Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves and Home Run Derby
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Major League Baseball, the Atlanta Braves and Camp Southern Ground cut the ribbon on a state-of-the-art mobile Warrior Fitness Trailer on Friday afternoon at Truist Park. The Braves-themed trailer will serve veterans at Camp Southern Ground’s world-class retreat facility in Fayetteville,
Sean Murphy hit the two longest home runs at Busch Stadium this season and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Friday night.
Third baseman Austin Riley is in his seventh season with the Atlanta Braves after being selected in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft. The 28-year-old made his major-league debut in left field during 2019—third base was occupied by veteran Josh Donaldson—though he has primarily played third base since.
The Braves prospect looked back on his recovery from Tommy John surgery and the steps he took that earned him a spot in the All-Star Futures Game
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In Atlanta, much of the trouble can be aligned with Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II. It's not even to say that this struggle campaign is their fault, although they haven't helped. But they're the simple microcosm of what has happened to the Braves.
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley exited the game against St. Louis after three innings due to abdominal tightness.
Its Friday, July 11 and the Braves (40-52) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (50-44). Grant Holmes is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Matthew Liberatore for St. Louis.
The silence that filled Braves clubhouse after a 5-4, 11-inning setback against the Athletics on Thursday night created the same somber mood you'd see after a season-ending postseason loss.
The lanky lefty was a first-round pick by the Atlanta Braves in 2016, but he never actually reached the majors with the Braves. Now, he's back. The Braves announced they have claimed Wentz off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.