TOMORROW! Join us in the plaza for our first Postseason Watch Party!
First pitch: 8:38pm ET
Entertainment: 7:38pm ET
BRING: chairs & blankets
More info: https://t.co/Myrdnvzm4P
Jorge Soler was playing PlayStation when he received a video call from Giants manager Bob Melvin, who informed him of the trade. When they hung up, Soler went back to playing.
“And it kind of hit me as I was playing," he said. "I was like, ‘Oh man, I just got traded!'"
Theyre getting the band back together: Luke Jackson is headed to Atlanta along with Jorge Soler, as @ByRobertMurray first reported. Braves are still in sole possession of the first wild card spot in the NL and add a big bat and big relief arm for the stretch.
It once seemed impossible, but …
The 2024 Braves probably have a better roster than they did a year ago.
“We need to set our bar as high as possible, and anything less than that is an underachievement for us,” Spencer Strider said.
From Truist Park: https://t.co/aKIhzbpwFg
Last night, I asked Spencer Strider why he believed the Braves’ regular-season success hasn’t translated into deeper postseason runs the last two years. I thought his answer was insightful and honest.
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Matt Olson tied a record and, when he entered the dugout, the high-fives were quick, the embraces short. He causally sat down on the bench.
The moment was massive, but Olson is humble above all else.
"I think that's just who he is," Austin Riley said.
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The Phillies went to Andrew Bellatti in the sixth. Michael Harris II and Ronald Acuña Jr. greeted him with back-to-back homers -- the 16th time the Braves have gone back to back this season.
Here's Acuña pulverizing a no-doubter for his 36th home run of the season.