Freddie Freeman – 1B Atlanta Braves Below are the voting totals from Major League Baseball’s second National League ballot update for the 2018 All-Star Game that will be played July 17 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is the leading vote-getter among all NL players with 1,433,140 votes.…… More
By NOAH TRISTER, AP Baseball Writer On the morning of June 18 two years ago, the Atlanta Braves were 21-46. Now they’re atop the NL East. Atlanta has turned its stocked farm system into a major league contender faster than expected, and after Sunday’s 4-1 win over San Diego, the Braves lead second-place Washington by 3…… More
#69 – Wade Boggs In an 18-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Boggs notched 12 straight All-Star appearances (Third only to Brooks Robinson and George Brett in number of consecutive appearances as a third baseman!), had over 3,000 hits in his career, was…… More
Chris Low – ESPN Senior Staff Writer Now that we’ve ranked the toughest Power 5 nonconference schedules for the 2018 season (and, yes, everybody agreed with our rankings), let’s take a stab at those teams that play the easiest nonconference schedules. Granted, what appears to be a challenging or soft nonconference schedule in June can…… More
Everybody loves the long ball, but Rod Carew made a hall of fame career even though he only hit 92 over his career. How? He was a human hitting machine when he got to the plate with a career featuring over 3,000 hits, a lifetime batting average of .328, led the American League in batting…… More
#70 – Juan Marichal 191 wins in the 1960’s makes Juan Marichal the winningest pitcher of the 60’s with 197 complete games and an amazing lifetime ERA of 2.89! He was known for a high leg kick, pinpoint precision with his pitches and no fear of targeting a batter’s head with a pitch to intimidate…… More
By GEORGE HENRY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Soroka did not allow a hit until the seventh inning, Freddie Freeman homered and drove in both runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 2-0 on Wednesday. Soroka, the youngest pitcher in the major leagues and one of baseball’s top prospects, returned from a…… More
By GEORGE HENRY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies watched the ball sail into the right-field seats and savored the moment. “It feels great,” he said. “I just see the ball going and I just enjoyed it.” Albies hit a grand slam and Freddie Freeman homered during a six-run sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves…… More
NEW YORK (AP) — A minor league baseball team in New York says it will rebrand as the “Staten Island Pizza Rats” — at least for five season home games. The Staten Island Yankees announced Monday that they were honoring a 2016 fan vote to change their name, and will be selling merchandise promoting the…… More
By TIM DAHLBERG, AP Sports Columnist His irons are sublime, his driver for the most part long and straight. If we’ve learned anything from his latest comeback, Tiger Woods can still putt a bit, too. A decade ago that would have made him the overwhelming pick to win the U.S. Open. Heck, a decade ago he…… More
