Palm Beach County is back in play for a new Atlanta Braves spring-training home, as the team management explores options apart from efforts toward a new St. Petersburg base and back toward the franchise’s longtime spring home. (more…)
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Braves fan falls to his death at Turner Field
Sad news out of Turner Field: Saturday night Atlanta Braves fan Gregory Kent Murrey fell to his death from the upper deck after landing 40 feet on the concrete below. (more…)
Braves launch search for new spring site
We hinted at this a few weeks ago, and now the details are emerging: the Atlanta Braves are indeed ready to say goodbye to Disney World and Champion Stadium for spring training, as the team has made preliminary contact with several Florida counties about a move. (more…)
MLB announces pace-of-play changes for 2015
Major League Baseball announced several changes designed to improve the pace of play for the 2015 season, including alterations to instant-replay procedures. (more…)
Hart new President, Baseball Operations for Braves
It didn’t take long for John Hart to shed the interim part of his job description, accepting the position of President, Baseball Operations for the Atlanta Braves. (more…)
Instant-replay system approved by MLB owners
The expansion of instant replay was approved unanimously by Major League Baseball owners yesterday, setting out the specifics of when managers can call for replay and under what circumstances. The expansion had been tentatively approved in November, subject to a detailed implementation plan and approval from Major League Baseball Players Association and the World Umpires […]
Gone too soon, or good riddance? Thoughts on Turner Field’s future demolition
Reaction to the news that Turner Field would be torn down in 2017 came in two forms: goodbye to a mediocre ballpark, versus disbelief that such a young facility is doomed. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler looks at the decision. A cell phone, we are told by the service providers, can be upgraded every two years — although […]
Expanded instant replay approved for 2014
We’ll see expanded instant replay in Major League Baseball next season, as officials approved a plan to allow reviews of virtually every play, save balls and strikes, check swings and foul tips, out of New York City. It’s not a groundbreaking setup — it’s basically the same system used to review contested calls in the […]
Expanded instant replay on tap for 2014
Major League Baseball is planning a major expansion of replay for the 2014 season, using the findings of a replay committee as the blueprint for a new streamlined appeal system. The plan, from a committee consisting of MLB vice president Joe Torre, Atlanta Braves president John Schuerholz and former manager Tony La Russa, will allow […]
Braves reveal new alt home uniforms
The Atlanta Braves today unveiled a new alternative home uniform patterned after the 1966 team uniforms. The cream-colored uniforms feature the traditional Braves script in red across the chest minus the tomahawk, red numbers on the front and back, navy piping, navy player letters and a new logo patch on the left sleeve. The logo […]