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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH With Braves' right fielder Jason Heyward expected to be sidelined until late May, Jordan Schafer and Reed Johnson will get plenty of opportunities for playing time. Manager Fredi...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH April was a month to remember for Justin Upton. For B.J. Upton, it was one to forget. Rarely have two players had such different beginnings with a new team, brothers or not. Justin,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH At the plate, Brian McCann looks ready to rejoin the Braves. Behind it, however, his recovery from right shoulder surgery remains a work in progress. McCann homered in his first at-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH After playing 16 of 18 games on the road, the Braves couldn't be happier to finally get home and out of the cold. Now the team has to heat back up and start winning again as the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH The Braves had made just one previous trip to Detroit for an interleague series and none of the present players were with the team way back in 2004. Gerald Laird, though, is very...

Born on a small farm in Mexico, Jesus Ruiz had to leave school at age 8 so he could pitch in to help support his family. During World War II he became a bracero, a guest migrant worker in the United States, where for four years he picked and planted...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH The Braves top the majors in home runs, but they are also among the leaders in strikeouts. That is part of the reason for one of the most glaring statistics of the early season. When...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH The Braves' Evan Gattis homered in his first major league game and did it while his father was being interviewed on the telecast, so there is no question about the 26-year-old rookie's...

The Sports Xchange By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange Braves top Rockies in record cold DENVER -- Record-setting cold didn't stop the Atlanta Braves from hitting home runs or hinder their bullpen. The Braves scored all their runs on three homers,...

The Sports Xchange Braves 10, Rockies 2 DENVER -- In the offseason, the Atlanta Braves signed B.J. Upton as a free agent and traded for Justin Upton. The two brothers are playing side-by-side in the outfield, hitting back-to-back in the lineup and on...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH The Braves went into the season touting their new outfield as possibly the best in baseball. It hasn't lived up to the billing, though. Left fielder Justin Upton, acquired in a big...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 4, Rockies 3 Braves 4, Rockies 3: Justin Upton hit his major league-leading 10th homer as visiting Atlanta snapped a three-game losing streak in the opener of a doubleheader. Evan Gattis swatted a go-ahead homer in the...