves to lose Freddie Freeman and for fans to still be happy in the same week, but it happened.
The Alex Anthopoulos Effect ™️
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Eddie Rosario on Matt Olson: “His name’s not Freddie, but I think Matt is going to make a name for himself.”
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Alex Anthopoulos said he involved Will Smith, one closer, in the process of signing Kenley Jansen, another closer. Anthopoulos said Smith was on board. He told Anthopoulos he wants another ring and another parade.
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Alex Anthopoulos taught a master class this week. The Braves are very, very intent on trying to repeat as World Series champions.
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The Braves should scrap “As One” and use “Heart and Nuts” for the rest of the postseason
"All that was was just heart and nuts."
😂
So, this quote by A.J. Minter can't make it into my official story, but here's your winning pitcher on the Braves coming back to beat the Phillies in Game 2:
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When Ozzie Albies suffered a foot fracture, the Dodgers’ game hadn’t yet started.
Freddie Freeman FaceTimed Albies to tell him he cared about him.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on Max Fried: "I think he's the best left-hander in the game."
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Pete Alonso threw a kid a ball, then asked if he wanted to play catch. The kid will probably tell this story forever.
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With the Braves down a run and the "Eddie!" chants filling Truist Park, Eddie Rosario launched a go-ahead, two-run home run. Atlanta is now on the cusp of a fifth consecutive victory.
Rosario got a curtain call.
(Look at Tyler Rogers' reaction. He knew this was gone.)
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During coaches/staff intros for the ring ceremony, the loudest ovation (by my estimate) did not go to Alex Anthopoulos or Brian Snitker.
It was for Ron Washington.
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Ozzie Albies on how much pleasure the Braves take in beating the Mets: “A lot of pleasure, of course, because they always say they’re going to beat us. That’s all I can say. I won’t say much.”
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People can choose anything in life, and they choose to run on Sean Murphy.
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Brian Snitker said he asked Nationals manager Dave Martinez to be on his ASG staff because Martinez didn’t get to manage the ASG after winning the World Series due to COVID. Snitker was really happy Martinez accepted the invite.
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On Friday, Dansby Swanson homered off Jacob deGrom.
On Saturday, he homered off Max Scherzer.
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A family of Royals fans caught Pete Alonso’s home run ball. They were gracious enough to give it back to Alonso.
Alonso signed a bat, cleats and some baseballs for the family. He was very grateful for the classy move.
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In his first rehab start, Mike Soroka threw three perfect innings. He faced nine batters, and struck out eight of them.
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The Braves' World Series ring includes a single pearl in honor of Joc Pederson.
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Dansby Swanson on Freddie Freeman’s impact: “No. 5 should never be worn again.”
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Ozzie Albies said Kenley Jansen told him last year that it would be cool for the two to play together. They are both from Curacao. Now they're teammates.
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Matt Olson: "Showing up to the yard and knowing that a lot of this core is going to be here for the next four, five plus years, it's really cool and something that's new for me."
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All I want for Christmas is Bally Sports on YouTube TV
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Vaughn Grissom, who is 21, just hit a 440-foot home run that had an exit velocity of 107.1 mph.
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Ozzie Albies and Orlando Arcia have a terrific connection
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The Braves went from the depths of nothing to being winners of a momentum-shifting game in like an hour. Unreal.
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Jacob deGrom this season: 9 ER
Gerrit Cole in his last two starts: 9 ER
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Matt Olson said Travis d'Arnaud was giving him running advice.
"I don’t know if that’s good when the catcher is talking to you," Olson said.
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Luke Jackson on returning to Truist: “Fans here are unmatched. San Fran’s got some great fans, too, but no offense to San Fran, Atlanta’s a different beast when it comes to sports in general and being a hometown team."
But he's enjoying his new chapter.
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Austin Riley led the NL with 79 extra-base hits. Matt Olson had 78.
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News from around the NL East: The Mets led the division for almost the entire season. The Braves caught them, passed them, swept them and knocked them to the wild card series.
There will be no rematch, as the Mets were eliminated before the Braves even threw a postseason pitch.
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Very cool: Adam Duvall, a Type 1 diabetic, is meeting with diabetic kids in the dugout at Truist Park.
Awesome to see these guys use their platforms positively.
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With or without Freddie Freeman, can the Braves run it back?
Ronald Acuña Jr. “Yes. Of course.”
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Ronald Acuña. Austin Riley. Matt Olson. Ozzie Albies. Now Michael Harris.
The Braves' core is here to stay.
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Kenley Jansen on his perception of the Braves' bullpen while he played in LA: "From the other side ... watching whenever the gate opened up, it was devastating to see Minter, Matzek, Luke Jackson, Will Smith. All of them, it was just devastating."
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Last night, I asked Spencer Strider why he believed the Braves’ regular-season success hasn’t translated into deeper postseason runs the last two years. I thought his answer was insightful and honest.
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Kenley Jansen: “It’s awesome to put this uniform on.”
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The Braves and Padres are on Sunday Night Baseball next weekend.
Boston’s Kiké Hernandez, who is mic’d up tonight, just jokingly nominated Ozzie Albies to be mic’d up next week.
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Vaughn Grissom's homer traveled 412 feet and went 101.7 mph. It would have been a home run in every ballpark.
That is a grown man homer.
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Alex Anthopoulos on his Braves tenure: “This was the hardest transaction I’ve ever had to make.”
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Matt Olson has arrived at Braves camp. Here is manager Brian Snitker giving him a pat on the back.
(Curtis Compton/AJC)
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Wholesome moment: Michael Harris and his family are down on the field. They were watching the fireworks, and Harris was taking pictures with a bunch of people. The kid just loves being a Brave.
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Just a ridiculous slide from Ronald Acuña here. If the Braves win, his activity on the bases all night will be one reason why.
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In total, the Braves have eight All-Stars: Ronald Acuña Jr., Sean Murphy, Orlando Arcia, Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder.
The eight All-Stars is a franchise record and is one off the MLB record for All-Star selections from a single team.
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Braves third baseman Austin Riley is scheduled to be the mic’d up player on Sunday Night Baseball in St. Louis. The in-game conversation between Riley and ESPN’s broadcast team is slated for the bottom of the third inning.
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Breaking: The Braves are calling up top prospect Vaughn Grissom. Like Michael Harris, they’re bringing him up straight from Double A.
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As Braves fans chanted “Over-rated!”, Francisco Lindor lined a run-scoring single.
The Mets lead, 4-3
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BREAKING: The Braves signed catcher Sean Murphy to a six-year, $73 million contract. It includes a $15 million club option with no buyout for 2029.
The Braves have their catcher of the future.
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Vaughn Grissom just homered over the Green Monster in his MLB debut. You cannot write a story better than that for your first career hit (and homer).
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Matt Olson received a large ovation -- for a spring training game -- during pregame introductions at CoolToday Park.
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The Phillies fans serenaded the Braves with boos, but the 2023 Braves do not care. With this victory, they extended the longest active run of division titles in baseball.
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“I love the Braves organization with all my heart. That will never change.”
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Freddie Freeman in 12 seasons with the Braves: 1,704 hits, 271 home runs and 941 RBIs. He hit .295 with an .893 OPS.
Incredible.
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Baseball fans deserved better. The owners didn’t care.
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Personal News: I’m excited to announce I’ll be the new Braves beat writer for the
@ajc
. Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey. I’m extremely grateful for this opportunity and I can’t wait to get started in Atlanta soon.
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The Braves just calling up 21-year-olds who hit 440-foot bombs like they're nothing is insane
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Austin Riley on Atlanta: “It’s definitely a goal to be here my entire career.”
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BREAKING: The Braves signed Austin Riley to a 10-year contract worth $212 million.
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BREAKING: The Braves have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos that will keep him with the club through the 2031 season.
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Do the Braves have the pieces to run it back?
“Yes, Ozzie Albies said. “Why not? Let’s do it again.”
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Michael Harris beat out a throw for an infield single. He then stole second. Then he stole third.
The man can fly.
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Matt Olson on Michael Harris: "He's probably the best young player that I've seen play."
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Ronald Acuña Jr. will be at today’s Hawks game to swap jerseys with Trae Young. It’ll be Acuña’s first NBA game and he’s super excited.
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Chris Sale, when asked about pitching those final two innings to complete seven: “When you’re horseshit, at least I can save the bullpen a little bit."
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MLB The Show 23 simulated the upcoming season to predict its outcomes.
In the simulation, the Braves won the World Series, beating Dana Brown’s Houston Astros, 4-2, after winning the NL East and defeating the Mets and Dodgers en route to the Fall Classic.
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Sean Murphy knew he needed a triple for the cycle. But he wasn't expecting to get it.
"I would need something tragic to happen in the outfield for me to get a triple," he said.
😂😂
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Lol at how Ronald Acuña Jr. clearly had no intentions of swinging the bat on this bases-loaded walk
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This is not intended to be an overreaction, but there needs to be swift and harsh punishment for the fans who made contact with Ronald Acuña Jr. in right field. It would be disastrous for people to see that such actions do not have tough consequences.
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News: Max Fried is set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.
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Bryce Elder's line: 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 106 pitches
A night to remember for Elder
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Hey, Mets fans: Your favorite team is now owned by MLB’s richest owner.
Let that sink in.
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Matt Olson: “Ozzie’s got the most range at second base that I’ve ever played next to.”
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Kenley Jansen has a locker in the Braves’ clubhouse. He’ll wear No. 74.
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When Sean Murphy found out he was traded, Matt Olson, his former teammate in Oakland, reached out right away to welcome Murphy to the team.
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This Ronald Acuña Jr. robbing Pete Alonso for your viewing pleasure. That's as good of a play as we've seen from Acuña this season. Wow.
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