The Braves needed six games to put away the Astros, and are now celebrating their first championship since 1995. Atlanta's Jorge Soler was named the series Most Valuable Player.
A day before Game 3 of the World Series, the animal rights organization released a statement saying the term "bullpen" is insensitive to cows and bulls. The suggestion drew mixed reactions.
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.
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 Los Angeles Dodgers will now face off against the their biggest rivals, the San Francisco Giants, in the National League division series this Friday.
Georgia helped flip the U.S. Senate to the Democrats in January in a roller coaster runoff by electing Ossoff, handing the state’s federal representation to Democrats for the first time since 1992. But the friendly competition on the eve of Congress’ monumental political challenges was just a break in financial brinkmanship.
Last year's tournament was canceled outright for the first time in its history. Officials say thousands of spectators would pose too great a risk at this year's tourney.
Dyersville, Iowa, could see its population triple when the MLB Field of Dreams game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox is held there. The mayor isn't sure what to expect.
Alvarez won silver in the speedskating relay at the Winter Games in Sochi and is hoping for gold on Saturday when the U.S. baseball team faces off against Japan.
Melanie Newman, broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles, will handle play-by-play duties. "At some point soon, I think we're on our way to this just being a normal day in a broadcast," Newman says.
Kumar Rocker is headed for the big leagues — literally. And his pick to pitch for the New York Mets is monumental for people who haven't seen themselves represented in baseball very often.
Baseball's box scores instantly turn human accomplishments into history. But for decades, Negro League players' statistics were kept segregated from other major leagues.
