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Nippon Professional Baseball side Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks confirmed on Saturday they had signed 19-year-old American pitcher Carter Stewart in a move that could potentially impact Major League Baseball in the United States. The Hawks announced the signing in a statement on Saturday, although the teenager's decision to move to Japan had been revealed earlier in the week. Stewart was selected eighth overall in the 2018 draft by the Atlanta Braves but decided not to sign when the Braves reduced their signing offer to around $2 million because of concerns over a wrist injury to the right hander. Continue to Article

May 25, 2019 4:44:am EST

First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. PT on NBC Sports Bay Area and streaming on the MyTeams app. Continue to Article

May 22, 2019 8:16:pm EST

Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run to lead off the 10th inning and give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Freeman, who was 2-for-5, hit a 1-0 fastball from Josh Hader (0-3) into the upper reaches of the right field stands. It was the 10th homer of the season for the Atlanta first baseman and the 199th of his career. Continue to Article

May 18, 2019 11:12:pm EST

Jonny Venters, the left-hander whose comeback from his third Tommy John surgery helped him win the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award last year, has been released by the Atlanta Braves. The 34-year-old Venters had a 17.36 ERA after giving up nine earned runs in 4 2/3 innings covering nine appearances. The release came Saturday, a day after Venters gave up four runs, none earned, on one hit and two walks while recording two outs in the Braves' 12-8 win over Milwaukee on Friday night. Continue to Article

May 18, 2019 6:01:pm EST