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Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday The Atlanta Braves made an unexpected move on Tuesday by selecting the contract of top pitching prospect AJ Smith-Shawver. In a corresponding move, the club designated lefty Lucas Luetge for assignment. Welcome to the bigs, @aj_smithshawver!#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/vWp8o7TiR6— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 30, 2023 Twenty-year-old … [Read more...] about Braves News: AJ Smith-Shawver promoted to big leagues, Braves lose in walk-off fashion, more

Photo by John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2006 - Dayton Moore is named as the general manager of the Kansas City Royals replacing Allan Baird. MLB History 1925 - Ty Cobb records his 275th career triple and becomes the first player ever with 1,000 career extra-base hits. He will finish his career with 1,136 … [Read more...] about This Day in Braves History: Dayton Moore leaves Atlanta for Kansas City

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Atlanta’s offense has been nonexistent in Oakland. Bryce Elder delivered another great start. Unfortunately, that was the only positive on the field for the Braves as they dropped a second straight game to the Oakland A’s. This is only the second time all season that the A’s have won two games in a row, but both wins have been … [Read more...] about Daily Hammer Podcast: Braves Inexplicably Lose Second Straight Game to A’s

Photo by Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Davis is a power-first outfielder with hit tool questions The Major League Baseball first year player draft is a bit over a month away, and mock drafts are starting to come at us more frequently. This edition is from Kiley McDaniel at ESPN, who has the Braves taking Arizona’s Chase Davis at 24th overall. Davis is a … [Read more...] about ESPN projects OF Chase Davis to Braves in mock draft