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Brewers’ Christian Yelich explains why he’s big fan of playing in Milwaukee before NLCS

The Milwaukee Brewers’ 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres in their NLDS series means that they have set up a rematch of the 2025 National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers, meanwhile, advanced past the Atlanta Braves in four games. Speaking before the series, Brewers captain Christian Yelich explained […] The post Brewers’ Christian Yelich explains why he’s big fan of playing in Milwaukee before NLCS appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Braves Weren’t Willing To Include Didier Fuentes In Skubal Trade Offer

The Braves were one of the teams looking to acquire Tarik Skubal from the Tigers at the trade deadline, with The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal writing a few days after the deadline that Atlanta “never got close to a deal for Skubal, even though they made virtually all of their young players available, including right-handers AJ […]

MLB insider Joel Sherman on Braves targeting Corey Seager

The Braves have had issues at shortstop for the past four seasons, trying to find an answer to fill the void left by Dansby Swanson when he signed with the Cubs in free agency. Orlando Arcia had a great first half in 2023 but never provided much after that. Vaughn Grissom struggled both offensively and […]

Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Carey drives in a run for Glendale

As the major league postseason churns on, a handful of Braves farmhands are making an impact in the Arizona Fall League. Let’s dive into Friday’s action. (1-5) Glendale River Dogs 9, (5-1) Salt River Rafters 13 Box Score Briggs McKenzie made his second start of the postseason, but it unfortunately did not go all that […]

OK, what do we do now?

The watching Braves baseball portion of our year has ended. Now it’s the offseason. We’ll watch the rest of MLB’s postseason with you here. But outside of that, we will be into offseason programming. We’ll have player reviews soon. We’ll slowly perform an autopsy of the season. After that, it’s a lockout. The owners seem […]

Why Braves must trade Sean Murphy after losing to Dodgers in NLDS

The Atlanta Braves should make Sean Murphy a priority trade candidate this offseason. After another National League Division Series exit against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they need to reconsider how much money they commit to a catching tandem when other areas require help. The Braves scored just eight runs across four games and used two […] The post Why Braves must trade Sean Murphy after losing to Dodgers in NLDS appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Braves designate Luke Williams for assignment, select Danny Young

No, this isn’t a post that was delayed four months. That Atlanta Braves have begun their off-season roster machinations with the team’s transaction page showing that utilityman Luke Williams has been designated for assignment while left-handed reliever Danny Young has been selected to the roster. This follows a slew of transactions on October 8 to […]

Mets Morning News: Game 5, do or die

Meet the Mets Teruaki Sato, NPB’s first Triple Crown winner since Munetaka Murakami, could make the jump to MLB next season, and he’s been linked to the Mets. Around the National League East Todd Zolecki listed five pressing questions facing the Phillies ahead of this offseason. The Braves have made tweaks to their 40-man roster, […]

Analyst compares Guardians’ Gavin Williams Game 4 move to Braves’ Chris Sale decision

In the playoffs, teams that have their backs against the wall couldn’t care less about who will pitch in a potential next game, if they even get to that point. All that matters is sealing the deal and living to fight another day. On Thursday, the Cleveland Guardians, despite being up by four runs in […] The post Analyst compares Guardians’ Gavin Williams Game 4 move to Braves’ Chris Sale decision appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Braves News: Free agent predictions, Arizona Fall League, and more

Friday marked a slow day for the Atlanta Braves on the news front as the club settles into the offseason. After another early exit, the Braves will determine which pending free agents should rejoin the club. From Ha-Seong Kim to Mauricio Dubón, let’s dive into the looming free agents and the value they could bring […]

Braves Select Danny Young, Designate Luke Williams

The Braves have selected left-hander Danny Young from Triple-A Gwinnett, 680 The Fan reports. In a corresponding move, the club designated infielder Luke Williams for assignment. Young had been in line to become a minor league free agent, but he will instead remain with the Atlanta organization. The 32-year-old first joined the Braves off waivers […]

2026 NLCS: Tarik Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto named Dodgers’ Games 1 and 2 starters

Tarik Skubal made his Dodgers’ postseason debut on Oct. 3 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Braves. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Megan Garcia and Senji Torrey A couple of days before they face the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers announced their starters for the first two games of the series: Tarik Skubal will start Game 1 on Sunday. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 2 on Monday. Manager Dave Roberts shared t...

Braves rumors: Atlanta linked to trade for Rangers star, and it’s not Jacob deGrom

The Atlanta Braves attempted to trade for Jacob deGrom from the Texas Rangers during the 2026 regular season, but deGrom blocked the deal with his no-trade clause. deGrom apparently is not the only Rangers player that Atlanta has had interest in over the past year. According to Joel Sherman of MLB Network, the Braves “checked […] The post Braves rumors: Atlanta linked to trade for Rangers star, and it’s not Jacob deGrom appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Postseason off day chat and discussion: October 9

Slow news day, eh? The Atlanta Braves are out, the 2026 NLCS is set and the winner-take-all Game 5 in the ALDS between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians won’t be happening until tomorrow night, so we’re getting a sneak peek at what the offseason is going to feel like. It’s not fun, […]

Two Pitchers Elect Minor League Free Agency

A pair of veteran relievers have elected minor league free agency, per the MiLB.com transactions page. Here’s a rundown… Ian Hamilton (Braves) A few weeks after the Yankees non-tendered Hamilton last November, the right-hander landed a non-guaranteed, major league contract with the Braves. Hamilton did not make the Braves’ Opening Day roster, though, and they […]

UCLA’s Mick Cronin reveals hilarious text he sent Dodgers’ Dave Roberts after NLDS

The Los Angeles Dodgers did not need a decisive Game 5 to close out the Atlanta Braves, as they went 2-0 on the road and clinched their spot in the National League Championship Series. Momentum could have swung the other way, though. LA scored only nine runs across four games, relying on superb pitching and […] The post UCLA’s Mick Cronin reveals hilarious text he sent Dodgers’ Dave Roberts after NLDS appeared first on ClutchPoints .

2026 Postseason: Dodger postseason home run king Max Muncy nears another kingdom

Max Muncy hit three home runs in the 2026 NLDS against the Braves. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne There’s the 500-career home run club. And there are only 28 members in Major League history. And there is the 34-member club of players who have hit 50 home runs in a season. But there’s another prestigious home run club that’s even more exclusive. The 20-home run club. Yes, that’s right. 20. This club is made up of some of the most important home run hitters in Major League...

Former MLB GM believes Braves should target Randy Arozarena

After another underwhelming postseason, a significant chunk of Braves Country is ready for sweeping changes to the team’s core. Maybe this is the year it finally happens. But more than likely, Alex Anthopoulos will be staring down the same two holes in the lineup that have haunted Atlanta for half a decade. The Braves haven’t […]

Braves Minor League Recap: Isaiah Drake Records a Hit

(1-4) Glendale Desert Dogs 2, (2-3) Peoria Javelinas 10 box score It was another bad day for the Glendale team all around. They have been struggling to get any sort of good play from the team. and after allowing six runs in the second inning of this game it was a quick decline to a […]

Which pending free agent(s) will the Braves bring back?

With the season over, rosterbation is the only recourse as far as Braves baseball is concerned. Of course, the pending lockout will put a damper on offseason proceedings for a while, but leaving that aside… which pending free agent(s) do you think the Braves will bring back? Let’s start with Ha-Seong Kim. He was super-bad. […]

Full list of Atlanta Braves 2027 free agents

It’s going to be another pivotal offseason for the Atlanta Braves — one where big changes could be on the way if they finally feel like this core might be running its course. But they also have a ton of decisions to make on pending free agents who played some massive roles for them throughout […]