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☆ MLB Opening Day: 2024 regular season kicks off in full with Shohei Ohtani cloud looming
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Although fans have been treated to a glimpse of MLB action, the 2024 season kicks off in full on Thursday with Opening Day. How to watchThe Opening Day slate of games takes place on Thursday, March 28, with 26 teams taking to the field. The Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Angels kick off the day’s action at 3:05 PM ET at Camden Yards in Maryland. Ohtani cloud overshadows Dodgers startThe majority of the Los Angeles Dodgers offseason was dominated with optimism and talk of a World Series challenge after the acquisition of two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Ohtani prepares for a pitch during the Dodgers' preseason game against the Los Angeles Angels.

Persons: Tuesday’s Francis Scott Key, Shohei Ohtani, phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Ohtani, Ippei, Mizuhara, Yamamoto, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Tyler Glasnow, Walker Buehler, Harry, Juan Soto, Soto, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole, Stanton, Nathan Ray Seebeck, Ronald Acuña Jr, Acuña, Tim Nwachukwu, Wyatt Longford Organizations: CNN, Seoul, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Deigo Padres, MLB, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, Camden, Orioles, Dodgers, ESPN, Los Angeles Times, baseball’s, League, St, Louis Cardinals, Bronx Bombers, New York Yankees, Yankees, San Diego Padres, San, American League, Houston Astros, Judge, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, National League, Braves, NL, Phillies, National, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins –, Cleveland Guardians, Oakland Athletics –, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Locations: South Korea, Camden Yards, Maryland, Seoul, Ohtani, San Diego, Atlanta, Texas

What players are wearing has garnered as much attention as what they’re doing at spring training. “First and most important, these are Nike jerseys. “So I think after people wear them a little bit, they’re going to be really popular,” Manfred said. And the players who would prefer the previous uniform designs realize they don’t have much choice in the matter. He has played 13 seasons and has a career .253 batting average with a .305 on-base percentage, .430 slugging percentage, 164 homers and 636 RBIs.

Persons: “, Trea Turner, Rob Manfred, ” Manfred, They’re, Nike didn’t, Manfred, Louis, Nolan Arenado, Adley Rutschman, Ronald Acuña Jr, ” Arenado, Matt Strahm, Dave Meluni, Meluni, they’re, ” Meluni, Mike Trout, Jason Heyward, ” Strahm, we’ve, ESCOBAR, Eduardo Escobar, CASTILLO, utilityman Diego Castillo, Liván Soto, Castillo, Soto, ___ Organizations: Major League Baseball, Nike, ” Philadelphia Phillies, MLB, Atlanta, NL, ” Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates Locations: Baltimore, America

☆ Ohtani wins second American League MVP award in unanimous vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 30, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) hits an RBI single against the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth inning at Citizens Bank Park. He is the first player to win the MVP Award unanimously more than once, having also done so in 2021. Ohtani finished second in voting last year behind New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge . "Obviously I wanted to win last year but Judge had a spectacular season and, deservedly so, he won it. So I wanted to come back stronger and try to win this year," Ohtani said via an interpreter.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Ross, Ohtani, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Babe Ruth, Aaron Judge, Judge, Ohtani's, Ronald Acuna, Acuna, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Amy Tennery, Frank Pingue Organizations: Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Bank, USA, Major League Baseball, American League, Writers ' Association of America, Texas Rangers, MLB, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, Braves, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA, Venezuelan, New York

☆ Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. named unanimous MLB MVPs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Ohtani becomes the first player ever to be named unanimous American League MVP twice and joins Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera as the only foreign-born players to win the award multiple times. Earning a total of 420 points, Ohtani beat out Texas Rangers teammates Corey Seager with 264 points and Marcus Semien with 216 points. Additionally, Acuña led the majors with 149 runs, 217 hits, an on-base percentage of .416) and a 1.012 OPS. “I feel really happy and privileged to be here with my family,” Acuña said in Spanish on MLB Network, surrounded by friends and family. Prior to Thursday, there had never been two unanimous MVPs announced by the writers’ association in the same season, dating back to 1931.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr, Ohtani, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Aaron, Judge, ” Ohtani, Seager, congrats, Acuña, ” Acuña, ”, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, MVPs Organizations: CNN, Atlanta Braves, Baseball Writers ’ Association of America, American League, Texas Rangers, MLB Network, Los Angeles Angels, Angels, New York, NL, Los Angeles Dodgers Locations: Spanish, Venezuela, Latin America

NEW YORK (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. was a unanimous winner of his first National League Most Valuable Player award on Thursday after becoming the first big leaguer with 40 homers and 70 stolen bases in a season. Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Otani won the American League honor, becoming the first two-time unanimous MVP. Mookie Betts received all 30 second-place votes and 270 points, followed by Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Freddie Freeman with 227 points. Betts earned the 2018 AL MVP award with Boston and Freeman was the 2020 NL MVP with the Dodgers. Betts batted .307 with 39 homers and 107 RBIs, and Freeman hit .331 with 29 homers and 102 RBIs.

Persons: — Ronald Acuña Jr, Shohei Otani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Betts, Freeman, Acuña, Guaria, ____ Organizations: National League, Los Angeles Angels, American League, Atlanta Braves, Baseball Writers ’ Association of America, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston, Dodgers, NL, Braves, Philadelphia Locations: Atlanta

He was a unanimous MVP in 2021 and finished second to the Yankees' Aaron Judge in voting last year. This was just the 20th unanimous MVP vote since the award was established in 1931. Corey Seager was second with 24 second--place votes and 264 points, and Texas teammate Marcus Semien was third with five second-place votes and 216 points. Ohtani last spoke with reporters on Aug. 9, two weeks before he hurt the elbow while pitching against Cincinnati. Ohtani won AL Rookie of the Year in 2018 after leaving the Pacific League’s Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to sign with the Angels.

Persons: Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Babe Ruth, Ruth batted, Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr, Tommy John, Nez Balelo, ___ Organizations: American League, Los Angeles Angels, Baseball Writers ’ Association of America, Yankees, Rangers, AL, Boston, Ohtani, Baseball, Cincinnati, Pacific, Ham Fighters, Angels, Pacific League's Locations: Texas, Hokkaido Nippon

The youthful playoff infusion is the continuation of one of the best regular seasons for rookie hitters in MLB history. Five rookies — Carter, Carroll, Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Minnesota’s Royce Lewis and Edouard Julien — had OPS totals over 1.000, and Jung wasn’t far behind at .947. “I’d say adrenaline-wise, it’s probably felt about the same as the regular season, maybe a tiny bit more,” Carroll said. It's probably no coincidence that the Rangers started to struggle around the time he got hurt — the third baseman hit 23 homers during the regular season. Texas had a 73-49 record in games he played during the regular season and a 17-23 mark when he didn't.

Persons: Johan Rojas, Corbin Carroll, Evan Carter, Josh Jung, — Carter, Carroll, Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson, Minnesota’s Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien —, Jung wasn’t, Randy Arozarena, Jeremy Peña, —, Peña, Rojas, Ronald Acuña Jr, Rob Thomson, “, he’s, ” Arizona's Carroll, hasn't, it’s, ” Carroll, I’ve, ” They'll, they're, there's Jung, Carter, Jung, It's, Bruce Bochy, They’re, Corey Seager, Jung's, ” Seager, it's, — Henderson, Lewis, Julien, ” Rojas, Stephen Hawkins, ___ Organizations: Citizens Bank, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, MLB, Phillies, NL, Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rangers, AL, ” Rangers, Houston Astros Locations: Texas, Arlington , Texas

☆ Phillies use power display to take 2-1 NLDS lead on Braves
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

October 12 - PHILADELPHIA -- A historic power display has the Philadelphia Phillies on the brink of a return to the National League Championship Series. Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh also homered and Aaron Nola (2-0) struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings as the Phillies captured Game 3 for a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. They beat the Braves in the NLDS in four games last year, going 2-0 against them in Philadelphia, en route to a World Series trip. Arcia had mocked him during the Braves' celebration after Game 2 ended, which got back to Harper in the Philadelphia clubhouse. An offensive juggernaut all year, the Braves have been held to seven runs and two home runs over three games.

Persons: Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos, Trea Turner, Brandon Marsh, Aaron Nola, Rob Thomson, Harper, Castellanos, Orlando Arcia, Arcia, Ozzie Albies, Brian Snitker, Nola, Matt Strahm, Seranthony Dominguez, Orion Kerkering, Michael Lorenzen, Ronald Acuna Jr, Albies, Bryce Elder, Marsh, Elder, Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, Realmuto, Michael Tonkin, Brad Hand, Marcell Ozuna, Kevin Pillar, Ozuna, Turner, AJ Smith, Smith, Adam Zielonka Organizations: Philadelphia Phillies, National League, Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia, NL, Braves, Atlanta, York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Thomson Locations: PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia

The most valuable of all the Phillies, Harper insisted he was fine. Harper hit two homers in Game 3 and stared down Arcia each time as he trotted around second base. After Game 4, the Phillies had their fun, spraying Harper with beer and gleefully yelling, “Attaboy, Harper! A night after he hit two homers in Game 3, Castellanos became the first Phillies slugger, heck, any slugger in baseball history, to drill multiple homers in consecutive playoff games. Castellanos continued to wave his arms toward the crowd as he headed to right field in the seventh with the Phillies up 3-1.

Persons: — Bryce, —, Harper, “ Atta Boy Harper, ”, Nick Castellanos, “, ” Harper, “ We’ve, Matt Strahm, Vaughn Grissom, Matt Olson, Olson's, Trea Turner, Orlando Arcia, attaboy, “ Attaboy, ” Castellanos, Johan Rojas, Ronald Acuña Jr, Brian Snitker, Castellanos, Spencer Strider, Strider, Rob Thomson, Suárez, Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Sean Murphy, Austin Riley, Castellanos socked, Liam, ” Turner, Philadelphia —, ___ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Bank, National League, Arizona Diamondbacks, Braves, Harper, NL East, Philadelphia, ” Braves, Orioles, Dodgers, Brewers, Citizens Bank, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia, Atlanta

☆ Braves head to Philly, aim to seize control of NLDS
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

October 11 - PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies were in control for the first 14 innings of their National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. The final four innings of Game 2 were so calamitous for the Phillies that the series' momentum swung entirely to Atlanta. "As I've said many times, this is a tough team, resilient team," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday. "I mean, he's as good as there is in the game," Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Riley. That includes a 2-0 mark against the Braves in last year's NLDS en route to a World Series berth.

Persons: Travis d'Arnaud, Austin Riley, Riley, I've, Rob Thomson, Atlanta's Michael Harris, Nick Castellanos, Bryce Harper, Harris, Harper, Brian Snitker, Philly, A.J, Minter, it's, Ronald Acuna Jr, Bryson Stott, Trea Turner, Bryce Elder, Aaron Nola, Nola, NLDS, They're, Adam Zielonka Organizations: Philadelphia Phillies, National League Division, Atlanta Braves, Phillies, Braves, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Philly, NL, Miami Marlins, J.T, Marlins, Thomson Locations: PHILADELPHIA, Atlanta, Philadelphia

Travis d’Arnaud and Riley hit two-run homers as the Braves, who were held without a hit into the sixth inning, rallied from a four-run deficit to stun the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Monday night, evening the NL Division Series at one win apiece. But Riley alertly backed up the play and zipped a throw to first that completed the double play. Unbelievable.”So did Riley, backing up on a play that he never could've expected to be involved in. Wheeler fanned the side in each of the first two innings, with the Braves making contact on just 12 of 26 strikes. D'Arnaud made Wheeler pay on his 92nd — and final — pitch, but the Phillies manager had no regrets.

Persons: sluggers, Michael Harris II, Austin Riley, Travis d’Arnaud, Riley, ” d’Arnaud, ” D'Arnaud, Sean Murphy, Jeff Hoffman, Ronald Acuña Jr, Hoffman's, “, Brian Snitker, They’re, Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos, Harris, ” Harris, ” Harper, backtracked, Ozzie Albies, Riley alertly, d'Arnaud, Mike, Harper, Rob Thomson, Harper's, ” Thomson, didn’t, ” Riley, A.J, Minter, Raisel Iglesias, Zack Wheeler, Realmuto, Max Fried, Alec Bohm's, Bryson, Wheeler, Acuña, Matt Olson, Turner, Marcell Ozuna, Johan Rojas, Fried, Bryson Stott, we’ve, ZACK Thomson, Suárez, Thomson, D'Arnaud, Aaron Nola, Bryce Elder, AJ Smith, ___ Organizations: ATLANTA, —, Atlanta Braves, Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies, ” Braves, Elias Sports Bureau, Philadelphia, ” Phillies, Atlanta, Miami Locations: “, Truist, Wheeler, ”

Realmuto also homered as the Phillies advanced to another best-of-five NL Division Series against Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson and the Braves. The NL champion Phillies finished third last season in the NL East at 87-75, a full 14 games behind the 101-win Braves, only to beat them in four games in the NLDS. They’re the kind of smart, crucial plays that helped define the Phillies' postseason runs the last two seasons. BRING A BROOMThe Phillies joined Minnesota, Arizona and Texas as the teams that swept all four Wild Card Series. There have been seven sweeps — including the Phillies over St. Louis last season — in the eight Wild Card Series during the first two years of expanded playoffs.

Persons: — Bryson Stott, Aaron Nola, J.T, Realmuto, Ronald Acuña Jr, Matt Olson, —, Stott, Andrew Nardi's, Nola, Zack Wheeler’s, ! ”, Jesús, Jon Berti’s, Cristian Pache’s, Berti, Garrett Stubbs, Braxton Garrett, Garrett, Kyle Schwarber, Pache, David Robertson, Josh Bell's, Louis, ___ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, NL, Marlins, Phillies, Braves, NL East, Miami, The Phillies, Citizens Bank, Minnesota, St Locations: Atlanta, Philadelphia —, Arizona, Texas

☆ Ohtani becomes first Japanese player to have top-selling MLB jersey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Japanese two-way baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani attends a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 29 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels two-way standout Shohei Ohtani had the top-selling jersey in Major League Baseball this season, marking the first time a Japanese player topped the list, according to data released by the league and MLB Players Association on Friday. Ohtani produced one of the greatest individual seasons in MLB history this year with a .304 batting average and 44 homers while also going 10-5 as a pitcher with a 3.14 ERA. The list tallied sales of Nike player jerseys from MLBShop.com since the season began in late March. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani, Issei Kato, Shohei Ohtani, Ohtani, Ronald Acuna Jr, Aaron Judge, Fernando Tatis Jr, Mookie Betts, Frank Pingue, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Los Angeles Angels, Japan National Press Club, REUTERS, Major League Baseball, MLB, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nike, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, United States, Toronto

☆ MLB roundup: Ronald Acuna, Braves clinch home field
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsSeptember 28 - Ronald Acuna Jr. made more history on Wednesday and helped the Atlanta Braves secure home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs. Acuna became the first player in major league history to have 70 stolen bases and 40 home runs in the same season. Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (11-12) allowed four runs and five hits while striking out 10 in six innings. Reliever Orion Kerkering (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win in his second major league appearance. Miguel Rojas had three hits, David Peralta hit two doubles and rookie Emmet Sheehan (4-1) pitched six innings of two-run ball.

Persons: Ronald Acuna Jr, Dale Zanine, Acuna, Ozzie Albies, Yordan Alvarez, Mauricio Dubon, Martin Maldonado, Kendall Graveman, J.P, Crawford, Bryce Miller, Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, Cole, American League Cy Young, haven't, Jose Berrios, Corbin Carroll, Brandon Pfaadt, Adley Rutschman, Grayson Rodriguez, Keibert Ruiz, Patrick Corbin, Tyrone Taylor, Louis, Brian Anderson, Jacob Barnes, Matthew Liberatore, Anderson, William Contreras, Taylor, Joel Payamps, Devin Williams, Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos, Lindor, Jeff McNeil, Jon Berti, Chisholm, Jake Burger, Braxton Garrett, Xavier Edwards, Edwards, Adam Ottavino, Jon Berti's, Josh Bell, Yuli Gurriel, Brett Baty, Kodai Senga, Hideo Nomo, Trevor Larnach, Edouard Julien, Ryan Jeffers, Max Kepler, Willi Castro, Christian Vazquez, Jeffers, Dallas Keuchel, Brent Rooker, Lawrence Butler, Nick Allen, Dany Jimenez, Dane Dunning, Adolis Garcia, Evan Carter, Marcus Semien, Garcia, Dunning, Griffin Canning, Randal Grichuk, Zach Neto, Brandon Drury, Mike Moustakas, Tyler Glasnow, Josh Lowe, Isaac Paredes, Garrett Stubbs, Bryce Harper, Edmundo Sosa, Orion Kerkering, Gregory Soto, Connor Joe, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Tarik Skubal, Miguel Cabrera, Shane Bieber, Cleveland's Brayan Rocchio, Tyler Freeman, Josh Naylor, Jose Tena, Terry Francona, Cincinnati's Jonathan India, TJ Friedl, James Outman, Freddie Freeman, Miguel Rojas, David Peralta, Emmet Sheehan, Brendan Rodgers, Sean Bouchard, Noah Davis, Manny Machado, John Brebbia, Tom Cosgrove, Josh Hader Organizations: Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, National League, Braves, Cubs, Arizona, NL, Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, Astros, Mariners, Houston, Seattle, The Astros, Yankees, Blue Jays, New York, Toronto, American League, Houston Astros, White Sox, Chicago, Marlins, Miami, New York Mets, Orioles, Baltimore, American League East, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, AL, Washington, Nationals, Brewers, Cardinals, Milwaukee, St, Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Athletics, Minnesota, Oakland, Twins, American League Central, Dallas, Rangers, Angels, Los Angeles, American League West, The Rangers, Rays, Red Sox, Tampa, Boston, Tampa Bay's, Phillies, Pirates, Philadelphia, Tigers, Royals, Detroit, Kansas City, Reds, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Guardians, Miami Marlin, Dodgers, Rockies, Angeles, Colorado, Padres, Giants, San Diego, San, Thomson Locations: Cumberland , Georgia, USA, Truist, Brandon, New York, Arizona, Chicago . Arizona, Washington, Baltimore, Tampa, Minneapolis, Texas, Anaheim, Calif, Houston, Seattle, Angeles, Pittsburgh, Denver, San, San Francisco, San Diego

☆ Ronald Acuna Jr. steals No. 70 as Braves steal win over Cubs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/56] Sep 27, 2023; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Darius Vines (64) pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsSeptember 28 - Ronald Acuna Jr. made more history on Wednesday and helped the Atlanta Braves secure home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs. With one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Acuna singled home the tying run, stole second and scored on Ozzie Albies' single to give the Atlanta Braves a 6-5 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs. Acuna became the first player in major league history to have 70 stolen bases and 40 home runs in the same season. The Braves scored a run in the first when Albies hit his 33rd homer.

Persons: Darius Vines, Dale Zanine, Ronald Acuna Jr, Acuna, Ozzie Albies, Jesse Chavez, Daniel Palencia, Ian Happ, Yan Gomes, Marcell Ozuna, Mark Leiter, Chicago's Jameson Taillon, Albies, Cody Bellinger, Brian Snitker, Mike Tauchman, Happ, Austin Riley, Matt Olson's, Nico Hoerner Organizations: Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, National League, Braves, Cubs, Arizona, NL, Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta, Chicago, Thomson Locations: Cumberland , Georgia, USA, Truist

☆ Braves escape six-run hole, stun Cubs 7-6
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/52] Sep 26, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) is honored before a game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. The Braves, who trailed 6-0 entering the bottom of the sixth, rallied for the two decisive unearned runs against ex-Brave Drew Smyly (11-10). Chicago upped the lead to 6-0 thanks to Cody Bellinger's run-scoring single in the fourth and an RBI single by Ian Happ in the sixth. It was the club's 300th home run, making the Braves only the third team to reach that milestone. Later in the frame, Olson added a run-scoring single, his major-league-best 134th RBI, and Marcell Ozuna followed with a run-scoring double off the left field wall.

Persons: Dansby Swanson, Brett Davis, Seiya Suzuki, Sean Murphy, Suzuki, Matt Olson, Drew Smyly, Brad Hand, Raisel Iglesias, Chicago's Justin Steele, Atlanta's Bryce Elder, Yan Gomes, Miles Mastrobuoni, Ronald Acuna Jr, Cody Bellinger's, Ian Happ, Kevin Pillar, Olson, Marcell Ozuna, Acuna Organizations: Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, USA, Braves, Cubs, National League, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Chicago, Atlanta, Minnesota Twins, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, USA, Atlanta, Chicago

☆ Ronald Acuna Jr. joins 40-40 club, Braves beat Nats on road
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreSeptember 23 - Ronald Acuna Jr. and Austin Riley homered in the first inning, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Washington Nationals 9-6 to move closer to the 100-win mark Friday night. Acuna led off the game with his 40th home run of the season. Two batters after Acuna, Riley's 37th homer gave Atlanta a 3-0 lead before an out was recorded. Riley's sacrifice fly in the third inning pushed the Braves' lead to 4-0. Ozzie Albies doubled for an Atlanta run in the fifth.

Persons: Ronald Acuna Jr, Amber Searls, Austin Riley, Marcell Ozuna, Riley, Acuna, Riley's, Charlie Morton, Michael Tonkin, Patrick Corbin, CJ Abrams, Jake Alu, Joey Meneses, groundout, Ildemaro Vargas, Ozzie Albies, Abrams, Ozuna Organizations: District of Columbia, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, Nationals, National League East, Braves, Atlanta, Chicago White Sox, Washington, Thomson Locations: Washington, District, USA

☆ MLB roundup: Ronald Acuna Jr. joins 40/40 club in Braves' win
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Drury and Stefanic each had two hits for Los Angeles, which suffered its eighth loss in the last nine games. Giants 5, Dodgers 1Sean Manaea did not allow a run over a season-high seven innings and visiting San Francisco picked up a much-needed victory, beating Los Angeles. Machado's sixth multi-homer game of the season gave him 30 home runs on the season. Trevor Story collected three of Boston's seven hits. Phillies starter Taijuan Walker gave up five hits and two runs with four strikeouts and one walk in six innings.

Persons: Ronald Acuna Jr, Amber Searls, Austin Riley, Marcell Ozuna, Riley, Acuna, Riley's, Charlie Morton, Michael Tonkin, Alex Kirilloff, Pablo Lopez, Kyle Farmer, Willi Castro, Jorge Polanco, Michael A, Taylor, Max Kepler, Lopez, Jared Walsh, Logan O'Hoppe, Nolan Schanuel, Drury, Stefanic, Sean Manaea, Francisco, Mike Yastrzemski, Thairo Estrada, Tyler Fitzgerald, San Francisco, Freddie Freeman, Freeman, Manny Machado, Louis, Machado's, Matthew Liberatore, Juan Soto, Machado, Paul Goldschmidt, Jordan, Luis Garcia, Garcia, Richie Palacios, Robert Suarez, Michael Siani, Jose Fermin, Shea Langeliers, Ken Waldichuk, Esteury Ruiz, Carson Kelly, Will Vest, Brent Rooker's, David Fry, Aaron Hicks, Cleveland, Yennier Cano, Emmanuel Clase, Kole Calhoun, Will Brennan, Jose Ramirez, Josh Naylor, Myles Straw, Gimenez, Anthony Santander, Gunnar Henderson, Ramon Urias, Aaron Judge, Judge, Brandon Pfaadt, Slade Cecconi, Jameson Taillon, Seiya Suzuki, Taillon, Elias Diaz, Chris Bassitt, Tampa Bay's Zach Eflin, Daulton Varsho, George Springer, Jordan Romano, Josh Donaldson, Christian Yelich, Yelich, Evan Carter slugged, Corey Seager, Mitch Garver, Dane Dunning, Cal Raleigh, Seattle's Bryce Miller, Cole Ragans, Chas McCormick, Masataka Yoshida's, Yoshida's, Rafael Devers, Adam Duvall's, Ceddanne Rafaela, Trevor Story, Devers, Mauricio Llovera, Chris Martin, David Bednar, Noelvi Marte, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Henry Davis, Jared Triolo, Endy Rodriguez, Alec Bohm, Adam Ottavino, Trea Turner, Bohm, Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber, Schwarber, Nick Castellanos, Taijuan Walker, Francisco Lindor, Brett Baty, Pete Alonso Organizations: District of Columbia, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, Nationals, National League East, Braves, Atlanta, Sunday, Angels, Minnesota, American League Central, AL Central, Twins, Los, Giants, Dodgers, San, National League, NL, Padres, Cardinals, San Diego, Dakota Hudson, Athletics, Tigers, Oakland, Detroit, Orioles, Cleveland, Baltimore, Guardians, American League East, Tampa Bay Rays, Yankees, Diamondbacks, New York, Arizona, Washington, The Diamondbacks, Cubs, Rockies, Chicago, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado, Blue Jays, Rays, American League, Tampa Bay, Tampa, AL, Brewers, Marlins, Milwaukee, Miami, National League Central, Rangers, Mariners, Seattle, American League West, Houston Astros, Texas, Cal, Toronto Blue Jays, Royals, Astros, Kansas City, Houston, Texas Rangers, Houston . Red Sox, White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Red Sox, Boston, Pirates, Reds, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, The Pirates, The Reds, Chicago Cubs, Phillies, Mets, Philadelphia, Thomson Locations: Washington, District, USA, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New, Arizona, Chicago, Colorado, Toronto, St . Petersburg, Fla, Bassitt, Texas, Arlington , Texas, Seattle, Houston

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. joined baseball’s exclusive 40-40 club Friday night by hitting his 40th home run of the season for the Atlanta Braves to go along with his 68 stolen bases. Acuña became the fifth player in major league history to have at least 40 homers and 40 steals in the same year. The others were Alfonso Soriano for the Washington Nationals in 2006, Alex Rodríguez for the Seattle Mariners in 1998, Barry Bonds for the San Francisco Giants in 1996, and Jose Canseco for the Oakland Athletics in 1988. Acuña connected off Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin leading off the top of the first inning. A leading contender for the NL MVP award, the 25-year-old Acuña was already the only player in big league history with 30 homers and 60 stolen bases in one season.

Persons: — Ronald Acuña Jr, Acuña, Alfonso Soriano, Alex Rodríguez, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Patrick Corbin Organizations: WASHINGTON, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Nationals, NL

☆ MLB roundup: Blake Snell, Padres flirt with no-hitter in win
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Padres pitchers took a combined no-hitter into the ninth and wound up with a two-hit shutout for the team's sixth straight win. Robert Suarez followed Snell with a perfect eighth before Brendan Rodgers lined a single past Bogaerts at short off Josh Hader (1-3). Bogaerts then snuck a fly ball just inside the left field foul pole off Tyler Kinley (0-3) to win it. Dodgers right-hander Ryan Pepiot entered in the second inning and gave up one run on five hits over six innings. Toronto's Yusei Kikuchi (10-6) allowed one run and four hits in five-plus innings for his first win since Aug. 2.

Persons: Blake Snell, Orlando Ramirez, Xander Bogaerts, Snell, National League Cy Young, Robert Suarez, Brendan Rodgers, Josh Hader, Nolan Jones, Elias Diaz, Bogaerts, Tyler Kinley, Spencer Strider, Ronald Acuna Jr, Bryce Harper's, Acuna, Ronald Acuna Bat, Acuna's, Cristopher Sanchez, Austin Hays, Hays, Hunter Brown, Brown, Kyle Gibson, Gibson, Dansby Swanson, Alexander Canario, Seiya Suzuki, Cody Bellinger, Javier Assad, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Bailey, Adolis Garcia, Jonah Heim, Aroldis Chapman, Josh Jung, John Schreiber, Corey Seager, Heim, Chris Murphy, Luis Castillo, Kelenic, J.P . Crawford, Teoscar Hernandez, Castillo, Zack Gelof, Paul Blackburn, Jake Burger, Tanner Scott, Brandon Nimmo, Trevor Gott, Gott, Nick Fortes, Joey Meneses, Aaron Bummer, Bryan Shaw, Meneses, Jackson Rutledge, Robert Garcia, Max Muncy's, Mookie Betts, Alex Lange, Will Smith, Martinez, Ryan Pepiot, Spencer Torkelson, Parker Meadows, Miguel Cabrera, Basabe, Aaron Loup, Brett Phillips, Rene Pinto, Randy Arozarena slugged, Yandy Diaz, Diaz, Taj Bradley, Logan O'Hoppe, Zach Neto, Nolan Schanuel, Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio, Toronto's Yusei Kikuchi, cramp, Clarke Schmidt, MJ Melendez, Nick Loftin, Tyler Cropley, Alec Marsh, Steven Cruz, Logan Allen, Kenta Maeda, Spencer Steer's, Willi Castro, Ryan Jeffers, Fernando Cruz, Tyrone Taylor, Louis, Taylor, Colin Rea, Richie Palacios, Alec Burleson, Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll, Marte, Carroll, Zac Gallen, Joc Pederson, Alex Cobb Organizations: San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, USA, Diego, Padres, National League, Braves, Phillies, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orioles, Astros, Houston, Tampa Bay Rays, American League East, Baltimore, Cubs, Pirates, Chicago, Rangers, Red Sox, Boston, Houston Astros, American League West, The Rangers, Mariners, Seattle, Marlins, Mets, Miami, New York . New York, White Sox, Nationals, Dodgers, Tigers, Los, Los Angeles, Rays, Angels, Blue Jays, Yankees, Cavan, Toronto, Royals, Kansas City, Cleveland, Reds, Cincinnati, Twins, American League Central, Brewers, Cardinals, Milwaukee, National League Central, St, Diamondbacks, Giants, San, Phoenix, Arizona, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, USA, Petco, San Diego, Atlanta, Baltimore, Texas, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Arlington , Texas, American League West . Texas, Marcus Semien, Oakland, New York . New, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Tampa, Los, St . Petersburg, Fla, New York, Seattle and Texas, Kansas, Cleveland . Kansas, Minnesota, Arizona, San Francisco

☆ Vying for wild card, Marlins seek another win over Braves
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

September 16 - The Miami Marlins, who are set to host the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, are perhaps the most improved team in the National League. Luis Arraez, who leads the majors with a .349 batting average, has been the catalyst for Miami's offense. Soler, who leads Miami with 35 homers, hasn't played since Sept. 5, but he has been taking batting practice. The Braves (96-51), who have already clinched their sixth straight NL East title, announced that lefty Jared Shuster would start Saturday. Acuna leads the majors with 66 steals and is three homers shy of his first 40-40 season.

Persons: Skip Schumaker, Luis Arraez, Arraez, Jazz Chisholm, Jorge Soler, Chisholm, Soler, hasn't, Tanner Scott, Scott, Bryan Hoeing, Hoeing, Jared Shuster, Shuster, Ronald Acuna Jr, Acuna, Let's, Michael Harris II, Harris Organizations: Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, National League, Miami, Marlins, Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta, The Braves, NL, San Francisco Giants, Triple, Gwinnett, Thomson Locations: Atlanta

☆ Luis Arraez's first multi-HR game helps Marlins rally past Braves
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/38] Sep 15, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna (20) smiles during batting practice before a game between the Braves and the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. Miami beat former Marlins reliever Brad Hand (4-2), who allowed four runs in one-third of an inning. The Braves kept the rally going as Acuna singled and scored from second on Austin Riley's single. The Braves went on to load the bases with one out in that same inning. Then, with two outs and none on, the Marlins scored four more runs, getting Garrett Hampson's RBI double and Stallings' bases-loaded two-bagger.

Persons: Marcell Ozuna, Rhona, Luis Arraez, Jacob Stallings, Ronald Acuna Jr, Brad Hand, A.J, Tanner Scott, hasn't, Arraez, Michael Harris II, Bryan De La Cruz, Ozzie Albies, Jesus Sanchez, Stallings, Jake Burger's, Harris, Acuna, Austin, Eddie Rosario, Travis d'Arnaud, Orlando Arcia, groundout, Riley, Albies, Garrett Hampson's Organizations: Atlanta Braves, Braves, Miami Marlins, National League, NL, Miami, Marlins, homering, The Braves, Atlanta, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, USA, loanDepot, Miami, Atlanta

☆ Yankees, Pirates out of playoff race, but on a roll
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

September 15 - Having the New York Yankees come to town for a series that starts Friday might not be quite the thrill it could be for the Pittsburgh Pirates. But the Yankees (74-73) and Pirates (69-78) are making a run at a strong finish. The Yankees won the nightcap 8-5 behind Aaron Judge's grand slam. I'm not going to be provoked by what you're doing, because I'm trying to be locked in on my game. I'm trying to be smart about it."

Persons: Aaron Judge's, Aaron Boone, we've, Jack Suwinski, We've, Alfonso Rivas, Gerrit Cole, Johan Oviedo, Cole, Cy Young, Boone, I've, twirling, Oviedo, Ronald Acuna Jr, Oviedo barked, didn't, I'm Organizations: New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Yankees, Boston Red Sox, American League East, Pirates, New York, Boston, The Yankees, New, Pittsburgh, Washington, T Sportsnet, Nationals, American League, Milwaukee, Houston, Oviedo, Kansas City, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta, Thomson Locations: New, New York, Oviedo

☆ Matt Olson hits No. 51 as Braves edge Phillies in 10
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/53] Sep 11, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Brandon Marsh (16) in a game against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsSeptember 13 - Matt Olson collected two hits, including his historic 51st home run, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 in 10 innings on Tuesday. Rosario had three hits for the Braves (95-50), who would clinch the National League East title with a win over the Phillies on Wednesday. Braves starter Max Fried gave up four hits and one run with six strikeouts and two walks in five innings. The Phillies went ahead 1-0 in the second when Castellanos hit a solo homer to right-center.

Persons: Brandon Marsh, Bill Streicher, Matt Olson, Olson swatted, Andruw Jones, Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna, Ronald Acuna Jr, socked, Eddie Rosario, Rosario, Max Fried, Raisel Iglesias, Nick Castellanos, Johan Rojas, Trea Turner, Bryson Stott, Castellanos, Bryce Harper, Rojas, Zack Wheeler, Wheeler, Craig Kimbrel, Harper, Stott, Joe Jimenez, Olson, Acuna, Turner Organizations: Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Citizens Bank, Braves, National League, Phillies, Wednesday, Brand, The Braves, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA, Atlanta, Philadelphia

☆ Phillies outslug Braves to gain doubleheader split
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/71] Sep 11, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) pitches in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Despite scoring five runs, Atlanta went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Realmuto hit an RBI sacrifice fly to right, Castellanos added an RBI single and Sosa ripped a two-run double to left. Marsh ripped a solo homer to right with two outs in the fifth for a 7-3 advantage. The Braves crept within 7-5 in the seventh when Harris hit a solo homer off Gregory Soto.

Persons: Charlie Morton, John Geliebter, Edmundo Sosa, Brandon Marsh, Trea Turner, Jake Cave, Nick Castellanos, Michael Lorenzen, Craig Kimbrel, Ronald Acuna Jr, Atlanta's Matt Olson, Andruw Jones, Michael Harris, Nicky Lopez, Kyle Wright, Realmuto, Castellanos, Sosa, Olson, Turner, Marsh, Olson lofted, Lorenzen, Harris, Gregory Soto Organizations: Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Citizens Bank, Braves, Atlanta, Phillies, National League, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA

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