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Jake Mastroianni

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Host of @LockedOn_Braves . Writer for @Braves_Today . Covering SEC for @CollegeBallNat . Listen to Locked on Braves:

Birmingham, AL
Joined April 2012
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Jake Mastroianni
7 months
I typically keep it all sports on here and don't get personal, but I've had so many people tell me how moved they were by my brother's funeral service that I feel the need to share in hopes that it might impact one of your lives for the better.
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Jake Mastroianni
7 months
I’m heartbroken to share that my brother’s battle with pancreatic cancer ended today. Please pray for my family during this difficult time.
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4 months
I don't know how much more evidence you need to realize the baseballs are different this year and not carrying as much. 107.2 exti velo and 29 degree LA needs to be easily gone no matter conditions or what part of the park. And this barely makes it to warning track.
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Talkin’ Baseball
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Aroldis Chapman thought that shit was way gone lmfaoooo
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3 years
The city of Atlanta
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FOX Sports: MLB
3 years
Who is the biggest All-Star Game snub this year?
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Jake Mastroianni
2 years
Spencer Strider, Charlie Morton, and Max Fried in this series: 18.2 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 3 ER, 22 Ks Don’t try to tell me the #Braves starters aren’t capable of going head-to-head with the Mets.
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Jake Mastroianni
10 months
This man just won the NL MVP award and then went out and hit an opposite field tank in winter ball. He’s just different.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
I had 3 different family members at lunch today tell me how frustrated they are that they can’t watch the #Braves and how hard it is to find them on TV. Fix it, @MLB . The sport is doing great, but imagine how much better it could be if you let fans watch their favorite teams.
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1 year
Is the new playoff format broken? Yes Do the Brave and other tops seeds need to step up and play better? Yes Both can be true at the same time.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
I love Vaughn Grissom. Please don't get rid of him. Find a way to get him on the field next year.
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Jake Mastroianni
6 months
The Cubs broadcast just said this Dodgers offense might be the best one we’ve seen in a long time… You mean since the 2023 Braves that set the all-time SLG% record and eliminated your team from the postseason.?
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
I think the Chirinos experiment with the Braves has reached its conclusion.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Kevin Pillar is getting emotional in the postgame -- dude wants it and brings a lot of energy. Play him every day. And hopefully not because Ronald is injured.
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Jake Mastroianni
11 months
Imagine putting up the numbers Matt Olson did in 2023 and not even being an NL MVP finalist. He’s the runaway winner in a lot of seasons.
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MLB
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Your 2023 @officialBBWAA NL Most Valuable Player Award finalists: Ronald Acuña Jr. Mookie Betts Freddie Freeman
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Jake Mastroianni
3 years
Hey @FreddieFreeman5 and @Braves . My sister wants to buy her son a Braves FF jersey for Christmas but was worried he might not stay in Atlanta. Should she go ahead and make that purchase.? #Braves #PleaseSayYes
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9 months
All 5 are former All-Stars. Anybody else have a rotation fill of All-Star starters?
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FOX Sports: MLB
9 months
The Braves potential starting rotation for 2024 👀
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1 year
Ronald was 3 SBs away from 40-40 in 2019 and was on pace for 40-30 in 2021. Let’s not try to act like suddenly these new rules helped him accomplish something that wasn’t possible before.
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1 year
The #Braves ' top pitching prospects (Shuster, Murphy, Ritchie, Smith-Shawver, Schwellenbach, Dodd, Keller, Shoemaker) this past week: 31.1 IP, 16 H, 9 BB, 1 ER, 46 Ks, 0.29 ERA, 0.80 WHIP
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5 months
Two things can be true. 1) That was awful by Olson, Ozuna, and Arcia 2) The season is not over if the Braves lose 1 game to the defending WS champs
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1 year
So apparently the Astros are the only team that has learned how to manage the long layoff for a top seed.
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1 year
Braves had to win on Levi’s birthday! Baby boy was born at 12:53 today. Thanks for all the prayers, well wishes, and congrats.
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Jake Mastroianni
5 months
Not only did MLB nerf the baseballs, they’re trying to nerf Acuña by giving every pitcher an extra 4 inches off the plate against him. That’s just terrible.
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Jake Mastroianni
11 months
Phillies are clearly cheating. Did you hear that loud shout before Schwarber and Harper swung? Probably got pitchcom hacked.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Vaughn Grissom ends his terrific season with @GoStripers by going 3-4 today with his 36th double of the year and 13th stolen base. Season: 102 G, 397 AB, .330/.419/.501, 131 H, 8 HR, 74 R, 61 RBI, 56 BB, 66 Ks.
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Let me see if I’ve got this Braves cheating scandal correct. I believe the going theory is that they’re able to hack pitchcom and then play a girl screaming through the loud speaker if it’s a breaking ball and then nothing is played if it’s a fastball.? And only for home games.?
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Jake Mastroianni
11 months
Everyone called it sour grapes when I pointed out after the NLDS (and had said it before then too) that this postseason severely diminishes 162. Now all I see people saying today is that 162 means nothing. Again, this is BAD for MLB in the long term.
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4 years
Just your yearly reminder that @MLB could have ended all this nonsense between the #Braves and #Marlins by giving Jose Ureña an actual punishment when he tried to injure one of the best players in the league because he was playing too good. But they’re cowards, so here we are.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Always knew this could happen in Game 3. That's why you had to have Game 2. Going to need Strider and Fried to be the two best pitchers in the game to win this series.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Alex Anthopoulos has earned so much admiration from Braves Country that he’s getting praised all over this app for flipping Taylor Hearn for Nicky Lopez as if he just made the move to clinch a World Series.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Looking for positives after a rough night? Braves haven't lost back-to-back starts by Strider since June of last year. And, well, the offense has to wake up at some point. It's not likely they get shutout by Suarez and the Phils bullpen again. No more excuses, get it done.
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Jake Mastroianni
4 months
I know Ohtani and Betts have been great, but nobody has been more valuable to their team this season than Marcell Ozuna.
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Jake Mastroianni
9 months
I hope we never get to a point in this sport where we don’t respect and appreciate the greatness of Simba. We use the term GOAT a lot that it’s lost some meaning. But he is truly the greatest defensive baseball player EVER.
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Jared Tims
9 months
Former #Angels SS Andrelton Simmons has announced his retirement
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Thoughts by on this are simple. Pitchers can throw inside. Acuña can be frustrated by constantly dodging 97. Oviedo doesn’t have to start yelling like a maniac. You spend an entire season(s) of this and see how you like it.
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Locked On Pirates
1 year
Thoughts on this are simple. Pitchers can throw inside. If Acuna has an issue with that, that’s his problem, not Oviedo’s. #LetsGoBucs
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Jake Mastroianni
4 months
Dansby Swanson vs. Orlando Arcia since the start of 2023 Dansby: - 98 wRC+ - .712 OPS - 10.1% BB% - 25% K% - .235 AVG - 26 HR - 20 OAA - 25.3M AAV Arica: - 94 wRC+ - .715 OPS - 6.1% BB% - 19.1% K% - .257 AVG - 22 HR - 11 OAA - $2.4M AAV
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Jake Mastroianni
9 months
I think it's telling of Vaughn's character that a guy who played 64 games for the #Braves is being treated like a franchise legend by some after being traded. He's such an easy guy to cheer for and I'll forever be a fan of his.
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1 year
So much in this. Acuña is elite at everything, even water cooler baths. Hilliard backing out of there. And we lost Murphy -- he gone.
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For the first time all year, I'm starting to believe this #Braves team won't make the postseason. Even this great pitching staff can't overcome this horrific offense.
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1 year
First year of an 11-year deal.
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Jake Mastroianni
4 months
@SPeeblesSports I love you, but please explain this to me like I'm five because my brain hurts trying to figure that out.
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Jake Mastroianni
3 months
Sean Newcomb got the win for the A’s last night. Had no idea he was still in the league.
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Jake Mastroianni
2 years
If you watched all 162 of your favorite team’s games last year you would have spent around 494 hours watching TV. If new pace of play rules cut game times by 20 minutes, you’ll have 54 extra hours of your life this upcoming season.
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1 year
Acuña’s quickest home trot ever! I love how much he loved that moment.
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1 year
Imagine if this dude actually tried on defense.?
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Eddie Rosario is hitting .160 since the start of July and has at least 1 ball a game drop in front of him that should probably be caught. I'm saying this in the hopes that when I talk about something the opposite usually starts to happen.
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Jake Mastroianni
5 months
What an ending. That was pretty cool. Braves have won series against the Phillies, DBacks, Astros, and Rangers already.
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5 months
Ozuna (1.144), Arcia (.957), and Kelenic (.948) are the #Braves current OPS leaders. Just how we all thought it would be.
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4 months
Baseball isn’t dead, but the baseballs are dead.
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5 months
Acuña had 5 hits over the weekend. Exit velos of 98.2, 106, 113.2, 95.3, 108.2, and 101.8. He's getting there.
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I really want to be excited about Waldrep’s debut, and I am, but it’s just hard to get excited about anything with the way this team is playing. Waldrep could dominate and they might lose 2-0.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
I just don't remember Braves hitters struggling with fastballs up like they have in this series.
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Jake Mastroianni
3 months
And we all complain that MLB doesn’t know how to market its game. They sure are doing a great job this year by giving the games most popular player all of the juiced baseballs. Everyone else over here cranking baseballs that are dying at the track.
@MLB
MLB
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Shohei didn't think he got all of this one. 😂
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Wouldn't hate seeing this lineup on Friday to just shake things up a bit. Acuña MH2 Riley Olson Albies Murphy TDA Arcia Pillar
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Jake Mastroianni
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This is now my 100th time to say this, but if Murphy thinks you have the feel for a certain pitch, he’ll just keep calling it. That fastball was electric for Iggy, Phillies hitters likely thinking about that change-up. Just great. What a win!
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Jake Mastroianni
10 months
Acuña cannon doesn’t cool off in the winter leagues.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
NO WAY! They actually took Waldrep, the guy I wanted. That splitter might be the best pitch in this draft. #Braves #MLBDraft
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Jake Mastroianni
9 months
This got me some sort of emotional. Love the respect shown for 44 by Acuña tonight.
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5 months
This is incredible.
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4 months
Braves just needed to replace Austin Riley with Zack Short to get the offense going.
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Jake Mastroianni
11 months
If it's both, then great. But if you're asking me if I'd rather give Aaron Nola $150 million this offseason or use that money to extend Max Fried, then my answer is easily Fried.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Kirby Yates maybe had the best weekend of any #Braves pitcher. 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 4 Ks
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
The #Braves have 3 starting pitchers in the top 12 in ERA among qualified NL starters. And they get Max Fried back this weekend.
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Jake Mastroianni
2 years
Watching an A’s-Braves game from last year and Murphy just threw out Acuña trying steal before he even reached the second base bag…
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Jake Mastroianni
5 months
Are these baseballs nerfed!!?!?!?! What is going on.? That should be no-doubter no matter what time of year.
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5 months
The fact he knew exactly where the bottom of the K-zone was is pretty incredible.
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Reuben Bidez
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Travis d’Arnaud is back with the hi-jinx. This time trying to help the opposing catcher frame a foul ball. 😂 #Braves
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I don't want to provide more engagement to a certain national MLB writer, but how in the WORLD do you A) Forget Ronald Acuña exists B) Follow up with a worse take after forgetting him
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Jake Mastroianni
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I don't think I ever imagined myself getting emotional after losing a coach who wasn't even the manager, but Wash was different.
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1 year
The #Braves still managed to go 15-14 in May despite playing some of their worst baseball, losing Fried and Wright, and going through their toughest stretch of games on the schedule.
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Jake Mastroianni
10 months
Hold up, Acuña would have been a free agent this offseason had he not signed that extension.!? Could you imagine what he would get right now coming off the season he just had.!?
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Spoke briefly on this in the podcast after Game 3 because I don't want to give it any more light. My biggest issue here is that it makes Arcia seem like a bad guy for a harmless comment in a locker room with his friends after a big game.
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Sarah K. Spencer
1 year
Here's Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud on the reports of comments by Orlando Arcia about Bryce Harper: "Orlando's a great person. He was joking around... When things get out, which I'm sure other teams say things as well, it's not a good feeling."
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Jake Mastroianni
2 months
I think calling fans fair weather or labeling fans as “real” or not is silly. Let fans be fans the way they want. But I’ll say this, if you’re willingly still watching this #Braves game, you’re a real one.
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Jake Mastroianni
5 months
I just went back and watched every pitch from Max tonight (only took about 40 minutes). That was glorious pitching. Blowing upper 90s by people is cool, but there is nothing like watching a pitcher carve up a lineup for 9 innings. It’s a rarity in today’s game.
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Jake Mastroianni
5 months
What’s interesting to me about this is the Orioles and Dodgers are 1-2 in HRs, which makes sense with this stat. But the Braves are 18th in HRs.
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Danny
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Pulled Fly balls + Line Drives with an exit velocity greater than 95 mph
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1 year
The stars showed up and showed out in this one.
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1 month
We keep telling ourselves, "It can't be any worse. This team has hit rock bottom." And they keep proving us wrong. This was sickening.
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Vaughn Grissom is hitting .326 with a .894 OPS at Gwinnett this year.
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Gwinnett Stripers
1 year
Vaughn Grissom slices a double down the line to bring home Forrest Wall.
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Jake Mastroianni
3 months
This is the list of the Braves current active outfielders...
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Jake Mastroianni
4 months
Matt Olson, I don't know what to tell ya buddy. Just keep squaring up baseballs. That swing to that spot should either be a home run or a double of the wall.
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10 months
Another homer for Acuña tonight in first at-bat.
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3 months
Full disclosure, I’ve had Austin Riley on my fantasy team all year. The was the first time he was active and I didn’t start him. It was me all along… I’m sorry.
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Jake Mastroianni
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Boog doubling down on this was unexpected. If anything I expected him to announce an apology today for taking such a historic moment for Acuña and the sport and making it about themselves.
I fully stand with boog, my play by play guy
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Why? Why is this happening to us.?
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That last inning from Sale… - getting frustrated at walking a batter in ST - pumping up to 96 - blowing the last batter away with 96, 95, and 93 I’m so ready for him this year.
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Jorge Soler with the Braves. in Colorado: 7-13, 4 HR, 9 RBI All other games: 7-66, 1 HR, 3 RBI
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
Braves legend Julio Teheran has a 1.48 ERA in 4 starts with the Brewers this year.
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1 year
The lineup change in Game 1 setup Ozzie and Ozuna to face a lefty in the 6th. Ozzie singled and Ozuna hit 109 MPH lineout. It set Ozzie up to face a lefty in the 8th in which he hit a ball 103 MPH and Turner just made an outstanding play.
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Here is my weekly rant about the use of Sean Murphy. He homered and walked twice in his last game, so naturally, you give him two days off. Also, he's caught Schwelly the two other times he's faced Philly this year and both were great outings.
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Atlanta Braves
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Sunday night baseball #BravesCountry
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If you predicted that for a week-plus stretch of this season Ramon Laureano and Whit Merrifield would by far be the two best players in the lineup well, you win.
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The argument for Pillar over Rosario (even against righties) thread: I get Rosario is the better hitter, but this lineup can sacrifice it. What they need right now is all the defensive help they can get - especially with the struggles of starting pitching. Pillar gives you that
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3 months
Who would have thought the Braves capable of winning a series against the Yankees in New York a little over a week ago.?
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We really witnessed one of the most dominant pitching duels you’ll ever see last night.
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Sarah Langs
1 month
Blake Snell & Chris Sale are the 4th pair of pitchers to EACH have more than 10 strikeouts and allow 3 hits or fewer in the same game, joining: 5/26/24 Garrett Crochet + Kyle Bradish 4/3/21 Corbin Burnes + José Berríos 9/20/20 Joe Musgrove + Jack Flaherty Snell + Sale are the
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Jake Mastroianni
9 months
Just … crazy. Please tell me the Dodgers can’t afford Fried now.?
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Jeff Passan
9 months
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers is the largest contract for a pitcher in Major League Baseball history, beating Gerrit Cole's deal by $1 million. Furthermore, the Dodgers will pay an additional $50.6 million in posting fee. Total outlay: 12 years, $375M.
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Jake Mastroianni
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Whatever you do today, carve out 15-20 minutes to read this article and watch the video at the end. If you loved Acuña before, you'll love him even more after. If for some reason you didn't like Acuña before, hopefully you understand to appreciate him more after.
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Ronald Acuña Jr.
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I want you to understand the full picture. I want you to know about the whole person, and what’s important to me. About the things reporters never ask me about. Not just the baseball part. This is my story. @PlayersTribune
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1 year
Joe Jimenez is maybe an unsung hero in this one. Settled things down late in the game and kept the Mets off the board for 2 innings. Looked really sharp too. #Braves
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If the #Braves stay with the regular rotation, Sale would miss both of the upcoming Phillies' series. With the off day on Monday, they could skip someone, keep him on 5 days rest, and he'd pitch the finale of both Phillies' series.
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Jake Mastroianni
5 months
Why do umpires hate Acuña this year? I need someone to open up an official investigation on this matter.
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Jake Mastroianni
2 months
Prayers for the Freeman family. Nothing more stressful and painful than seeing your kid hooked up to a bunch of machines in the hospital. Praying for Max.
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Dodger Blue
2 months
Freddie Freeman hasn't missed a game this season and keeps posting even as his family is going through a difficult time. @chelseafree5 shared this 💙 🙏
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Braves runs scored by inning and MLB rank: 1st: 42 runs (1st) 2nd: 40 runs (2nd) 3rd: 22 runs (20th) 4th: 22 runs (22nd) 5th: 27 runs (13th) 6th: 21 runs (16th) 7th: 15 runs (26th) 8th: 41 runs (2nd) 9th: 13 runs (21st)
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Jake Mastroianni
1 year
New rule. If pitchcom stops working during an inning you have to go to signs for the rest of the inning. This is just ridiculous.
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Jake Mastroianni
3 months
9 home runs on the weekend for the #Braves from 7 different players. That looks more like the 2023 offense. But can they keep it up?
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1 year
You tried to run on this man.?
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Jake Mastroianni
3 months
So in the “biggest” series of the year to this point, TDA catches more games than Murphy as Murphy had been showing signs of coming around with the bat. I hope that aren’t going to the every other day method they used in the 2nd half last year.
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