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6 days ago | 
ajc.com | Justin Toscano
Spencer Strider is in the home bullpen at Truist Park. He fires one pitch after another during his side session. He is focused on each pitch. And you can notice something on his right arm: a thin black band on his forearm, right below the elbow. This is the PULSE Throw workload monitor, a device sold by Driveline Baseball, a data-driven baseball training company. Strider uses this workload monitor to keep track of his throwing — both in quantity and intensity.
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6 days ago | 
macon.com | Justin Toscano
Spencer Strider is in the home bullpen at Truist Park. He fires one pitch after another during his side session. He is focused on each pitch. And you can notice something on his right arm: a thin black band on his forearm, right below the elbow. This is the PULSE Throw workload monitor, a device sold by Driveline Baseball, a data-driven baseball training company. Strider uses this workload monitor to keep track of his throwing - both in quantity and intensity.
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1 week ago | 
timesfreepress.com | Justin Toscano
After Santiago Espinal led off the top of the eighth inning with a single, the first hit of the night for the Reds, AJ Smith-Shawver gathered himself on the mound. Around him at Truist Park, Braves fans gave him a standing ovation Monday to recognize his special night and what had almost been.
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1 week ago | 
ajc.com | Justin Toscano
In a baseball game, the most meaningful plays are often obvious. A game-tying home run. A walk-off hit. A terrific catch. A costly error. But inside of these plays are tiny details only noticed by those who live and breathe this game. There are many split-second decisions that go into certain moments.
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1 week ago | 
ajc.com | Justin Toscano
After Santiago Espinal led off the top of the eighth inning with a single, the first hit of the night for the Reds, AJ Smith-Shawver gathered himself on the mound. Around him at Truist Park, Braves fans gave him a standing ovation to recognize his special night and what had almost been.
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1 week ago | 
ajc.com | Justin Toscano
Ronald Acuña Jr., finishing rehab from ACL surgery, will begin a rehab assignment at some point this month, the Braves said Monday. Acuña is in Florida, going through workouts and drills. The Braves had discussed potentially sending Acuña to Los Angeles again to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who performed the operation last summer. But the Braves on Monday talked to ElAttrache, and the doctor told them he didn’t need to see Acuña for another checkup similar to the one he received last month.
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1 week ago | 
ajc.com | Justin Toscano
A couple hours before first pitch – well, the originally scheduled first pitch – Braves manager Brian Snitker was asked about the possibility of playing on a rainy Saturday night. The Dodgers, after all, would be here for Sunday Night Baseball, so the teams could theoretically have done a split-doubleheader on Sunday if Saturday’s game were postponed. Then again, that would make for a very long Sunday for Snitker and all involved. “That’s why it wouldn’t matter to me if we waited,” Snitker said.
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2 weeks ago | 
ajc.com | Justin Toscano
PHOENIX – To this point, the 2025 Braves have for the most part been disappointing, confusing, maddening and unlucky. They have not played to their potential – not even close. And yet, even after Sunday’s loss, they are 12-15. They now have three games in Colorado against the lowly Rockies. Sweep those and they’ll be a .500 team by the time they return to Truist Park to begin the month of May. The Braves on Sunday lost to the Diamondbacks, 6-4, at Chase Field.
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2 weeks ago | 
ajc.com | Justin Toscano
PHOENIX – Days before Opening Day, the Braves traded Ian Anderson to the Angels. A month into the season, he is back. The Braves on Sunday announced they claimed Anderson off waivers from the Angels, who had designated him for assignment. Anderson had an 11.57 ERA across seven appearances – none of them starts – and 9 1/3 innings for the Angels. He has eight strikeouts and seven walks, and has a 2.57 WHIP. The Braves claiming Anderson off waivers means he goes to Atlanta’s 40-man roster.
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2 weeks ago | 
ajc.com | Justin Toscano
PHOENIX — Probably everyone watching had the same thought when Eugenio Suárez stepped into the batter’s box to face closer Raisel Iglesias in the bottom of the ninth Saturday night at Chase Field, with the Braves ahead by a run. No way he does it again, right? To that point, Suárez had homered in all three of his at-bats — all against Grant Holmes. The first cut into the Braves’ early lead, the second gave Arizona a three-run lead, the third pushed that advantage to four runs.
