On Lou Gehrig Day, baseball’s reigning iron man came through with the biggest blow for the Atlanta Braves.

FIFA has added another gambling industry sponsor to the 2026 World Cup by signing Greece-based betting brand Betano to a regional deal covering Europe and South America.

Blake Snell will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow, and the Los Angeles Dodgers expect the two-time Cy Young Award winner to return this season.

The Atlanta Braves keep finding new ways to win.

Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox has died.

Ted Turner was a sportsman and visionary media mogul who transformed the Atlanta Braves into a national sensation.

The Atlanta Braves have placed star right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left hamstring.

After closer Kenley Jansen suffered his third blown save, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch turned to Kyle Finnegan for the ninth-inning save against the Braves, resulting in a 5-2 comeback win. Jansen, who signed an $11 million deal to be Detroit’s closer, has struggled with a 6.14 ERA, while Finnegan boasts a 0.57 ERA and a strong track record. Hinch cited bullpen fatigue and recent struggles as reasons for the change. The win helped Detroit avoid a sweep and regain a share of the AL Central lead.

Trevor Bauer has thrown a no-hitter for the Long Island Ducks against the Lancaster Stormers in the Atlantic League.

Bryce Harper had four RBIs, including a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped their 10-game losing streak with an 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves.

Michael Harris II is on quite a roll for the Atlanta Braves.

JR Ritchie made a memorable major league debut for the Atlanta Braves.

Major League Baseball says the percentage of Black players on opening day rosters increased in consecutive years for the first time in at least two decades.

The baseball is a curious object.

Kansas City rookie catcher Carter Jensen was removed from the Royals’ starting lineup for Thursday game with the Minnesota Twins after he overslept.

Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer has signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League and is scheduled to pitch opening night on April 21 for the minor league team.

Braves designated hitter Dominic Smith’s mother died less than two weeks ago.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider will start the season on the injured list because of a strained oblique.

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss says he's disappointed but determined to keep a positive outlook after Jurickson Profar’s suspension for the 2026 season.

National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to ABS challenges in his first spring training start.

The Atlanta Braves have announced BravesVision as their local television home, beginning with the 2026 season.

Left-hander Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a contract adding $27 million for the 2027 season.

Veteran slugger Marcell Ozuna is heading to Pittsburgh.

Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for six teams this season.

Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim is returning to the Atlanta Braves.

The Atlanta Braves have addressed one of their offseason priorities by re-signing closer Raisel Iglesias to a $16 million, one-year contract.

Exhibition games will begin Feb. 21 in Tampa vs. New York Yankees

The Atlanta Braves have hired Walt Weiss as their manager to succeed Brian Snitker.

Washington Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo will not get the job on a permanent basis, and members of his coaching staff are being let go, too, a person with knowledge of the moves told The Associated Press.

Brian Snitker, who managed the Atlanta Braves to the 2021 World Series championship as the highlight of almost a half-century with the organization, will not return to the dugout next season.

The Detroit Lions got the week started off right with a won over the Ravens on Monday Night Football, but now it’s time for the Tigers to lock in.

Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs as the Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight game with a 6-2 win over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit the first two homers of his MLB career, then added a game-tying single in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves won their seventh straight game with a 6-5 victory against the Detroit Tigers.

No. 1 and No. 2 prospects in baseball face off in must-win game

Chicago Cubs rookie starter Cade Horton has been almost unhittable since the All-Star break.

A combined no-hit bid by Chicago Cubs teammates Cade Horton and Ben Brown was broken up Wednesday night when Ozzie Albies singled leading off the seventh inning for the Atlanta Braves.

Major League Baseball's hitters are starting to win a few more battles against their hard-throwing pitcher counterparts.

The scuffling New York Mets have been in desperate need of a starter other than David Peterson to pitch deep into games.

Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday’s Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job.

Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers are making it more difficult to be overlooked on the national stage.

A new clock started the instant the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Braves cleared the baseball diamond inside the infield at Bristol Motor Speedway.

A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry with the MLB Speedway Classic before the rain washed out the game itself in the bottom of the first inning.

The MLB Speedway Classic has been suspended by rain.

Bristol Motor Speedway is ready to make history again by hosting the first Major League Baseball game in Tennessee.

The Kansas City Royals have made history by using nine relievers to achieve a 1-0 shutout against the Atlanta Braves.

The Atlanta Braves have placed Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day injured list because of right Achilles tendon inflammation.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is heading for the 10-day injured list.

Baseball's top spenders are struggling with injuries and roster challenges as the trade deadline approaches.

The Speedway Classic will break Major League Baseball’s single-game, regular-season attendance record.

Workers have some finishing touches to put on the field inside the racetrack at Bristol Motor Speedway, where officials are expecting a record crowd to watch the Cincinnati Reds play the Atlanta Braves in the MLB Speedway Classic next Saturday.

Justin Verlander has ended the longest winless streak for a Giants pitcher in a single season.

Rafael Devers has made his debut at first base for the San Francisco Giants.

Aaron Judge hit the first home run of his MLB career the day after Alex Rodriguez retired.

Aaron Judge hit his 36th home run of the season and tied Alex Rodriguez for sixth place in Yankees history as New York defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-2.

Trent Grisham hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees rallied from five runs down to beat the Atlanta Braves 12-9 before a crowd of 42,530, the largest this season at Truist Park.

Ronald Acuña Jr. caught the New York Yankees off-guard with a spectacular throw to end the third inning on Friday night.

Ronald Acuña Jr. won’t participate in the Home Run Derby, replaced by Atlanta teammate and fellow All-Star Matt Olson.

Jesse Chavez has returned for his seventh stint with the Atlanta Braves.

Ronald Acuña Jr. of the host Braves was announced as the first of the eight hitters to compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Atlanta’s Truist Park on July 14.

The Atlanta Braves placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list because of a fractured left rib cage.

The Colorado Rockies have made history no team wants to claim.

Spencer Strider recorded 13 strikeouts in his first win of the season, Ronald Acuña Jr. stayed hot with two hits, including a two-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves beat Colorado 4-1.

Major League Baseball has agreed on a strategic partnership with Jomboy Media and will acquire a stake in the company.

A 4-3 defeat at San Francisco dropped the Atlanta Braves to 10 games under.

An overexuberant fan had people seeing double during the game between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants.

The Atlanta Braves called up franchise career saves leader Craig Kimbrel from the minors a day after having their worst blown ninth-inning lead in more than a half-century.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo says his team had a “magical moment” when Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead, two-run double to complete a seven-run, ninth-inning rally against the Atlanta Braves.

Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead, two-run double off Raisel Iglesias to cap a seven-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks stunned the Atlanta Braves 11-10 to sweep a three-game series.

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper hit a first-inning home run in his return to the starting lineup against the Toronto Blue Jays after he missed the last five games with a bruised right elbow.

Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed his first pitch 467 feet for a home run in his dramatic return to the Atlanta Braves.

Ronald Acuña Jr. is ready to make his season debut for the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora says he will miss Monday’s series opener against the New York Mets at Fenway Park so he can attend his daughter’s college graduation.

Rafael Devers homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning against Pierce Johnson, sending the Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 comeback win over the Atlanta Braves that snapped their four-game losing streak.

Authorities say former major league shortstop Rafael Furcal threw rocks at another man during a road rage incident last month in South Florida.

Authorities say former major league shortstop Rafael Furcal is facing felony charges in South Florida.

AJ Smith-Shawver was rolling right along when he realized his Atlanta Braves teammates were beginning to avoid him.

AJ Smith-Shawver’s bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Santiago Espinal led off the eighth inning with a clean single to center field, giving the Cincinnati Reds their first hit against the Atlanta Braves pitcher Monday night.

Cincinnati Reds rookie left fielder Tyler Callihan broke his left forearm while attempting a sliding catch on a play that turned into an inside-the-park home run in a 4-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

Freddie Freeman homered and drove in four runs, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and Roki Sasaki earned his first major league win as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 for their seventh straight victory.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled South Korean All-Star Hyeseong Kim and placed second baseman Tommy Edman on the injured list.

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez homered in his first four at-bats against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell is going to stop throwing for a couple days after he felt some discomfort when he played catch.

The Atlanta Braves’ longest winless start since 2016 has left manager Brian Snitker desperate for a recovery he hopes begins with the team’s home opener against Miami on Friday night.

Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5.

Dustin May pitched five strong innings after missing nearly two years, Mookie Betts hit his third go-ahead homer of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the winless Atlanta Braves 3-1.

Freddie Freeman says his slip and fall in the shower was a “freak accident.”.

Jesse Chavez and the Atlanta Braves are back together again.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider struck out six and didn’t allow a base runner over 2 2/3 innings in his first Grapefruit League appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.

Former major league outfielder Tyler Naquin says his attempted comeback as a right-handed pitcher was over a year in the making.

Fresh off his first Cy Young Award, Chris Sale opened spring training with two perfect innings for the Atlanta Braves.

Veteran right-hander Charlie Morton and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract.

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Max Fried and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $218 million, eight-year contract, the largest deal for a left-handed pitcher in baseball history.

Left-handers Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox have been selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year.

The Los Angeles Angels have acquired outfielder Jorge Soler from the Atlanta Braves in a trade for right-hander Griffin Canning.

Kodai Senga is the surprise Game 1 starter for the New York Mets when they open the NL Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Braves’ best pitcher, NL Cy Young Award favorite Chris Sale, was back home in Atlanta with a back injury.

Kyle Higashioka’s solo homer started a five-run rally against Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series.