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Pérez grabs his Braves 'punch card,' then punches out career-high 10

May 19, 2026

MIAMI -- No matter whether he’s starting or coming out of the bullpen, it’s still the same red stitches on the white ball and strike zone for Martín Pérez.

“First, I am thankful to God for allowing me to be part of a Major League team, especially with Atlanta,”

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May 11, 2026

A new era of watching Braves baseball is here, and Braves.TV has you covered all season long.

Gotcha! OF plays trick on runner, ends up saving a run

May 19, 2026

MIAMI -- It was a risky gamble from Mauricio Dubón, but one that may have saved the Braves a run on Tuesday afternoon at loanDepot park.

With Atlanta trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the third inning, Christopher Morel drove an 0-2 offering from Martín Pérez deep to left field for

Braves place Baldwin on IL with Grade 1 oblique strain

May 19, 2026

MIAMI – The Braves could be without one of their biggest contributors for an extended stretch.

Excited Acuña returns from IL

May 19, 2026

MIAMI – In the eighth inning of the Braves’ 12-0 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park, Ronald Acuña Jr.. stood on the right side of the visitors’ dugout entrance, leaning on his bat with his guards on his arm, ready.

“I felt like a kid about to debut

Braves prospects -- past and present -- continue to impress

@mlbbowman
May 18, 2026

This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman’s Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Latest Braves injuries & transactions

May 19, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Braves injury news, roster moves and other transactions.

Forming an All-Breakout Prospect Team

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 19, 2026

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Predicting this season’s All-MLB Team

@Theo_DeRosa
May 19, 2026

This far into the 2026 MLB season, we’ve seen all sorts of standout performances from a variety of players, from established stars to inexperienced prospects to surprise performers.

But who will be the best at their positions when the season comes to a close?

In the latest vote predicting the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/awards/all-mlb"

Riley (HR, double) teasing a breakout similar to '23 All-Star campaign

Yastrzemski's strong homestand helps Braves' offense keep humming atop NL East standings
@mlbbowman
May 17, 2026

ATLANTA -- Austin Riley isn’t a stranger to slow starts. This year’s early stretch might have been more frustrating than some previous ones. But it hasn’t been drastically different from what he experienced during the first seven weeks of his great 2023 season.

Riley’s history shows that, when healthy, one good

Braves regain top spot in Power Rankings

May 18, 2026

The Braves played their first home games this week since franchise icons Bobby Cox and Ted Turner passed away, and both men were honored by the team and the fans at the stadium. (The Braves will also be wearing No. 6 on their hats to honor Cox.) Two of the

Braves' bullpen shorthanded with high-leverage arms unavailable

@mlbbowman
May 16, 2026

ATLANTA -- Bryce Elder gave the Braves what they needed, and the two-out, two-run homer he allowed in the eighth inning of a 3-2 loss to the Red Sox on Saturday night would have been inconsequential had the Atlanta offense performed like it regularly has while totaling MLB’s

Yaz walks off grandpa's team in extra innings with clutch double

@mlbbowman
May 16, 2026

ATLANTA -- Growing up in suburban Boston as the grandson of Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, Mike Yastrzemski adopted the Braves as his favorite National League team. His fandom was so strong that he went through a portion of his childhood sleeping with a baseball glove that Bobby Cox gave

Game of millimeters: Baldwin's HR pops out of Rafaela's glove after near robbery

@mlbbowman
May 15, 2026

ATLANTA -- Instead of saying Drake Baldwin homered off Connelly Early, it would be more accurate to say Baldwin homered against the Red Sox starter and off center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela’s glove.

Sale near flawless vs. Cubs -- even when forgetting number of outs!

@mlbbowman
May 14, 2026

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale will forever be recognized for the intensity he has shown while constructing an impressive Hall of Fame resume. But when the time is right, the Braves' ace has a comical, lighthearted spirit that creates laughter -- sometimes unintentionally.

Sale recorded eight strikeouts while allowing just one unearned

Olson on fire, Sale's HOF résumé and other takeaways from a red-hot start

@mlbbowman
May 14, 2026

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What made Braves 1st team to 30 wins? Stars, subs and words of Weiss

@mlbbowman
May 14, 2026

ATLANTA -- The Braves have become World Series favorites with the help of underdogs like Mauricio Dubón and Martín Pérez.

Manager Walt Weiss once again pushed all of the right buttons as the Braves became MLB’s first team to reach 30 wins with a 4-1 victory over the Cubs

Olson jumps into top 5 in latest Hitter Power Rankings

May 14, 2026

Spoiler alert: Aaron Judge is the No. 1 hitter in baseball, according to votes cast by a group of MLB.com experts.

The Top 100 Prospects list has been updated, and there's a new No. 1

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 14, 2026

Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin graduated from prospect status by exceeding 130 Major League at-bats Wednesday, and if we’re going to get a new No. 1 overall prospect, we might as well make some tweaks to the full Top 100 Prospects list.

Every so often during the baseball season, we

Yastrzemski breaks through for first Braves HR as team honors Cox, Turner

May 12, 2026

ATLANTA -- When legendary Braves figures Bobby Cox and Ted Turner passed away last week, the Braves were on a West Coast road trip.

Turner -- the former Braves owner who passed away at age 87 on Wednesday -- died just three days before the Hall of Fame manager Cox, who

'One of my most prized possessions': McGuirk shows last ball signed by Cox

@mlbbowman
May 12, 2026

ATLANTA -- When Bobby Cox’s wife, Pam, returned to their suburban Atlanta home for the first time after the Hall of Fame manager had a massive stroke in April 2019, she found a box of signed balls on a table and one ball on the floor that was signed “Bobby

Braves place Murphy on IL with fractured finger, sign catcher León

May 12, 2026

ATLANTA -- Just over a week after returning from the injured list, Braves catcher Sean Murphy will be sidelined again. Murphy was placed on the IL with a fractured left middle finger on Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, and the club signed 37-year-old catcher Sandy León to provide depth.

This 1 stat explains how Matt Olson regained his elite power

@HarriganMLB
May 12, 2026

Matt Olson is a top 10 Iron Man in MLB history. He’s also a top five player in MLB right now.

The Braves first baseman played in his 823rd consecutive game on Sunday, surpassing Gus Suhr for sole possession of 10th place on the all-time list. For good measure,