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With Morton and Rosario excelling, you couldn't blame Braves fans who looked back to their World Series championship three years ago.
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Fried will tap into wisdom from his mentors when he faces the Phillies on Friday in an unusually important July series.
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We’re excited to kick off our new weekly segment where we dive into all the latest and greatest happenings with your team.
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Stars like Corbin Burnes, Spencer Strider, Clayton Kershaw and others on the cutters, changeups, or splitters they've spent careers chasing.
Stephen J. Nesbitt and Andy McCullough49
Morton’s vaunted curveball wasn’t moving like it normally does in the cold weather, but that didn’t stop him from carving up a White Sox.
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Morton remains revered in the clubhouse, but the the Braves exercised his option because he's still a high-level pitcher.
As we look back on the year that was, it's a perfect time to honor the best pitches thrown this year — as well as the pitchers behind them.
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The Braves like Morton's performance and leadership, especially in a pitching market lacking suitable free agents at a similar price.
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Starting pitching has been reduced by injury and, perhaps in Bryce Elder’s case, fatigue from the longest season of his life.
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Morton is ineligible for the NLDS since rosters for that series must be submitted before his 15-day IL period ends.
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The 39-year-old right-hander is 14-12 this season with a 3.64 ERA in 30 starts.
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The Mets are 21 1/2 games behind the NL East-leading Braves. The last time the Braves were that far back was 2017.
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The Braves got consecutive homers from Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ozzie Albies in a six-run first inning Saturday.
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Morton thinks the current rules are difficult for pitchers and umpires and has an idea how to monitor who is getting an extreme advantage.
David O'Brien49
The most important two weeks of the National League East season, so far, start now.
Tim Britton, David O'Brien, Matt Gelb73
Acuña leads the majors in first-inning runs (16) and stolen bases (7), as well as first-inning doubles (8) and hits (23).
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Acuña, healthy and dynamic again, ranks among the majors’ top five in several offensive categories: "He’s unbelievable right now."
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Braves fans have questions about the team's payroll and who'll play shortstop next season with Dansby Swanson becoming a free agent.
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After 101 wins and a historic comeback to win a division title, the Braves dug themselves another hole Tuesday.
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Morton on celebrating the World Series win via phone, the Braves' victory parade, re-signing Freeman and more.
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