Revisit one signature win for every MLB team from 2024
From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each clubĄ¯s signature win of the season?
Every team's best single-game performance of 2024
There was no shortage of storylines in the 2024 season, which featured some of the best individual seasons and performances that baseball has ever seen -- we're looking at you Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge. Which single-game performances were the best? We asked each of our 30 beat writers which
The 10 signature players of the 2024 season
2024 was a thrilling, downright giddy year of baseball, with historic individual seasons, riveting playoff chases, hair-raising postseason games and a World Series with the biggest stars in the sport. But to our eyes, there were 10 players who made their mark on the sport more than any other, 10
How will Acu?a's return affect Braves' 2025 lineup?
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Will Braves make a long-anticipated splash?
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Braves sign De La Cruz to potentially help fill OF need
ATLANTA -- One year after gambling on Jarred Kelenic, the Braves are doing so with Bryan De La Cruz in a much more economical manner. De La Cruz signed a one-year non-guaranteed contract with the Braves on Sunday. Financial terms werenĄ¯t provided. The 27-year-old slugger will be given a chance
Prospect stats of the year -- each teamĄ¯s best of 2024
We donĄ¯t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. ItĄ¯s part of how we tell the stories of the game. Look no further than the 2024 Major League season, when Shohei Ohtani recorded the first
Injuries & Moves: Munoz added to 40-man roster
This page will be updated throughout the offseason, with all the latest Braves signings, news and transactions.
Q&A: Snitker discusses Braves, NL East competition entering '25
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What's next for the Braves after a quiet Winter Meetings?
DALLAS -- Juan Soto returned to the National League East. Max Fried got his expected riches elsewhere. And the Braves exited this yearĄ¯s Winter Meetings with the same needs they had when the annual event began on Sunday. The most significant development for the Braves may have been Nathan EovaldiĄ¯s
Braves take RHP Pilar, SS Cairo in Rule 5 Draft
DALLAS ¨C Arms were on the menu during Wednesday afternoonĄ¯s Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. A total of 15 players were taken in the Major League phase of this yearĄ¯s Rule 5 and 11 of them were pitchers. It started when the White Sox took right-hander Shane Smith
Braves set to turn the page after Fried departs
DALLAS -- Max Fried's expected departure was far less dramatic than the exit of any previous Braves star. The 2021 World Series hero will forever be an Atlanta sports legend -- but at no point during this offseason was there reason to think he would remain with the only organization
Braves' goal the same despite Mets adding Soto: 'Win the division'
DALLAS -- Now that the Mets have agreed to a record-setting deal that could keep Juan Soto in their lineup through the 2039 season, there is greater anticipation about how the Braves might fill some significant voids. Free-agent right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has been on the BravesĄ¯ wish list since the
Here's Pipeline's first full 2025 mock draft
The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.
Nothing holding back Braves from adding to roster
DALLAS -- Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said his offseason pursuits wonĄ¯t be limited by the realization that stiffer financial penalties are levied against teams that exceed the luxury tax threshold for three consecutive seasons. Ą°I think the big thing for that is if youĄ¯re losing Draft picks,Ąą
Today's Rule 5 Draft: Order, best picks, top available prospects
There is nothing else in baseball quite like the Rule 5 Draft, traditionally the final number of the annual Winter Meetings. Every year, Rule 5 sounds the closing bell on the Winter Meetings by providing big league opportunities for a few players who may not have gotten them so immediately
NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '25
Major League BaseballĄ¯s Draft Lottery will take place at the Winter Meetings in Dallas on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ET. ItĄ¯s time to get to know who the 16 teams eligible for the lottery are hoping to get a chance to select. MLB PipelineĄ¯s new 2025 Top 100 Draft Prospects
Braves have shopping list for Winter Meetings
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Breaking down the Braves' top trade candidates
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Bid to win trip to 2025 All-Star Week
DALLAS -- Willie MaysĄ¯ legacy was celebrated heavily in 2024, and in 2025, Major League Baseball will continue to honor his life by focusing on the very field where he started his baseball journey. Since 2012, MLB has held a charity auction at the Winter Meetings that raises funds for
20 prospects who could get taken in Wednesday's Rule 5 Draft
DALLAS -- The Rule 5 Draft has been the unofficial final act of the annual Winter Meetings. This yearĄ¯s edition will take place on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET to close things out, and as always, there will be players who will get the chance to make Opening Day rosters
One 2025 Rookie of the Year candidate for each team
A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. HowĄ¯d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who received votes (Jackson Chourio and Mason Miller). ThatĄ¯s a good enough success rate to try the whole exercise
Braves take flier on bullpen arm Gillispie?
ATLANTA -- Connor Gillispie will come to Spring Training with a chance to fill one of the BravesĄ¯ bullpen voids. The Braves announced they signed Gillispie to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract on Friday night. The financial figures werenĄ¯t revealed. With this arrangement, the 27-year-old pitcher has been given a spot
Each team's most recent Rule 5 keeper
While a solid percentage of picks in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft get at least some big league time the season following their selection, itĄ¯s not so easy to stick around for an entire year.