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Jason Heyward homered in his first MLB at bat on Opening Day in 2010 against the Chicago Cubs. | Set Number: X84007 TK1 R1 F9
The Braves have created numerous memorable moments on Opening Day during the franchise’s almost six-decade tenure in Atlanta. Which among them are your favorites?
Opening Day.
There’s nothing quite like baseball’s Opening Day with the pomp and circumstances and pageantry that comes with the start of the 187-day regular season.
For the Atlanta Braves, and its fans, it’s the beginning of another season where the ultimate goal - a World Series Championship - isn’t some far ..read more
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Braves Franchise History
1997 - Malley’s Chocolates announces the introduction of the Chipper Jones Candy Bar.
2005 - Andres Galarraga announces his retirement. Galarraga appeared in seven games with the Angels in 2004. He spent two seasons in an Atlanta uniform where he hit .303/.384/.562 with 72 home runs and 221 RBI.
2006 - Marquis Grissom announces his retirement. Grissom spent the last three seasons with the Giants. He spent the 1995 and 96 seasons with Atlanta and caught the final out in Game 6 of the 1995 World Series. Grissom hit .286/.335/.438 with 35 home runs in 297 career games wit ..read more
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Kris and Stephen are back with another episode of the Podcast to be Named Later
Kris and Stephen are back with another episode of the Podcast to be Named Later. In this week’s episode, Jesse Chavez being back with the club and what it means for the bullpen plus the release of the Opening Day roster. The guys also talk about the bench roles as things currently sit, a preview of the Phillies series, and more.
Please check out the podcast via Apple Podcasts (where we strongly encourage you to leave a five-star review and rating), Spotify, St ..read more
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Happy (belated) Opening Day, Braves Country!
Instead of playing their originally scheduled Opening Day game on Thursday, the Atlanta Braves made a couple of moves to finalize their Opening Day Roster. The Braves selected the contract of recently-acquired Jesse Chavez and added him to the 40-man. Angel Perdomo, who will miss all of 2024 due to Tommy John surgery, was placed on the 15-day injured list.
Your 2024 Atlanta Braves Opening Day Roster! pic.twitter.com/A1XwB05OOT
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 28, 2024
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The 2024 season begins for the Atlanta Braves the way the 2023 season ended: with a series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Here is a look at the pitching matchups for the three-game set.
The Atlanta Braves will begin the 2024 regular season where their 2023 postseason run ended. They’ll make the trip to Philadelphia Thursday where they will begin a three-game series against the Phillies. Atlanta finished the 2023 season 14 games ahead of Philadelphia in the standings and set numerous offensive records, but were once again dispatched in four games by the Ph ..read more
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Do I remember how the past two seasons ended? Yep! Is that stopping me from getting hyped? Nope!
Folks, we’re here once again. It’s Opening Day (for real, this time) and I’m glad to report that on a personal level, both time and wisdom have yet to jade me when it comes to the optimism of baseball season getting underway. I felt the same when I was a kid, I felt the same through adolescence and things have remained the same as I continue to get older. Everybody’s 0-0, everybody’s got a fighting chance but we all know that the Atlanta Brave ..read more
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Thursday is Opening Day around Major League Baseball
Opening Day was pushed back to Friday for the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies, but there is a full slate of MLB regular season action scheduled for Thursday. The Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles will get things started at 3:05 p.m. ET and will be followed by 12 more games throughout the evening. Follow along with us and discuss all of Thursday’s action!
Here is a look at the MLB schedule for Thursday, March 28:
3:05 p.m. ET - Angels vs. Orioles
LAA - Patrick Sandoval
BAL - Corbin Burnes
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Ronald Acuña, Jr. | Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images
Ronald Acuña, Jr. stepped out of his own shadow with his recent article in The Players Tribue chronicling his personal journey on-and-off the baseball field.
Last weekend, I made an early morning run to a big-box retailer to pick up a couple of things. As is habit, I walked the back of the aisles, looking for clearance items that are too good of a deal to resist.
Shampoo I’ve never heard of marked down 70-percent? Sure, I’ll take one.
As I made my way through the toy section, I looked to my left and saw a new Ronald Acuña, Jr ..read more
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Everything you need to know about the Braves Opening Day roster.
The Atlanta Braves finalized their roster for Opening Day Thursday morning when they selected the contract of veteran reliever Jesse Chavez. Below is our annual preview to you up to speed in case you are just coming back to baseball for the start of the regular season.
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images 49 - Aaron Bummer - LHP
Age: 30 Birthplace: Valencia, CA
Acquired: Traded from the White Sox to the Braves on November 16, 2023 in exchange for Nicky Lopez, Braden Shewmake, Jare ..read more
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Grant McAuley and Kris Willis catch up on all of the latest Atlanta Braves news in advance of Opening Day.
The 2024 season is upon us and the Atlanta Braves get things started where last season ended, opening up with a rematch against the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies.
Spencer Strider gets the ball on Opening Day, which was shifted from Thursday to Friday thanks to expected inclement weather in the Philadelphia area. You’ll hear Strider’s thoughts on getting the season-opening assignment and doing so against the Phillies.
How will the rest of the rotati ..read more