Just one more night remains in the MLB All Star break. The Atlanta Braves will resume their ’22 season on Friday night with the first of three interleague matches on their home field at Truist Park against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:20 pm. Listen to the…… read more »
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AL BESTS NL IN 2022 MLB ALL STAR GAME
Baseball’s biggest stars shined in Hollywood on Tuesday evening in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The American League edged the National League by 3-2. The NL, managed by Atlanta Braves skipper Brian Snitker, scored a pair of runs in the bottom of…… read more »
PITCH, HIT AND RUN POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY, JULY 21ST
(From Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation has announced that the ’22 edition of the Jr. MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition which had been set for Tuesday has been postponed due to weather until this Thursday at 6 pm at Etowah Park. Girls and boys ages seven to 14 are eligible to…… read more »
IT’S TIME FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S ’22 ALL-STAR GAME!
Major League Baseball’s 2022 All Star Game is slated for tonight at 8 pm out in Los Angeles, California at the home of the Dodgers. It will be televised on FOX, whose broadcast will begin at 7:30 pm. A total of six Atlanta Braves were selected for the National League roster to include Travis d’Arnaud,…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP SERIES FINALE IN DC TO WASHINGTON NATIONALS, NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE MLB ALL STAR BREAK
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Sunday afternoon in the last outing of a four-game National League East set in Washington DC. That denied a series sweep for the Braves, who also saw a 14-game winning streak in DC come to an end. The Nationals scored four runs off Spencer Strider…… read more »
ROME BRAVES FALL IN SERIES FINALE TO BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
Final score – Bowling Green 8, Rome 4 (Recap from the Rome Braves): The Rome Braves and Bowling Green Hot Rods met for the final time in Rome for 2022 in Sunday’s series finale. Landon Leach would get the start for the Braves, and it would be an afternoon to forget. Leach would not make…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES CLUB THREE HOME RUNS IN VICTORY OVER WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT DC
The Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday night in the first outing of a four-game National League East set at Nationals Park in Washington DC, their final series before the MLB All-Star break. The Braves hit three home runs en route to the victory. Dansby Swanson got it all started with a…… read more »
ROME BRAVES SHUT OUT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS, STAY IN FIRST
Final score – Rome 2, Bowling Green 0 (Media release from the Rome Braves): The Rome Braves and Bowling Green Hot Rods were back in action on Thursday night, with Luis De Avila on the mound for the Braves. De Avila would toe the rubber in the midst of a strand of solid starts for…… read more »
PARKS AND REC: PITCH, HIT, AND RUN COMPETITION SET FOR JULY 19TH
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): It’s time for your kids to break out their gloves, bats and shoes and compete in the 2022 edition of the Jr. MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition. The event is set for Tuesday afternoon July 19 at Etowah Park and will start at 6 p.m. Girls and…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP NL EAST BATTLE TO NEW YORK METS
The Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets 7-3 on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park; it allowed New York to take the series 2-1. The first place Mets’ lead in the division is now back to to two and a half games over the second…… read more »