The Atlanta Braves will not be at full strength until Ronald Acuña Jr. is batting leadoff and manning right field, as well as fireballer Spencer Strider is back
The Braves didn’t spend for any of the top available set-up men during the offseason, but team officials have confidence in this group.
As the Pittsburgh Pirates begin to put the pieces together, they're set to roll out a lineup that could see a bulk of the action to start the 2025 season. Pirat
Profar made his first appearance for the Braves in Wednesday’s 9-4 win over the Pirates. He needed no time getting into the groove of things, and hit a double on the first pitch he saw. Two batters later, Matt Olson came up clutch with a two-run homer that allowed Profar to score his first run with his new team.
Chris Sale made the start against the Twins Saturday and it seems that the bask spasms that he struggled with at the end of last season are a distant memory. The leftie, who first joined the Braves following a trade from the Boston Red Sox in Dec. 2023, pitched two perfect innings to kick off Spring Training.
The Pittsburgh Pirates split a pair of exhibition games Wednesday afternoon in Grapefruit League action, defeating the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 and losing 9-4 to the Atlanta Braves.
The Pirates have several theme nights in store across the 2025 season for fans of entertainment franchises, pickleball, professional wrestling, and more. Star Wars: Sunday, May 4 vs. San Diego Padres – 1:35 p.m. WWE: Saturday, May 10 vs. Atlanta Braves – 4:05 p.m.
Here are MLB's Spring Training exhibition offerings for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The regular season is less than a month away.