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
ATLANTA — Some extra rest left Julio Teheran feeling so strong he was unhittable for six innings. That was more good news for an Atlanta rotation that is gaining momentum. Teheran pitched six no-hit innings before being pulled from his first start since coming off the disabled list, and Atlanta relievers gave up six hits…… 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
Bradford Doolittle – ESPN Staff Writer I WAS WATCHING the Braves play the New York Mets on my phone while cruising in mild traffic from Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta to Cobb County, Georgia, home of the Braves and a fantasy world of their own creation. My car was piloted by an amiable Jamaican woman, and we were discussing…… More
BY JILL PAINTER LOPEZ, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — With every swing, Max Muncy becomes more valuable to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Muncy homered in his third straight game, Logan Forsythe and Enrique Hernandez also connected, and the Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 7-2 Sunday. Muncy’s 12 home runs match the total he hit last…… More
By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Atlanta Braves expected big contributions from Freddie Freeman and Tyler Flowers this season. Charlie Culberson has been a little more of a surprise, although the Los Angeles Dodgers know all about his timely hitting. Freeman and Culberson each had three hits, Flowers drove in three…… More
BY JILL PAINTER LOPEZ, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walker Buehler was looking like the answer to the Dodgers’ injury woes. Then he became just another problem. Buehler was pulled from his start Friday night with rib soreness, and Los Angeles overcame another blow to its depleted pitching staff by hitting five home runs to…… More
By BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freddie Freeman was a triple shy of the cycle when Atlanta manager Brian Snitker took out his first baseman because the Braves were beating the San Diego Padres so badly. Freeman was OK with the move, because otherwise he would have faced Padres infielder Cory Spangenberg,…… More
