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Five questions the Braves must answer this offseason

On a Zoom call, Braves manager Brian Snitker and president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos reflected on the 2022 club, its high ceiling and the feeling of having unfinished business. In their own ways, the two discussed specific details and the big picture about this season.

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Bill Madden: Braves have the edge on the Mets, now and into the winter

NEW YORK — Hard as it must be for the Citi Field faithful to accept the fact the Mets won 101 games, the second-most wins in their history, and still wound up as a wild card, there is this dose of hard reality: The Braves were simply a better team.

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Braves edge Marlins, secure fifth straight NL East title

MIAMI – Even if the Braves are perennial contenders these days, they understand success can be fleeting. They are well aware of the hard work and determination that goes into reaching their goals during a lengthy season.

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Braves have difficult options with Marcell Ozuna after arrest

ATLANTA — In February 2021, Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos expressed tons of excitement about re-signing Marcell Ozuna, which gave his club the big bat it sought that offseason.

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Braves call up top prospect Vaughn Grissom

BOSTON — Under president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos, the Braves have not been shy about running top prospects up to the major leagues. The Braves don’t follow a strict formula for prospects’ journeys in the minors but live by this: If someone is ready to help, then he’ll be…

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Michael Cunningham: Braves get better, but Padres close gap with Juan Soto

ATLANTA — There’s no way the Braves could match the package that the Padres offered to acquire Nationals superstar Juan Soto on Tuesday. The Braves no longer have the top-rated prospects necessary to pull it off. Anyway, it’s unlikely the team would want to do a deal like that. There’s…

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Braves trade Will Smith to Astros for right-hander Jake Odorizzi

ATLANTA — No stars were involved in a trade between the Astros and Braves, but it carried a certain impact.

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Braves bring back Ehire Adrianza, designate Robinson Canó for assignment

The Braves on Monday brought back a familiar face who won a World Series with them.

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Michael Cunningham: Depleted farm leaves Braves with fewer trade assets than NL rivals

ATLANTA — When Alex Anthopoulos made trades last summer, the goal was to give the Braves a chance to win a fourth consecutive National League East title and then see what happens in the postseason. The Braves are shoo-ins to play in the postseason this year, so any moves the…

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Braves outfielder Adam Duvall will have season-ending wrist surgery

Out of nowhere, the Braves received brutal news.

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MLB Network analyst says Shohei Ohtani could get traded to Braves in the wildest second-half prediction

So you're saying there's a chance ...

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Five observations on the Braves after the first half of the 2022 season

WASHINGTON — The Braves on Sunday lost to Washington, 7-3, at Nationals Park. Atlanta, which is 2 ½ games behind the first-place Mets, closed the first half at 56-38.

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Freddie Freeman’s ex-agent sues Doug Gottlieb over tweet about Braves negotiations

ST. LOUIS — Almost three weeks ago, Freddie Freeman fired his agents at Excel Sports Management as his representatives in the wake of a dramatic offseason free-agency process.

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Dylan Hernandez: Beneath the tears, Freddie Freeman plays the role of entitled athlete perfectly

LOS ANGELES — Just when the Freddie Freeman saga couldn't get any more nauseating, it somehow did. The Dodgers' new first baseman went into hiding on Thursday before the opening game of a four-game series against the San Diego Padres.

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Freddie Freeman’s agent accuses Braves of fostering ‘false’ narrative

PHILADELPHIA — Casey Close of Excel Sports Management, who represented Freddie Freeman in negotiations with the Braves, released a statement Thursday in which he said the Braves “have fostered a narrative about the negotiations which, stated plainly, is false.”

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Mark Bradley: It’s clear Freddie Freeman isn’t where he wants to be

It should be impossible to feel sorry for Freddie Freeman. But I do.

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Freddie Freeman, seemingly upset with free-agency process, reportedly terminates agents

DENVER — Freddie Freeman has reportedly filed paperwork to terminate his relationship with his longtime agents at Excel Sports Management, saying in a statement his "representation remains a fluid situation" barely three months after he signed a six-year, $162 million contract with the Dodgers.

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Michael Cunningham: Young Braves will be championship contenders for a while

Their 349-264 record since the start of the 2018 season ranks fifth best in the majors behind the Dodgers, Yankees, Astros and Rays. The Braves are the only team from that group to win four consecutive division titles. Only the Dodgers, with two pennants and one championship, bested the Braves’…

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Mark Bradley: Alex Anthopoulos on the Braves: ‘Our talent speaks for itself’

You’re not thrilled with the Braves. The Braves aren’t thrilled, either. They believe they’re better than their record, which, as of Wednesday morning, was 23-27. They haven’t won three consecutive games. They opened a run against sub-.500 opponents May 18, and so far they’re 6-6.

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Michael Cunningham: Maybe that walk-off win will wake up Braves

William Contreras seemed to be a much better option than Orlando Arcia. Contreras became a run-producing machine during the three weeks when Arcia was buried on the bench. But Braves manager Brian Snitker called on Arcia, not Contreras, when he needed a designated hitter against the Red Sox.

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Freddie Freeman Is Exactly Where He Belongs

His first game against the Braves was about more than hugs and home runs. Ultimately, it was about returning home.

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Understandably, Braves’ farm system isn’t what it used to be

The Braves are reigning World Series champions largely thanks to their farm system that developed stars such as Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies, Max Fried, Ronald Acuna and Ian Anderson, among many others. While the Braves wouldn’t have engineered their unforeseen October run without a historically great trade deadline, the core…

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Braves receive their 2021 World Series rings in pregame ceremony

ATLANTA — The wait ended Saturday: The Braves received their 2021 World Series rings in a pregame ceremony at Truist Park. The event began 20 minutes before the Braves hosted the Reds in the third contest of a four-game opening weekend series.

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Mark Bradley: The Braves should win more trophies. We’ve said that before.

The Braves enter the slightly delayed 2022 season as reigning World Series champs. Last fall’s triumph bore a bolt-from-the-blue-element – postseason heroics were wrought by many players who weren’t Braves at the All-Star break – but we can’t say we hadn’t seen this team coming. The Braves made the playoffs…

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Michael Cunningham: Braves won’t repeat if more young pitchers don’t pan out

The new-era Braves had long planned to win a World Series with pitching as the foundation, just as they did during their 1990s heyday. The Braves won the championship in 2021, but it didn’t go according to that plan. Instead of thriving with a deep group of arms, the Braves…

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