List of All Articles with Tag 'atlanta braves'

Jeff Francoeur is officially the MLB version of Gus Johnson calling games for the Atlanta Braves.The Atlanta Braves dug the long ball last night, as Jeff Francoeur was there in the booth to give us the necessary Gus Johnson exuberance we needed in the thrilling three-game sweep of the New York M...

Elly De La Cruz having a blast with the Cincinnati Reds definitely made baseball fun this week.Baseball is better when MLB teams that can stink like the Cincinnati Reds are no longertire fires.I don't know much about Elly De La Cruz other than he has had a great start to this big-league...

Pete Alonso responded to Braves fans cheering him leaving a game after being hit by a fastball from Charlie Morton on Wednesday.Pete Alonso has almost singlehandedly made sure the latest division rivalry series between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets has lived up to the hype. In the opening...

Charlie Morton hit Pete Alonso in the first inning on Wednesday, and talked with him after the game. Here's what was said.After New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso used his words after hitting a home run against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, one might assume there is animosity between him an...

Not a great look.

The Atlanta Braves keep surging as favorites in the NL, which means an active MLB Trade Deadline, and the bottoming-out Cubs are rich with trade targets.Maintaining their lead in the NL East and holding the National League's best record, the Atlanta Braves are the goods. They should be amon...

Atlanta Braves outfielder Michael Harris II had an inning to remember on Wednesday, where he tortured the New York Mets to help lead the team to a win.Last year, Michael Harris II won the NL Rookie of the Year award and earned himself a long-term contract extension from the Atlanta Braves. But s...

One night after getting into a war of words with the Braves, Mets slugger Pete Alonso was hit by a pitch and had to leave the game with a wrist injury.New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso was a big talking point after his team's first game of the series in Atlanta against the rival Braves on T...

Cubs ace Marcus Stroman could be one of the biggest chips on the table at the MLB Trade Deadline, but where will the veteran pitcher land?The wheels might be falling off for the Chicago Cubs. After a hot start, they cooled off, but now things have started trending even harder downward for the cl...

Braves Rumors: Marcell Ozuna is backBrian Snitker started Marcell Ozuna in the lineup just two days removed from an embarrassing, 415-foot single which led to his benching. That lack of hustle cannot be tolerated, and Ozuna owned up to it after the game.Rather than taking the Ozuna beef a step...

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. isn't hitting home runs. He's hitting moonshots.Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is the current frontrunner for National League MVP for a number of reasons. He's the full package -- efficient and powerful at the plate, f...

Atlanta Braves pitcher Bryce Elder didn't have his best outing on Tuesday night, but he didn't let the Mets Pete Alonso's trash talk get to him.Mets slugger Pete Alonso added to his majors-leading home run total on Tuesday night with a bomb off Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder....