Longtime Braves fans know Bobby Cox as one of the winningest managers in baseball history. But they may not know what happened in the decade since he retired that's kept Cox mostly away from games at Truist Park. In 2019 Bobby Cox had a stroke. But the legendary baseball figure remains influential with the team and close to Brian Snitker, the Braves’ current manager. In this week's Georgia Today, we explore how the Braves’ miracle season is in no small part due to their special bond.
What comes next is unclear after the declared mistrial in the murder trial of three former Washington County Sheriff’s deputies in connection to the 2017 tasing death of Eurie Martin.
The World Series is now tied up after the Atlanta Braves fell to the Astros in Houston last night.
The Cobb Chamber of Commerce doesn’t have a predicted economic impact from the games, but President and CEO Sharon Mason said all of the hotels in the Cumberland Community Improvement District (CID) are sold out.
The trial of three former Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies accused of murder in the death Eurie Martin, has ended in a mistrial after three days of deliberation.
Game One of the World Series belongs to the Atlanta Braves.
World Series action starts Tuesday night between the Astros and the Braves. The Astros have been in the series three of the past five years. The Braves haven't been there since 1999.
In other news, Gov. Brian Kemp launched a partisan volley to accompany the Braves' first World Series appearance in two decades. Plus, a GPB News analysis finds Herschel Walker has done more than two dozen interviews in the eight weeks since launching his campaign, almost exclusively with Fox News personalities.
News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure in court, saying “free and fair elections” are worth any threats, boycotts or lawsuits to come.
Henry "Hank" Aaron, a longtime Atlanta Braves player and Hall of Famer, was laid to rest this week. He died at the age of 86. On Georgia Today, ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant discusses the complicated life of a baseball legend and American icon.
A look back at the first ever Hank Aaron Invitational in Atlanta, which was part of Hank Aaron Week, from August 2019 as we remember the life and legacy of baseball legend Hank Aaron.
The Washington Redskins on Monday announced the NFL franchise was retiring the team's controversial nickname following a review process that started...
As the Atlanta Braves wait to return to the baseball field, many of the team’s seasonal employees are also in limbo. That includes the Braves’ longest...