ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today acquired RHP Brad Brach from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for an international signing slot. Brach, 32, went 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA (21 ER/39.0 IP) and 11...
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today concluded the final 30 rounds of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft. After drafting eight college players with their first nine selections, the club used 26 of their 30...
A year ago Hall of Fame Pitcher, John Smoltz proposed an idea on television for how to “fix baseball’s playoffs.” His idea was each division would have two champions, a pre All-Star break champion...
In the first game of a doubleheader, pinch hitter Charlie Culbertson came in and hit a walk off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Atlanta Braves (31-21) a...
Atlanta, Ga– Addison Russell played hero by doubling in Javier Baez to tie the score for the Chicago Cubs (22-17) 2-2 in the ninth inning. Then, he scored later in the inning after Ben...
The New York Yankees have been busy in the trade market this season. After all the speculation, they’ve finally decided to pull off the trade that was originally reported weeks ago. The Oakland Athletics sent...
The New York Yankees have completed a deal sending pitchers Zack Littell and Dietrich Enns to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for pitcher Jaime Garcia and cash considerations. Garcia has already been traded this...
If we can remember the last time baseball was the most popular sport in any year, we won’t get past the 1998 season. The race to become the all-time single season home run king...
[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/multicolor-me-e1443494794168.jpg” ]Todd Vandenberg, @NikkiX_Todd [/author] You can probably tell from the title I’m less than enthused with the postseason awards in Major League Baseball. Some of them were dead on, but a couple...
[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/8D8CA17E-6A91-4B89-9C1C-353F7FB01415-e1437708682272.jpg” ] Lee Vowell @LeeVowell [/author] The list of first-time Major League Baseball Hall of Fame-hopefuls was announced last week. There are 15 players who make their initial appearance on the...
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today acquired RHP Brad Brach from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for an international signing slot. Brach, 32, went 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA (21 ER/39.0 IP) and 11 saves in 42 games out of the bullpen for Baltimore this season. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound...
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today concluded the final 30 rounds of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft. After drafting eight college players with their first nine selections, the club used 26 of their 30 day-three picks on players from the collegiate ranks, including 14 pitchers. In all, the club...
A year ago Hall of Fame Pitcher, John Smoltz proposed an idea on television for how to “fix baseball’s playoffs.” His idea was each division would have two champions, a pre All-Star break champion and a post All-Star break champion. If a team wins both halves they would get...
In the first game of a doubleheader, pinch hitter Charlie Culbertson came in and hit a walk off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Atlanta Braves (31-21) a 4-3 victory. After a Johan Camargo leadoff walk, Culberson took a fastball to right field...
Atlanta, Ga– Addison Russell played hero by doubling in Javier Baez to tie the score for the Chicago Cubs (22-17) 2-2 in the ninth inning. Then, he scored later in the inning after Ben Zobrist singled to center for the game winning run. Rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. homered in...
The New York Yankees have been busy in the trade market this season. After all the speculation, they’ve finally decided to pull off the trade that was originally reported weeks ago. The Oakland Athletics sent former All-Star pitcher Sonny Gray to the Yankees in exchange for outfielder Dustin Fowler, pitcher...
The New York Yankees have completed a deal sending pitchers Zack Littell and Dietrich Enns to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for pitcher Jaime Garcia and cash considerations. Garcia has already been traded this season landing in Minnesota from an earlier transaction with the Atlanta Braves. The veteran lefty...
If we can remember the last time baseball was the most popular sport in any year, we won’t get past the 1998 season. The race to become the all-time single season home run king was in full effect. Sammy Sosa, Mark McGuire and Ken Griffey Jr. (honorable mention Tino...
[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/multicolor-me-e1443494794168.jpg” ]Todd Vandenberg, @NikkiX_Todd [/author] You can probably tell from the title I’m less than enthused with the postseason awards in Major League Baseball. Some of them were dead on, but a couple – yikes! There was a basic misunderstanding of the definition of “valuable” in one case,...
[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/8D8CA17E-6A91-4B89-9C1C-353F7FB01415-e1437708682272.jpg” ] Lee Vowell @LeeVowell [/author] The list of first-time Major League Baseball Hall of Fame-hopefuls was announced last week. There are 15 players who make their initial appearance on the ballot. The median career WAR for players already in the Hall of Fame is 59.3,...