Frank Wren

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Luis Avilan and Cory Gearrin have exceeded expectations. But with Eric O'Flaherty and Jonny Venters gone from the bullpen because of Tommy John surgery, the Braves need even more from...

The Sports Xchange By Stan Awtrey, The Sports Xchange Braves 3, Dodgers 1 ATLANTA -- Pinch hitter Evan Gattis drilled a long two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on...

Gattis comes through in pinch as Braves win ATLANTA -- Evan Gattis showed again Saturday that he has a flair for the dramatic. The Atlanta rookie breathed some life into a lackluster offense when he drilled a two-run pinch-hit home run well into the...

Jenna Mire said she didn’t really want to come to Centre College, but now she doesn’t want to leave. And why would she? What had already been a good experience for her has gotten even better over the last couple of weeks, as Mire has played...

If they hadn't been able to hit a baseball, Paul and Lloyd Waner probably would have made their living in cotton in their hometown, just east of Oklahoma City. But, man, could those guys hit. Lloyd, known as Little Poison, hit .316 for his career...

When Dan Duquette was hired roughly a year ago as the club’s executive vice president, the Orioles pointed to his impressive track record in the past with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. He was in charge of some very good teams –...

Clearly, there is a Cardinals Way, one that sustains the St. Louis baseball franchise through the loss of respected executives (Walt Jocketty), Hall of Fame managers (Tony La Russa) and Hall of Fame sluggers (Albert Pujols). For the past decade-plus,...

PITTSBURGH -- A crazy week for Ryan Dempster ended Wednesday with a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh and a dugout tirade after being removed from the game after six innings. Dempster tossed an energy drink bottle, a cooler lid and threw a cooler before stalking...

PITTSBURGH — The perfect ending is always an elusive trick, but the 2012 season already has seen two examples of what can happen when everything goes right. Kerry Wood pulled it off with a strikeout, a standing ovation and a hug from his son in his...

The Theo and Jed Show is on the clock, the trade deadline is ticking down and a clubhouse full of commodities are waiting to be unloaded. What will the Cubs do with starters Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza, and other veterans, to get the pitching...

No. 8 Braves: 23rd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Phillies. Isn't every action supposed to bring an equal opposite reaction? Frank Wren must not have gotten the message. While the Red Sox's 7-20 September led to sweeping changes...

Atlanta Braves minor league manager Luis Salazar has lost an eye after he was struck in the face by a line drive while watching a spring training game. Braves general manager Frank Wren said Wednesday that doctors were unable to save Salazar's left...