tyler, the reporter

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[Chad Bishop @MrChadBishop]

Mid-June? The next homestand?

“I just know that there’s a lot of variables, so there’s not, like, a set date or anything,” Drake Baldwin said of when his return to the Braves' lineup might be.

https://t.co/ufn6OloWGZ

[Meghan L. Hall @ItsMeghanLHall]

WNBA Players of the Month for May:

— West: A’ja Wilson
— East: Allisha Gray

This is Wilson’s 14th such award, an ongoing league-record she owns.

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Baseball is the best!!

[Chad Bishop @MrChadBishop]

Matt Olson's sixth inning solo homer the difference in Braves 4-3 win over Blue Jays. Now 15-5 in series openers, 34-0 when leading after eight innings.
41-20.

[tyler, the reporter @ByTylerEstep]

also:

[JJ @JameelahJNBA]

Rhyne Howard just hit her EIGHTH three of the game, she's up to 33 points.

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Matt Olson!

49 degree launch angle, the highest on a home run in MLB this season

Just 3 over-the-fence HR have had a higher launch angle under Statcast (2015)

Related: it was wind-aided, blown out 17 ft & pushed 29 ft right, per @WeatherApplied

[tyler, the reporter @ByTylerEstep]

lol

[AJC Sports @AJCsports]

Falcons agree to new deal with receiver Drake London for 4 years, $141M https://t.co/OcYQCLdC2x

[Chad Bishop @MrChadBishop]

Good evening from the ballpark where it’s David Justice bobblehead night.

Earlier tonight Justice said of these 2026 Braves: “What’s our ERA? 3.16? We’re averaging over five runs a game? I can see why we're 20 games up. That formula is gonna work anywhere.”

[Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini]

The SEC and Big Ten announce they're against the new Senate bill "as drafted."

They also say they hope to improve the legislation. The bill has a committee hearing tomorrow.

[tyler, the reporter @ByTylerEstep]

👎🏻

[Sean Keenan @ThatSeanKeenan]

Nonprofit newsroom Atlanta Civic Circle closes after four years https://t.co/hgHdYhEqeA via @RoughDraftATL

[DawgNation @DawgNation]

"I'm not dealing with this."

Here is what Liberty's coach had to say when asked about what Tre Phelps said to the Liberty dugout.

Phelps will miss the first game of Georgia's Super Regional because of the ejection

[Gabe Burns @GabeBurnsAJC]

This Georgia Tech team is something to behold

[AJC Sports @AJCsports]

Georgia coach Wes Johnson, Tre Phelps tossed from regional final vs. Liberty https://t.co/y9hNcXyIbX

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Players with 5+ HR & 4+ SB in a 4-game span, since modern SB rule adopted (1898):

2026 Ronald Acuña Jr.
2024 Shohei Ohtani
1987 Eric Davis
1958 Willie Mays

Acuña has 4 walks in his span, the most of any on the list in those spans

Also he’s only batted once so far today

[tyler, the reporter @ByTylerEstep]

seems good

[Bob Nightengale @BNightengale]

Atlanta wins their MLB-leading 40th game of the season.
They are 40-19, the best record in MLB.
Last year, Atlanta didn’t win its 40th game until July 9 when they were 40-51.

[Georgia Baseball @BaseballUGA]

🚨NCAA ATHENS REGIONAL SCHEDULE UPDATE🚨

[Chad Bishop @MrChadBishop]

Acuña's grand slam part of a five-run sixth in 10-2 win in Boston. Braves win 15th series. Now 8-2 in rubber games, 31-0 when leading after eight innings, 21-9 on the road. Reds next.
38-19.

[MLB @MLB]

A bat that hits a ball that far deserves a kiss before being spiked 😤 #LongGameMoments

(MLB x @Nutrafol @NutrafolMen)

[Chad Bishop @MrChadBishop]

Ronald Acuña Jr. had been 1-for-20 before his sixth-inning grand slam, the fourth of his career and first since Aug. 1, 2023