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Atlanta Braves players celebrate after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in game two of the National League Division Series at Truist Park on October 12, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves looks on after striking out against the Texas Rangers during the fifth inning at Globe Life Field on May 1, 2022 in Arlington, Texas.

Braves Get A Victory With Austin Riley's Contract

The Atlanta Braves had a victory on Wednesday, but while it's good for their finances, it's not the kind of win that usually lifts the team's morale. They won their arbitration hearing versus one of their budding stars, Austin Riley, and will pay him a lower salary than the one he w

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuña Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves low fives Ron Washington, third base coach, after hitting a solo home run against Corbin Burnes #39 of the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth inning at Truist Park on May 7, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

MLB Shares Hilarious Ronald Acuna Jr. Video

Ronald Acuna Jr. is back with the Atlanta Braves after having been out with a torn ACL since July of last season. Acuna is ready to help the Braves defend their 2021 World Series title and is back in full force with his ACL fully recovered. He can still bash home runs and have…

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves walks into the dugout prior to the game between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on April 28, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Has The Numbers Of An MLB Legend

With Atlanta Braves' star Ronald Acuna Jr. finally back and off of the injured list, it's time to look back at what has been amazing career so far. Acuna came up in 2018 and was a key part of the Braves' turnaround from a last-place team to a perennial postseason contender. He wo

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

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Ronald Acuna Jr. Is Ready To Play Every Single Day

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves connects on a home run in the fifth inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on June 21, 2021 in New York City.

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago The Atlanta Braves welcomed back their star player, Ronald Acuna Jr., on Thursday. They won their game 5-1 against the Chicago Cubs, but the news piece of the day was the presence of Acuna at the top of the lineup. The dynamic outfielder went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts. Perha

Ronald Acuna Jr #13 of the Atlanta Braves gestures with his World Series ring during the ring ceremony before the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Truist Park on April 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Has Support From A Fellow Atlanta Star

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves walks into the dugout prior to the game between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on April 28, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Braves Teammate Comments On The Importance Of Ronald Acuna Jr.

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr #13 of the Atlanta Braves gestures with his World Series ring during the ring ceremony before the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Truist Park on April 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Braves Have A Perfect Spot For Ronald Acuna Jr. In His Return

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves connects on a home run in the fifth inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on June 21, 2021 in New York City.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Has Already Issued A Warning To All Of MLB

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves leaves the dugout to warm up before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on July 5, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Braves Insider Reveals A Fun Ronald Acuna Jr. Return Story

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago

Braves Insider Reveals A Fun Ronald Acuna Jr. Return Story

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves leaves the dugout to warm up before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on July 5, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago The Atlanta Braves announced the return of their best player, Ronald Acuna Jr., to their everyday lineup. The outfielder was playing some tune-up games in Triple-A Gwinnett, as he was recovering from a torn ACL suffered last year, in July. In six games, he hit .368/.520/.421 with

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves rounds third after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game at PNC Park on July 7, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Braves Have A Specific Plan In Place For Ronald Acuna Jr.

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr #13 of the Atlanta Braves gestures with his World Series ring during the ring ceremony before the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Truist Park on April 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Braves Share The Perfect Ronald Acuna Jr. Hype Video

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves reacts after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game at PNC Park on July 7, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Proved He Was Ready In Rehab Stint

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves leaves the dugout to warm up before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on July 5, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Braves Reveal The Return Of Ronald Acuna Jr.

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Braves Reveal The Return Of Ronald Acuna Jr.

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves leaves the dugout to warm up before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on July 5, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago Ronald Acuna Jr. is back. After suffering a torn ACL last July that knocked him out for nine months, Acuna is off the injured list and has been reinstated by the Atlanta Braves onto their active roster. In a corresponding move, the Braves designated outfielder Alex Dickerson for

Ozzie Albies Reacts To The Bad Calls He Has Faced In 2022

Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves reacts after hitting a lead off home run during the first inning of an MLB game against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park on April 23, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago Sunday night's game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers was extremely controversial, mainly because of umpire Angel Hernandez's performance behind the plate. He had glaring mistakes, with no particular team being favored: he was wrong for both sides. The l

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves leaves the dugout to warm up before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on July 5, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Looks Ready To Make His MLB Return

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Ronald Acuna Jr #13 of the Atlanta Braves gestures with his World Series ring during the ring ceremony before the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Truist Park on April 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

MLB Insider Shares Thrilling Ronald Acuna Jr. Update

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher now with the Atlanta Braves, Kenley Jansen #74 of the Atlanta Braves, acknowledges the crowd after being honored prior to a baseball game at Dodger Stadium on April 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Kenley Jansen Had Hilarious Comment On Being Back At Dodger Stadium

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Dansby Swanson #7 of the Atlanta Braves throws to first during the eighth inning of an MLB game against the Washington Nationals at Truist Park on April 13, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dansby Swanson Gave MLB Fans A Heartfelt Moment On Monday

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Matt Olson #28 of the Atlanta Braves scores a run against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning at Truist Park on April 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Matt Olson Is Doing A Great Job Replacing Freddie Freeman In Atlanta

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago

Matt Olson Is Doing A Great Job Replacing Freddie Freeman In Atlanta

Matt Olson #28 of the Atlanta Braves scores a run against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning at Truist Park on April 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago When the Atlanta Braves decided not to bring back first baseman Freddie Freeman and, instead, invested prospects to bring in Matt Olson from Oakland as his replacement, a portion of the fan base was very mad. However, the Braves were making a baseball decision: not to offer their 32

Marcell Ozuna #20 celebrates scoring with Travis d'Arnaud #16 of the Atlanta Braves during the third inning of an MLB game against the Washington Nationals at Truist Park on April 12, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Travis d'Arnaud Still Recovering After His Flop For The Ages

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Marcus Giles connects for a home run during action between the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinios on May 28, 2006. The Braves won 13-12 in 11 innings

What Happened to Marcus Giles? (Complete Story)

Tyler Wells • 1 year ago

A patch celebrating Lou Gehrig Day is seen on the uniform of Dansby Swanson #7 of the Atlanta Braves during pregame warmups prior to facing the Washington Nationals at Truist Park on June 02, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Braves Debuting Special Champion Uniforms In 2022

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago

Guillermo Heredia #38 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates the team's 7-0 victory against the Houston Astros in Game Six to win the 2021 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 02, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Braves Not Having Any Popularity Problems To Open 2022 Season

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

Braves Not Having Any Popularity Problems To Open 2022 Season

Guillermo Heredia #38 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates the team's 7-0 victory against the Houston Astros in Game Six to win the 2021 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 02, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago The defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves have their ballclub set for 2022 and are eyeing a repeat after winning their first World Series crown since 1995 last October. And fans are ready to go too. The defending champs will open up the season at home on Thursday night w

MLB Analyst Has Fun Historical Note On 2 Top Closers

Kenley Jansen #74 of the MLB Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after a strikeout to end the game during the 9th inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on October 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers defeated the Braves 6-5 to win the game.

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago Craig Kimbrel is on the move. The Chicago White Sox agreed to trade their veteran reliever to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for 34-year-old outfielder AJ Pollock. Kimbrel now replaces Kenley Jansen as the Dodgers' closer after the latter went east to join the defending cham

Matt Olson #28 of the Atlanta Braves poses for a photo during Photo Day at CoolToday Park on March 17, 2022 in Venice, Florida.

Matt Olson Showed Off His Elite Power For Braves Fans

Curt Bishop • 1 year ago

A detailed view of the hat worn by Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves following Game Six of the National League Championship Series at Truist Park on October 23, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves defeated the Dodgers 4-2 to advance to the 2021 World Series.

Braves Given A Surprising Win Total In 2022 Odds

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves reacts after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game at PNC Park on July 7, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Video Shows Ronald Acuna Jr. On The Comeback Trail

Curt Bishop • 2 years ago

A bucket with MLB baseballs on the field before a baseball game between Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays on August 2, 2020 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

MLB Writer Highlights Biggest Contract Bargain In The League

Curt Bishop • 2 years ago

The Atlanta Braves celebrate their 7-0 win against the Houston Astros in Game Six to win the 2021 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 02, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Ron Washington Gets Braves Fans Pumped With A Fiery Quote

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

Ron Washington Gets Braves Fans Pumped With A Fiery Quote

The Atlanta Braves celebrate their 7-0 win against the Houston Astros in Game Six to win the 2021 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 02, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Atlanta Braves are highly motivated to have a great season, and not just because they know what success tastes like after winning it all last season. They are pumped because they know they have what it takes to repeat: a solid core of hitters, an excellent and deep pitching foun

MLB baseballs are seen during a preseason game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox at Surprise Stadium on March 03, 2021 in Surprise, Arizona.

MLB Fans Predict An MVP Season For A Young Braves Star

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

Jorge Soler #12 of the Atlanta Braves is congratulated by Austin Riley #27 after hitting a three run home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning in Game Six of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 02, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Austin Riley Proving His Value With Two Home Runs On Wednesday

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates after a double against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning in Game Five of the World Series at Truist Park on October 31, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Austin Riley And The Braves Set To Battle It Out For A New Deal

Curt Bishop • 2 years ago

Freddie Freeman and other members of the MLB Atlanta Braves team speak following the World Series Parade at Truist Park on November 5, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in six games against the Houston Astros winning their first championship since 1995.

Atlanta Sports Fans Left In Shock With Two Major Departures

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

Atlanta Sports Fans Left In Shock With Two Major Departures

Freddie Freeman and other members of the MLB Atlanta Braves team speak following the World Series Parade at Truist Park on November 5, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in six games against the Houston Astros winning their first championship since 1995.

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago As any sports fan would probably imagine, the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Falcons are very popular in the city. Fans of both, however, received huge blows in the last couple of days, dating back to last week. First, Freddie Freeman, who was (and is, really) an icon in Atlanta