KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Chipper Jones played third base for the first time since injuring his knee last August, and the longtime All-Star was flawless in the field Thursday as the Atlanta Braves beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3. Jones tore his left knee last August while making a play. He began this spring as a designated hitter, but returned to his…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chuck Tanner, who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to one of the greatest comebacks in World Series history, has died. He was 81. The Pirates said Tanner’s family informed them of his death on Friday at his home in New Castle, Pa., after a long illness. Tanner managed the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Pirates and Atlanta Braves…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The new face of the Atlanta Braves came to Columbia Tuesday afternoon hoping to put smiles on the faces of others. New manager Fredi Gonzalez and the Braves Caravan rolled into Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. The group gave out hats and stickers and signed autographs while visiting patients’ rooms. Relief pitcher Johnny Venters headlined a small…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have agreed to one-year deals with pitcher Jair Jurrjens, Peter Moylan and Eric O’Flaherty and left fielder Martin Prado. The deals Tuesday left the Braves with no players eligible for salary arbitration. Jurrjens will make $3.25 million, a raise from $480,000. Prado, who made $440,000 in 2010, agreed to a deal for $3.1 million. Moylan…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Power-hitting second baseman Dan Uggla has been traded from the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Omar Infante and left-hander Mike Dunn. A two-time All-Star, Uggla hit .287 with 33 homers and 105 RBIs last season and had been discussing a possible contract extension with Florida. Infante was a first-time All-Star who hit a career-high…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have hired former Florida Marlins skipper Fredi Gonzalez as manager, two sources told the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. Longtime Braves manager Bobby Cox retired Monday after the Braves were eliminated from the playoffs by the Giants. Cox will have a press conference at Turner Field on Wednesday and Gonzalez will be introduced on…
ATLANTA (AP) — Brooks Conrad has been benched one day after making three errors at second base that left the Atlanta Braves on the brink of playoff elimination. Braves manager Bobby Cox’s lineup for Monday night’s Game 4 of the NL division series against the San Francisco Giants includes Omar Infante at second base and Troy Glaus at third. Glaus,…
ATLANTA (AP) — Brooks Conrad bobbled a grounder. Then he dropped a popup. Finally, a hard shot skidded under his glove in the ninth inning, his third error of the game allowing the San Francisco Giants to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. The Braves were within one out of taking control of the NL…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves are running out of chances to send Bobby Cox into retirement with one more playoff appearance. Vance Worley combined with four relievers on a three-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the punchless Braves 7-0 Saturday to drop Atlanta into a tie for the NL wild-card spot. Atlanta’s loss and San Diego’s 4-2 win over San…
(AP) — Bobby Cox will get one more try in October. No tiebreaker needed. What could’ve turned into a real tangle of a playoff picture became clear Sunday: Cox and his wild-card Atlanta Braves will face the San Francisco Giants, while the San Diego Padres are finished. Major League Baseball was looking at the possibility of a three-team, two-day round…
