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The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever's pitching shoulder before he finalized a $33 million, three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays last week. “The stuff they saw on the MRIs, whatever they saw was what their team docs were saying,” Hoffman said Wednesday during the Blue Jays' introductory Zoom conference. A right-hander who turned 32 on Jan. 8, Hoffman went for in-person physicals for deals with the Orioles and Braves.

Born on July 29, 1934, in Isabela, Puerto Rico to Juan Mantilla Vendrell and Natividad Lamela de Mantilla, Mantilla's early years in baseball were shaped by his time in the Puerto Rican Winter League, where he played professionally for the Caguas Criollos and the San Juan Senadores. Team success for Mantilla in Puerto Rico also included a World Amateur Baseball Championship in 1951.

The Atlanta Braves have yet to add a shortstop to compete with Orlando Arcia this offseason. Former Braves international scount Luis Santos-Bejarán hyped Garcia as having good contact at the plate. "One of the best things for a young Latin player is the ability to put the bat on the ball," Santoa-Bejarán wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

The Atlanta Braves have been one of the constants of National League East contention for years. Now the team is pegged as a prime landing spot for the biggest remaining prize on the free-agent closer market. Zachary Rotman of Fansided believes that acquiring Scott would help the Braves already splendid bullpen become the best in all of Major League Baseball. "Most fans point to Atlanta's lineup (when healthy) and rotation as the biggest strengths of the team, and understandably so, but their bullpen is as good as it gets," Rotman wrote.

Two Atlanta Braves starting pitchers received recognition from the fans in MLB Network's Top-10 starting pitchers heading into 2025. Chris Sale is ranked third and Spencer Strider is ranked ninth. The Braves are the only team with two starters in this top 10. Sale leaps up to the top three after a renaissance season that saw him win his first career Cy Young and the pitching Triple Crown.

The New York Mets’ offseason has been impressive, to say the least. Getting Juan Soto to join the team immediately

With 10 Gold Gloves, Andruw Jones was an elite defender in center field and hit over 400 home runs, but his career declined rapidly after age 30.

One former member of the Boston Red Sox surprisingly is still available in free agency with just about to go until Spring Training. Former Boston fan-favorite Nick Pivetta logged a 4.14 ERA across 27 total appearances with the Red Sox in 2024, including 26 starts. Pivetta has gotten a lot of buzz this offseason but remains available. The Red Sox offered him the qualifying offer to the surprise of many, but clearly they know what they are doing.

The Mets have made moves to be significantly better in 2025. The Braves and Nationals? Not so much.

The Atlanta Braves' Spring Training schedule gains a few key updates. According to The Atheltic's David O'Brien, pitchers and catchers will report to North Port, Fla., for their first workouts on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Players will have a few days to get ready ahead of the start of the Spring Training schedule. The first Grapefruit League game will take place in Fort Myers against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, Feb. 22.

The Atlanta Braves have been quiet this offseason. Typically, the Braves have at least one surprising trade to make per offseason. It's how they landed Chris Sale, last year's eventual Cy Young winner, and catcher Sean Murphy two winters ago. Murphy got a long-term extension from the Braves to be the starting catcher through 2028, and that could prove consequential for one of their top prospects.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Atlanta Braves fans in Charlotte will have a new way to watch several spring training games in 2025! Ten of the Braves' 30 spring games will be directly available to fans in the Charlotte area. Here's at look at how and when to watch the games available to Charlotte viewers. Which spring games will air Through a new partnership with Gray Media, WBTV's parent company, the Atlanta Braves will exclusively broadcast 10 of its Spring season games in Charlotte and 23 other cities across the Southeast. Here are the games Gray will broadcast: Feb. 27 at 6:05 p.m. - Braves @ Washington Nationals Feb. 28 at 1:10 p.m. - Braves @ Miami Marlins March 6. at 6:05 p.m. - Braves vs. Miami

The Atlanta Braves are looking to rejoin the fray in 2025. Much of that was due to the rash of injuries they had to overcome, but there were also some roster holes that the Braves don't typically deal with. Shortstop may have been the biggest issue plaguing the Braves last year. Orlando Arcia never lost his grip on the starting job, but he was one of the five worst qualified hitters in all of baseball when the season ended by nearly every metric.

Former Auburn standout Garrett Cooper will have the opportunity to make the Atlanta Braves' regular-season roster in spring training. The first baseman/outfielder and the National League team have agreed to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to the Braves' spring-training camp in North Port, Florida, MLB Roster Moves and FanSided reported. A member of the National League All-Star team in 2022, when he played for the Miami Marlins, Cooper batted .206 with one home run across 12 games with the Chicago Cubs and 24 games with the Boston Red Sox last season.

Juan Roman Pizarro Boston Red Sox Pitcher Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 5'11" Weight: 170 Born: February 7, 1937, Santurce, Puerto Rico Signed: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before 1956 season Major League Teams: Milwaukee Braves 1957-60; Chicago White Sox 1961-66; Pittsburgh Pirates 1967-68; Boston Red Sox 1969; Cleveland Indians 1969; Oakland Athletics 1969; Chicago Cubs 1970-73; Houston Astros 1973; Pittsburgh Pirates 1974 World Series Appearances: Milwaukee Braves 1957-58 Died: February 18, 2021, Carolina, Puerto Rico (age 84) A veteran of 18 Major League seasons, Juan Pizarro was a two-time All-Star with the White Sox in 1963 and 1964. Pizarro went 16-8 with a

The remaining three teams in the running for Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki have been reported. The Atlanta Braves are not one of them. According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays are the final three teams in the Sasaki sweepstakes.

The Seattle Mariners reached agreements with all seven players eligible for salary arbitration on Thursday, and claimed left-handed pitcher Tyler Jay off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

As the Baseball Hall of Fame voting continues, three former Atlanta Braves players are on the 2025 ballot.

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz has died, the team announced. He was 37.

Former Minnesota Twins infielder Ehire Adrianza is back with the team, this time taking on a new role as the Assistant of Player Development.

Charlie Morton won’t return to the Atlanta Braves for the 2025 season.

In 2024, the Mississippi Braves hired the first female on-field employee in Atlanta Braves organization history. Toni Lee started working full time for the M-Braves for the 2024 season as the Assistant Athletic trainer. Check back here for the full story soon.

Rangers continue their busy month of acquisitions, adding a left-handed power hitter to lengthy list of acquisitions.

Even at the end of his life, Carter's love for the Atlanta Braves and other Georgia sports teams stayed strong.

The 33-year-old split last season between the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves.

The Braves, Blue Jays and Padres are among the teams that have yet to join the winter spending spree.

Detroit Tigers reliever Tyler Holton posted a 2.15 ERA in the 2023-24 seasons, which ranked first among 148 pitchers with at least 160 innings.