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Lefty Dylan Dodd becomes surprise of Braves spring training

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Dylan Dodd didn’t imagine this either. Just a few years ago, he had an ERA over 5.00 at Southeast Missouri State. And despite jumping three minor-league levels last season, Dodd still was an unheralded prospect.

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SI:AM | The Most Interesting Non–Aaron Rodgers NFL Moves

The league was still active on the first day of legal tampering.

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Charlie Morton loves seeing his fellow Braves starters thrive

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Braves right-hander Charlie Morton, at age 39, appreciates seeing the team’s other starters blossom.

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The Braves’ rotation has some questions, but Max Fried is a certainty

NORTH PORT, Fla. — The Braves’ rotation could be a strength, perhaps even among the best in MLB, with multiple Cy Young candidates. It could also be a bit shaky, with various outcomes that could lead the Braves to pursue external help by July.

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Braves’ A.J. Minter entering 2023 season with goal in mind

NORTH PORT, Fla. — If A.J. Minter has a successful 2023 season, he already knows why: He kept the walks to a minimum. Minter said his goal is to issue the fewest walks among major-league relievers this season. He finished 18th in walks per nine innings among qualified relievers a…

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Freddie Freeman expects big things for Dansby Swanson as a Cub

“He’s got a good head on his shoulders,” Freeman said before Team Canada lost to the Cubs

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‘Winning mindset’: How Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson’s attention to detail has made itself obvious

A common theme has emerged in stories about Swanson’s preparation for his first meeting with the Cubs, pre-pitch routine and approach to batting practice.

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Drake’s Elder Statesmen Look Fit for Cinderella’s Slipper

The Bulldogs won the Missouri Valley championship Sunday with the sort of roster that’d be almost impossible to assemble at any other time in the sport.

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Braves prospect Blake Burkhalter to undergo Tommy John surgery

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — One of the Braves’ promising prospects will be sidelined for the entire season.

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Braves' Ian Anderson on spring debut: ‘I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. It was not very good.’

FORT MYERS, Fla. — In spring training, we are told to focus less on results and more on context. Pitchers are experimenting. Hitters are finding their timing. The in-game statistics often can be meaningless.

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The Braves’ Outkast bobblehead giveaway is so fresh and so clean

This bobblehead is cooler than Freddie Jackson sipping a milkshake in a snowstorm.

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Tim Cowlishaw: With pitch clocks here to stay, Rangers must embrace MLB’s new, fast-paced game

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The pitch clock has arrived in Major League Baseball. It’s here to stay, and that’s a wonderful thing, no matter how loudly people howl on Twitter or anyplace else about the end of Saturday’s Braves-Red Sox game in Florida.

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Braden Shewmake’s newborn son gives him perspective on baseball

TAMPA, Fla. — When the days rehabbing his torn PCL became long or monotonous, or both, Braden Shewmake’s motivation was at home waiting for him when he finished.

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Bill Madden: Yankees, Mets spent big bucks over the winter but neither team seems much closer to winning World Series

NEW YORK — Between the two of them, Hal Steinbrenner and Steve Cohen spent over a billion dollars in home improvements this winter. But after all that the prospects for a Subway World Series remain murky for both.

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Braves fall victim to pitch clock as charged strike ends spring game vs. Red Sox

NORTH PORT, Fla. — On the final pitch of the Braves’ Grapefruit League opener versus the Red Sox, the Braves fell victim to the new pitch timer.

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Red Sox-Braves Game Ends on Pitch Clock Violation Strikeout

Atlanta second baseman Cal Conley became an unwitting cautionary tale.

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Braves-Red Sox game ended on a tie after a pitch clock violation struck out an Atlanta shortstop

The pitch clock has struck again.

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Atlanta Braves 2023 Spring Training Schedule, Location and TV/Streaming Guide

The Atlanta Braves will kick off the 2023 baseball season with their first spring training game on Saturday with streaming options.

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Michael Cunningham: Braves need Kyle Wright to be good again after ‘Aha!’ year

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Braves lefty Max Fried is the staff’s No. 1 starter. Spencer Strider’s “stuff” is so good that he should be a strikeout machine for a full season like he was for 20 starts in 2022. Old pro Charlie Morton is looking for a bounce-back season in…

Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernandez: Freddie Freeman feels more settled. What that could mean for the Dodgers in 2023

PHOENIX — He sneaked up behind Mookie Betts and lifted him into the air. He bear hugged Gavin Lux. He exchanged smiles with Max Muncy.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: NL East is brutal, but here’s why overlooked Marlins are poised to be major surprise

JUPITER, Fla. — Sports’ ceremonial first day of spring bloomed with convincing optimism here a couple of hours north of Miami on Tuesday as the Miami Marlins’ full team took the field for the first time.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Cubs are Dansby Swanson’s team — and he’s aiming to make sure of it

There are dos and don’ts in the big leagues, he says, and the biggest “do” of them all: The best players must play every day.

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Michael Cunningham: Braves’ Michael Soroka is resilient, but latest injury like ‘kick in the groin’

NORTH PORT, Fla. — At least it wasn’t the shoulder, or the elbow, or the Achilles tendon. That was my thought when I heard the Braves shut down Michael Soroka soon after he showed up for spring training. A tight hamstring is nothing in comparison with all the other ailments…

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How Joe Jiménez regained confidence after two rough seasons

NORTH PORT, Fla. – After the Braves acquired Joe Jiménez from the Tigers in December, Collin McHugh called A.J. Hinch, Detroit’s manager. The two are close friends after McHugh played for Hinch in Houston years ago, and McHugh wanted to know about his new teammate.

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Braves reliever Nick Anderson not trying to chase past self

NORTH PORT, Fla. ― Many times, pitchers who experience long layoffs due to injury face this question: How confident are you that you can get back to being the guy you were before the injuries?

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