The sight of Freddie Freeman being hit by a pitch near the spot where his wrist was fractured last season left the Atlanta Braves revisiting bad memories they hope won't be repeated.
The Atlanta Braves have optioned struggling shortstop Dansby Swanson to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Swanson was expected to be the figurehead of a rebuilding team. He was the No. 1 overall pick by Arizona in 2015 and was regarded as one of the National League's top rookies...
The son of former Major League infielder Keith Lockhart has headed home from an Atlanta hospital after being hit in the face with a baseball last month.
WSB-TV reports that 15-year-old Jason Lockhart suffered the injury while playing in a South Carolina baseball tournament last month...
Freddie Freeman drove in two runs and Mike Foltynewicz quieted the Washington Nationals' bats as the Atlanta Braves won 5-2 following an unusually dry rain delay that lasted more than three hours Thursday night.
Kurt Suzuki's solo homer in the sixth inning off Gio Gonzalez (7-4) broke a 2-all tie...