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Braves closer Iglesias headed to IL with inflamed shoulder

NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias will open the season on the injured list due to right shoulder inflammation, the team said Thursday. The Braves say an MRI showed the right-hander has "low-grade" inflammation and will not throw for seven days. Iglesias was expected to move

Mar 23

Apple TV+ announces 2nd season of 'Friday Night Baseball'

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple TV+ will begin its second season of "Friday Night Baseball" on April 7. The Chicago Cubs will host the Texas Rangers in a day game, followed by the San Diego Padres facing the Atlanta Braves. Apple will carry twin bills over 25 weeks with no

Mar 22

Bally Sports Announces 2023 Atlanta Braves Broadcast Team

ATLANTA - Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast announce its broadcast team for the 2023 Atlanta Braves MLB season with 11 broadcasters to provide in-game coverage as well as on the Braves LIVE pregame and postgame shows for the network’s 149-game schedule. The networks have a new play-by-play announcer

Mar 20

Mets' Quintana out until at least July with rib injury

Left-hander José Quintana won't make his New York Mets debut until at least July because of a stress fracture in his rib. The Mets are relieved that the prognosis wasn't even more severe.

Mar 14

Braves option RHPs Ian Anderson, Bryce Elder to Triple-A

NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have optioned Ian Anderson to their Triple-A affiliate, the latest setback for a right-hander whose promising start included pitching five hitless innings in Game 3 of the 2021 World Series. The Braves announced Tuesday they had optioned both Anderson and right-hander Bryce

Mar 14

Rangers slugger Seager thriving in post-shift MLB world

PHOENIX (AP) — Analytics say that Corey Seager was one of the hitters most hurt by infield shifts last season. Now that the defensive tactic has been restricted, the Texas Rangers slugger is having a huge spring training. The 28-year-old had eight hits in his first 18 spring training at-bats,

Mar 09

Soto progresses in Padres camp with optimism for WBC trip

Juan Soto ran sprints in the outfield, took some big swings in batting practice and signed a few autographs at the San Diego Padres spring training complex Wednesday after the early workout to test a left calf that kept him in Arizona. Soto, who has been dealing with calf tightness,

Mar 09

Reds can see the future in trio of young pitchers

The Cincinnati Reds brought up their three top pitching prospects last season to revive a starting rotation decimated by cost-cutting. Right-handers Hunter Greene and Graham Ashcraft, and lefty Nick Lodolo experienced rookie struggles — with stunning flashes of brilliance mixed in — as the rebuilding Reds lost 100 games for

Mar 08

Braves still hopeful Wright has time to be ready for season

The Atlanta Braves have reason to hope right-hander Kyle Wright, the majors' only 20-game winner last season, still has time to be ready for opening day. If Wright requires more time to prepare for the season, the Braves appear to be developing sufficient depth to fill their rotation. Wright, 27,

Mar 07

Turner gets stitches after HBP in face, Judge clubs 1st HR

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches, but appeared to avoid any broken bones, after he was hit in the face by a pitch during Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old Turner fell to the ground after getting drilled by right-hander Matt

Mar 07

Bally Sports Unveils Atlanta Braves 2023 Broadcast Schedule Featuring 149 Telecasts

ATLANTA - Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast are scheduled to televise 149 Atlanta Braves games during the 2023 Major League Baseball regular season. All games not airing exclusively on a national platform will air on Bally Sports South or Bally Sports Southeast, BallySports.com and the Bally Sports app.

Mar 06

Braves plan to cut off sale of season tickets before opener

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves plan to stop the sale of season tickets to preserve the availability of single-game tickets. Braves president Derek Schiller says this is the first time in team history season ticket sales have been cut off before the first game. The Braves plan to cut

Mar 06

It's working: Pitch clock shaves 20 minutes from early games

By the time Cubs outfielder Brennen Davis actually saw a pitch from Arizona's Joe Mantiply, the count was already at a ball and a strike. Both the hitter and pitcher were penalized at the start of Davis' at-bat to lead off the top of the third inning of Monday's spring

Feb 28

Machado rips RBI double after agreeing to $350M deal

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Manny Machado continues to be a very rich man. He also is still a very good hitter. Machado ripped an RBI double on Sunday, the same day he agreed to a new $350 million, 11-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through

Feb 26

Pitch clock violation costs the Braves a walk-off walk

Cal Conley of the Atlanta Braves thought he had just won the game with a two-out, bases-loaded walk-off walk on Saturday. He took a few steps toward first base, bat still in hand, when umpire John Libka jumped out from behind the plate and indicated strike three. Game over. Conley

Feb 26