Brian McCann

May 29, 2012 - The Atlanta Braves and Brian McCann are going to face a potentially sticky ... McCann is, essentially, everything a Braves fan could have hoped for when they used an early round pick on him in 2002. There is very little doubt ...  

3. Chipper Jones In between stints on the disabled list, Jones has been the anchor for the Braves this season. In 29 games, he is hitting .307 with five home runs and 24 RBIs. Without Jones in the lineup, the team has faltered and makes some wonder how the ...  

Like his predecessor Bobby Cox, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez isn’t inclined to give pregame speeches to fire up the squad. But with an eight-game losing streak being as close to desperate times as anyone in the organization cared to be, Gonzalez gave a speech Tuesday. Judging from the results, he might not wait so long the next time the Braves are in a skid. Home runs by Michael Bourn and Dan Uggla staked Randall Delgado to an early four...  

1B Freddie Freeman, still hampered by vision issues caused by contacts, was a late scratch. 3B Chipper Jones was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left leg contusion. C Brian McCann did not start as he continues to recover from the flu.  

It hasn't helped that Brian McCann recently missed time with an illness, while Chipper Jones (leg) and Freddie Freeman (vision) are both out. "We've got to turn this thing around - soon," said McCann, who returned and went 0 for 4 on Monday. "We've just ...  

ATLANTA -- As expected, Braves catcher Brian McCann returned to the lineup for Monday afternoon's series opener against the Cardinals. McCann had been limited by the flu for the last week and had not started a game since last Monday in ...  

Matt Holliday and Adams each singled around a Carlos Beltran walk before Holliday scored as Hanson's curveball got away from catcher Brian McCann. After Beltran was picked off on an apparent suicide-squeeze attempt, Yadier Molina made up for not ...  

Injuries have been a cause for concern among the Atlanta Braves. With injuries to Chipper Jones, Brian McCann and Freddie Freeman as of late, the Braves have had a patchwork lineup that has given every player on the Braves' bench an opportunity to start.  

Boscan is hitting below the Mendoza line this year at Gwinnett, struggling even more of late, while the other catcher at Gwinnett, Jose Yepez, has been hitting well of late. Yepez has hit .321 in his last 10 games, including hits in six of his ...  

This weekend's series between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals is a statement series for both teams. The Braves come into the series having been swept by the Reds and still dealing with the injury to Chipper Jones, and the flu that Brian McCann ...  

ATLANTA — Sunday night, when the Washington Nationals needed runs to break a tied score, a relic from their past lumbered in from left field. Livan Hernandez, the man who threw the first pitch in Nationals history, the soft-tosser who started opening day last year and became obsolete this year, emerged from the Atlanta Braves’ bullpen. The carnage that followed felt like a rally wrapped inside some kind of ritual, the Nationals at once...  

--The Atlanta Braves placed third baseman Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list after Friday night's game because of a leg bruise. The move was back-dated to Wednesday, when he last played. He had been pinch-hitting since May 18. Braves manager Fredi ...  

Columbus Ledger-EnquirerNats, Braves conclude set at Turner FieldFox NewsWith Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington and Brandon Beachy taking the mound for the Braves, runs could be at a premium in the finale of a three-game series between these NL East rivals. Atlanta, which has lost six in a row, has fallen three games off ...Atlanta Braves - TeamReportChicago TribuneAtlanta Braves put Chipper Jones on 15-day disabled listLos Angeles...  

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 ...  

(AP) -- The Atlanta Braves weren't able to get much offense going with Chipper Jones out of the lineup the last two games. They could certainly use him in their next contest. The Braves and Cincinnati Reds open a four-game series Monday night with each ...