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Braves Franchise History 1924: Boston Braves third baseman Tony Boeckel is killed in an automobile accident. Boeckel spent five seasons in Boston hitting .286/.343/.388 in 668 games. 1953: The Braves acquire pitcher Russ Meyer from the Phillies in exchange for first baseman Earl Torgeson. They then flip Meyer, sending him to Booklyn for Rocky Bridges and Jim Pendleton. Not … [Read more...] about This Day in Braves History: February 16

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Braves have a couple of a la carte streaming options this year? Will you partake? As you may have heard, you can watch the Braves without a cable package in Braves Country via a subscription through Fanduel Sports or Amazon. This is something that I have personally been wanting for a long time. Now I can ditch … [Read more...] about How much would you pay to watch the Braves this year?

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves are displaying their hosting of the All-Star Game front and center on the field. Meanwhile, we look at what it could take for Drake Baldwin to make the Opening Day Roster. As we near the end of the offseason, the Braves did make one impact addition in Jurickson Profar, but also didn’t really make the splash we … [Read more...] about Braves News: Drake Baldwin, All-Star Game, more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Hopefully everybody is having a good weekend so far! Here's the random clip: … [Read more...] about Saturday 2/15 Open Thread

Photo by Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Let’s take a walk down memory lane. Braves Franchise History 2012: Major League Baseball sets up a vetting committee chaired by Bill Bartholomew and six other major league owners to evaluate the merits of various bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. MLB History 1905: The National League Board of Directors in New York … [Read more...] about This Day in MLB History: February 15th