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ATLANTA -- Giancarlo Stanton?hit his major-league-leading 54th home run of the season in the? Miami Marlins' 6-5 loss to?the Atlanta Braves. After being given a day off on Friday, Stanton hit the homer off rookie left-hander Max Fried in the first inning on Saturday night. The ball would have traveled 456 feet unimpeded, according to MLB Statcast, and landed deep into the left-center seats. Stanton's 54 homers are the same number that Mark McGwire had through this date in 1999 and the same number Sammy Sosa had through this date in 2001, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.? Stanton has six homers against the Braves this season. He now has 15 more homers than? Yankees?rookie Aaron Continue to Article

September 09, 2017 10:45:pm EST

At a time when natural disasters and political acrimony are filling up the newscasts, here’s a nice story to remind us that there is still goodness in this godforsaken world. Hailey Dawson was born without three fingers on her right hand. To compensate Continue to Article

September 08, 2017 11:03:am EST

Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte has 21 stolen bases in 29 attempts this year. Last night he really should’ve been credited with two on one play. In the bottom of the first inning in the Braves game against Miami Inciarte walked and then, with Matt Kemp at the plate, broke for second base. A.J. Ellis caught Dan Straily‘s pitch and threw down to Dee Gordon, who attempted the tag Inciarte. Continue to Article

September 08, 2017 8:45:am EST

The Atlanta Braves did a good thing Thursday. With the Marlins in town at SunTrust Park, the Braves played “Rock You Like A Hurricane” by Scorpions between innings. Poor taste award tonight goes to the @braves. Continue to Article

September 08, 2017 2:31:am EST

Starting tonight, the Braves will host the Marlins for a four-game series in Atlanta, but many Marlins’ fans minds will be on other more pressing issues. Specifically, Hurricane Irma’s imminent impact on the state of Florida and the possible (and probable) fallout from its damage to most of the state. With many Florida residents fully evacuating in advance of the storm, temporarily getting displaced for safety purposes with the hopes that things will be as close to normal as possible when they return, there are a lot of people that have gone north to Georgia to ride out the storm. As a gesture of support for any displaced fans, the Braves are offering free tickets to any games of the Marlins Continue to Article

September 07, 2017 5:06:pm EST