The Latest Breaking News from Braves

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals cut ties with Hunter Dozier on Monday, which in even more simple terms means they will be paying someone $15 million to do anything but play baseball for them over the next year-plus.

ATLANTA — Bobby Miller announced his presence with authority.

ATLANTA — Logan Gilbert’s second pitch of the game — a 96-mph fastball — was dumped into center field for leadoff single by Ronald Acuna.

ATLANTA — Facing one of the best teams in baseball, the Mariners got a workable start from rookie Bryce Miller. But minimal run production, a familiar theme this season, and three runs allowed from the bullpen, led to a 6-2 loss to the Braves.

Plus, a player we can’t believe is still available in most leagues.

There was a time when I wondered whether we ever would see the 2019 version of Ronald Acuña Jr. again. He’d been very good since then, but I’m talking about the Acuña who put up MVP-level production over an entire season. The start of the pandemic in 2020 and power-and-speed…

BOSTON — Kenley Jansen got up from his locker in the home clubhouse at Fenway Park on Monday afternoon and announced a request.

Okay, so this sponsorship logo reveal for the Braves did NOT go over well. Is it as bad as people say it is?

The Braves superstar is better than he’s ever been, putting him at the forefront of the MVP race with a stellar start to the season.