Grant Holmes has elbow tightness and will hit the IL to determine the extent of the injury. That completes the entirety of the Braves’ Opening Day rotation being on the IL. Michael Harris had a really encouraging game, but the Braves found a way to lose with some bad luck and more of the same.

Marcus Semien hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Saturday night, seven innings after the second baseman took a 94.6 mph fastball to the helmet.

Just this past month, the Rangers broke out their red hats for the first time this year vs. the Mariners. The red hats were the club’s only hats for its first three playoff seasons and a regular part of the rotation in the 2010-11 World Series runs.

Friday started with good news for the Braves with Austin Riley being activated off the injured list. There weren’t many highlights after that, though, as the Braves’ second-half struggles continued with an 8-3 loss to the Rangers to open a nine-game road trip.

A down year comes with consequences, and one of those is that the Atlanta Braves clubhouse will likely lose some teammates in the coming days

Auburn baseball player Cooper McMurray signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Atlanta Braves. McMurray hit 42 home runs during his three seasons at Auburn, including 14 in each season. He joins several other Auburn players who have signed with MLB organizations.

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Former Atlanta Braves World Series champion pitcher Jesse Chavez announced his retirement on Thursday after spending parts of 18 seasons in the big leagues with