Kyle Schwarber has played in Game 7 of the World Series, and homered for the United States in the World Baseball Classic. But he had never walked up to the plate in an All-Star Game swing-off. No one had. “That’s kind of like the baseball version of a shootout,” he said after homering on all three of his swings, going …
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The 2025 MLB Draft is now finished, which means it is time to take a closer look at the Braves 2025 draft class. This 21 man class, thanks to the comp pick received for Max Fried signing with the Yankees, is now complete and represents a very different looking draft than what the Braves have had in recent years. The …
Read More »The 2025 MLB All-Star Game was tied 6-6 by the end of the ninth inning. Instead of extra innings, fans got some heroics from Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. Decided by baseball’s first All-Star swing-off, the National League beat the American League to notch its second ASG win in three years. It’s only the league’s fifth win in 28 years. …
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The two day talent extravaganza that was the 2025 MLB Draft has come to a close, and it was a turn of strategy for the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta hasn’t invested heavily in position player talent in the draft in six years, but with the first three picks and five of the first six they went with hitters and now will …
Read More »The 2025 MLB All-Star Game was tied 6-6 by the end of the ninth inning. Instead of extra innings, fans got some heroics from Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. Decided by baseball’s first All-Star swing-off, the National League beat the American League to notch its second ASG win in three years. It’s only the league’s fifth win in 28 years. …
Read More »The 2025 MLB All-Star Game was tied 6-6 by the end of the ninth inning. Instead of extra innings, fans got some heroics from Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. Decided by baseball’s first ever All-Star swing-off, the National League beat the American League in a swing-off to notch its second ASG win in three years. It’s only the league’s fifth …
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ATLANTA – It was a night for Hammerin’ – the kind we’ve replayed often and the kind we’ve never seen before. Temporarily reimagined as Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for a stirring, technological tribute to the late, great Henry Aaron, the Braves’ home at Truist Park also served its present-day purpose in housing an epic All-Star Game that required a first-of-its-kind tiebreaking …
Read More »The 2025 MLB All-Star Game was tied 6-6 by the end of the ninth inning. Instead of extra innings, fans got something new. Decided by baseball’s first ever All-Star swing-off, the National League beat the American League in a swing-off to notch its second ASG win in three years. Each team sent three players to the plate with three swings …
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The Orioles have had some wildly successful Drafts. Their best ever came in 1978, when they snagged Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. in the second round and 134-game winner Mike Boddicker in the sixth in 1978. Other standout efforts include Baltimore grabbing Don Baylor and Bobby Grich with their first two selections in 1967; Hall of Famer Eddie Murray …
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The 2025 MLB Draft is officially over, and the discourse has shifted from prediction to analysis. The days following the event, which spanned 20 rounds (plus compensatory rounds) and 615 picks, serve as prime real estate to break down your favorite team’s picks and identify some of the best values from the Draft. On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, …
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