Adam LaRoche

Jason Heyward is an extremely well liked Atlanta Braves player ... Perhaps the most troubling stat of this young season are Heyward’s strikeouts.  With already 42 strikeouts this year, he is on pace to whiff over 168 times.  

Back in the days before the Braves became a good team, food choices were severely lacking at Major League Baseball games in Atlanta. Sure, there were hot dogs, burgers, popcorn and pretzels, but that was about it. Enter Turner Field in the 1990s and that ...  

Juan Francisco brought his club within two runs run with a solo homer in the top of the seventh, but Drew Stubbs promptly responded in the bottom half of the fame with a solo home run of his own. Atlanta put two runners on base in the ninth ...  

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jonathan Papelbon (58) kicks the mound after Washington Nationals' Adam LaRoche, left, hit a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)  

Atlanta Braves 1B Freddie Freeman was not in the starting lineup Thursday, May 24, because he is dealing with dry eyes while wearing contacts which is affecting his eyesight. The team has ordered a pair of sports glasses for him to wear instead of contacts.  

Drew Stubbs hit 2 of the career-high four homers allowed by Atlanta starter Mike Minor (2-4). All the runs scored on solo homers at 1 of the majors' most hitter-friendly ballparks. Leake (1-5) finally got his first victory in eight starts this season ...  

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher takes over as coach of Lowcountry HeatHilton Head Island PacketThe former Atlanta Braves right-hander has been around high school baseball in the Lowcountry since way back in 1998, when he used to work out at Hilton Head Island High School before departing for spring training. But when his playing career ended ...  

Brandon Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Brandon Beachy on Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in another game of all-or-nothing.  

After a devastating September collapse to end the 2011 season, the Atlanta Braves have bounced back nicely to start the 2012 season. The Braves have one of the best records in the majors and are primed for another postseason run. As in many seasons before ...  

Mike Minor had another shaky start for the Braves on Monday against the Reds as he gave up four solo ... The best way to do that is to have five starters that you are confident in that can go six or seven innings each start, giving the Braves a chance ...  

Atlanta Braves right-handed pitcher Tommy Hanson threw Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion on February 20. The 25-year-old didn't report any problems after the mound session and will face hitters for the first time on Friday.  

CINCINNATI — If it wasn’t too surprising when the Reds hit four home runs off the Atlanta Braves’ Mike Minor on Monday, it was another matter when they hit three Tuesday night off Brandon Beachy. After allowing only one home run in his previous 72 ...  

It's appropriate, considering the Atlanta Braves cornerstone ballplayer is a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer. Jones plays his final season in 2012 after announcing he'll retire at the end of the year. Ever since being drafted No. 1 overall by Atlanta ...  

Baltimore relievers Luis Ayala, Troy Patton and Pedro Strop combined for 2 2-3 scoreless innings. Orioles closer Jim Johnson allowed two-out home run in the ninth to Ryan Zimmerman, who had three hits. But Johnson but struck out Adam LaRoche for ...  

The return of both third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and first baseman Adam LaRoche Tuesday filled in two big holes in the injury-depleted Nationals lineup. But now the Nationals might have to start wondering if they've got trouble in the bullpen. Zimmerman ...