Braves starter Chris Sale threw his first live batting practice, while Grant Holmes explained his decision to avoid surgery. The club is also trying out different lineups.

By choosing to keep the aging veteran, Atlanta is effectively limiting the at bats of catcher Sean Murphy. Snitker had ...

The Atlanta Braves will utilize the expanded doubleheader roster to bring back up a top pitching prospect who was nails in Bristol ...

The big news from last night was that the Atlanta Braves apparently let Ronald Acuña Jr. lobby his way back into the lineup ...

The Braves have a 7:15 p.m. first pitch on Tuesday followed by a 12:15 p.m. first pitch on Wednesday for the getaway game. Earlier reports in the day had a target return day of Friday.

Over 970 games for the Braves, Albies has accumulated 150 home runs, 547 RBIs and 1,025 hits. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 22, 2025, where it first appeared.

Sean Murphy has re-established himself as one of the top catchers in the game, but would the Braves trade him?

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The Braves have now lost three of their five starters from the Opening Day roster. Reynaldo Lopez had a shoulder injury, A.J. Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery, and now Sale.

“Remember when everybody said the Braves got a steal when Albies signed a seven-year $35 million deal in April 2019 that includes $7 million options for the 2026 and ‘27 seasons,” Bowman wrote.

Braves' Chris Sale decision has a chance to pay off for a second time Had Sale pitched on his normal turn, he would've faced the 16-57 Colorado Rockies and then missed the Mets series at Truist Park.