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Mississippi Braves All-Decade Team - Starting Pitchers

Anderson, Minor, Newcomb, Soroka and Wood named to squad
December 16, 2019

PEARL, MS - As the decade comes to a close later this month, the Mississippi Braves will be announcing their All-Decade squad from 2010 to 2019. The criteria for being named to the team are production while playing in Mississippi - weighed equally to results in major league baseball. The

Toolshed: Prospect projections gone right

Steamer pretty close to the mark on Benintendi, Renfroe, Weaver
October 3, 2017

Don't worry, we came back to them.At the tail end of last winter, MiLB.com ran its annual Prospect Projections series using Steamer600 prognostications to see how the system expected prospective rookies to perform during the 2017 season if given 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers,

Report: Braves' Newcomb to make MLB debut

No. 70 overall prospect to start in Saturday twin bill versus Mets
June 7, 2017

One of the Braves' many impressive Minor League arms will get his chance at The Show this weekend.Atlanta will call up No. 70 overall prospectSean Newcomb for his Major League debut Saturday in a doubleheader against the Mets, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. Bowman added that Newcomb will likely start the

G-Braves Breeze Past Chiefs 6-1

Newcomb strikes out nine as Gwinnett wins third straight
May 28, 2017

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - The Gwinnett Braves (26-22) used a strong team pitching performance and timely offense to defeat the Syracuse Chiefs (15-30) 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Coolray Field.Over five solid innings, Gwinnett left-hander Sean Newcomb (W, 3-1) held the Chiefs to one run on three hits while walking three and striking

G-Braves Breeze Past Chiefs 6-1

Newcomb strikes out nine as Gwinnett wins third straight
May 28, 2017

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - The Gwinnett Braves (26-22) used a strong team pitching performance and timely offense to defeat the Syracuse Chiefs (15-30) 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Coolray Field.Over five solid innings, Gwinnett left-hander Sean Newcomb (W, 3-1) held the Chiefs to one run on three hits while walking three

Norfolk Walks Off To Beat Gwinnett 5-4

G-Braves come back to tie in ninth, but drop finale
May 17, 2017

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G-Braves Slide Past Mud Hens, 3-2

Newcomb, two relievers combine to allow just three hits as Gwinnett wins series
May 11, 2017

The Gwinnett Braves (18-14) produced just enough offense to back a strong start from top pitching prospect Sean Newcomb in a 3-2 win over the Toledo Mud Hens (16-15) on Thursday morning at Coolray Field. An energetic Education Day crowd of 8,539 watched the G-Braves win the series with Toledo,

G-Braves Fall 8-4 in Charlotte

Gwinnett limited to just four hits in game two loss
May 6, 2017

CHARLOTTE, NC - The Gwinnett Braves (15-12) mustered only four hits in an 8-4 loss at the hands of the Charlotte Knights (13-14) on Saturday night in game two of the three-game series at BB&T Ballpark.The loss, coupled with Durham's 1-0 win at Norfolk, drops the G-Braves to five games

Gwinnett's Newcomb withstands perfection

Atlanta's No. 5 prospect matches career high with 11 strikeouts
April 30, 2017

Facing an opposing arm putting up perfection, Sean Newcomb stepped up his game.Atlanta's No. 5 prospect matched a career high with 11 strikeouts over seven shutout innings, dueling with Hector Velazquez -- who exited after six perfect innings -- as Triple-A Gwinnett fell to Pawtucket, 2-0, on a walk-off homer

Pawtucket Walks Off with 2-0 Win over G-Braves

A ninth-inning two-run homer by Bryce Brentz ends scoreless game
April 30, 2017

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Newcomb bounces back for Braves

Club's No. 5 prospect hurls five two-hit frames in best start of '17
April 25, 2017

In his last start, Sean Newcomb was roughed up by Triple-A Rochester for five runs -- four earned -- in 4 2/3 innings.Going up against the Red Wings again on Tuesday, the fifth-ranked Braves prospect turned in his best start of the season. Newcomb allowed two hits and struck out six

Red Wings Edge G-Braves, 5-4

Gwinnett bullpen surrenders lead twice in late innings
April 25, 2017

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G-Braves Drop Opener To Red Wings

Early deficit too much for Gwinnett in first game against Rochester.
April 18, 2017

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G-Braves Roll Past Tides, 8-2

Gwinnett banks out 12 hits to help Sean Newcomb to his first Triple-A win
April 12, 2017

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G-Braves Drop Extra-Inning Affair To Durham

Gwinnett ties it in eighth, but Bulls score twice in 13th inning to win 6-4
April 7, 2017

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Braves Prospect Primer: Growth, graduation

Albies, deep group of pitchers racing to join Swanson in Major Leagues
March 20, 2017

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2017 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Major League-ready: Dansby Swanson, SSThis

Braves send Newcomb down to Minors camp

Atlanta seeks to maximize lefty's opportunities for spring work
March 9, 2017

Sean Newcomb turned in two impressive innings in the Grapefruit League on Wednesday, but that didn't earn him the chance to stick around Thursday.Citing a need for the No. 80 overall prospect to get more preseason work in than opportunities with the big league club would provide, the Braves reassigned Newcomb

Newcomb sharp as Braves edge Phillies

Astros' Hernandez connects on first long ball of spring against Mets
March 8, 2017

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Braves invite Albies, Newcomb to camp

No. 2 and 3 prospects head to Disney with 18 more non-roster players
January 25, 2017

Last July, Atlanta got a taste of the middle infield of the future at Double-A Mississippi in Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies. And while that only lasted a month and a half before the former was called up to the Majors, fans will get their second look at the duo