Atlanta Braves

Police say an Alabama man is accused of stealing a golf cart at the Atlanta Braves stadium and crashing it. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Marcus Jerry Stephens is accused of stealing a $4,500 golf cart that belongs to the Braves...

An alarm and an emergency evacuation message on a sign board during the Atlanta Braves game turned out to be a false alarm. An equipment malfunction during an altercation at a ballpark restaurant was the source of confusion in the top of the third, the Braves said Tuesday night...

Police in Georgia are searching for former Atlanta Braves player Otis Nixon, who disappeared over the weekend. Woodstock police say Nixon, who's 58, was last seen leaving his home Saturday morning in a gray Range Rover. Police say he was on his way to a golf course where he had a tee time but never arrived...

An Atlanta Braves infielder and his family are recovering after police say their SUV was hit by a man who had stolen a Miami police officer's cruiser. News outlets report that 31-year-old Miami native Sean Rodriguez, his wife Giselle and their two young children were T-boned by the stolen cruiser Saturday afternoon in Miami-Dade County...

The Atlanta Braves have named Brian Snitker manager, rewarding him for reversing the team's direction in his role as interim manager this season. The Braves finished last in the NL East but won 20 of their last 30 games under Snitker...

Some business owners near the Atlanta Braves' new stadium in the suburbs say they've invested in improvements, and hoped to earn back part of the money by charging fans to use their parking spaces on game days. But they are now learning about an ordinance passed earlier this year that outlaws property owners within a half-mile of the stadium from charging for parking during games...

With Atlanta already 14.5 games out of first in the NL East before the calendar turns to June, it could be a pretty long summer for Braves fans. The team has already fired its manager and lost 17 of 19 games at home, and there's not much that indicates any sort of turnaround this year...

The Atlanta Braves' horrible start to the 2016 season might have taken an even worse turn on Wednesday.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired All-Star right-hander Shelby Miller from the Atlanta Braves for overall No. 1 draft pick Dansby Swanson, outfielder Ender Inciarte and pitching prospect Aaron Blair. The Diamondbacks obtained minor league left-hander Gabe Speier on Wednesday in a trade that gave Arizona its second top-flight starter in two days. Free agent Zack Greinke finalized a $206.5 mill

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher and one of the organization's top prospects just six years ago is dead at the age of 29.