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MLB Awards Round-Up: Six Gwinnett Alums Honored in 2021

Three alums win Rawlings Gold Glove Awards®, four earn Silver Slugger, four named to All-MLB Team
November 29, 2021

As November concludes, so too does Major League Baseball’s awards season. The month began with the Atlanta Braves hoisting baseball’s most coveted prize of all on November 2, the Commissioner’s Trophy for the World Series champion. Atlanta’s 26-man roster for the title-clinching 7-0 win at Houston in Game 6 included

Braves’ World Series Roster Features 21 Gwinnett Alums

NLCS Most Valuable Player Eddie Rosario one of 12 Stripers from 2021 on the roster
October 26, 2021

For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves will play on Major League Baseball’s biggest stage, the World Series. In advance of Game 1 of the best-of-seven series against the Houston Astros, the Braves today announced their 26-man roster. In addition to three members of the coaching staff (manager

Braves’ NL Wild Card Series Roster Features 17 Gwinnett Alums

Atlanta begins best-of-three first-round series against Cincinnati today
September 30, 2020

The 2020 National League East Division champion Atlanta Braves announced today their roster for the NL Wild Card Series. The 28-man roster includes 17 former Gwinnett players, each of whom will aid the Braves as they begin a quest for their first World Series title since 1995. The 17 G-Braves

Top Five: Mother's Day Performances

Five Gwinnett players who delivered memorable efforts on Mother’s Day
May 10, 2020

Baseball season is fortunate enough to take place during the summer months where we get to spend many fun and joyous holidays with our families. We get to celebrate our moms in early May followed by Memorial Day at the end of the month. Dads’ get their turn in mid-June

Gwinnett Player of the Decade: The Final Four

Freeman, Albies, Riley, and Acuña Jr. make it to the final rounds of fan voting
April 3, 2020

Back in January, I took on the challenge of selecting the best Gwinnett players over the last 10 years (2010-19), the first full decade in team history. While it was satisfying to name the best players (and honorable mentions) at each position, one larger question remained. Who was the single

Pache, Waters next in line for Atlanta

A bountiful crop of prospects has the Braves sitting pretty
October 9, 2019

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.If anyone wondered how long it would take the Braves to get into position

Swanson, Riley to Rehab with Rome Braves

August 21, 2019

ROME, GA - Current Atlanta Braves stars Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley are scheduled to rehab with the Rome Braves at State Mutual Stadium for the remainder of the current homestand. Barring schedule changes, Swanson is currently slated to play Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Riley is currently scheduled to

Toolshed: What future may hold for callups

Best-, worst-case scenarios for recently promoted top prospects
May 17, 2019

The prospects are coming! The prospects are coming!It has been a big week for promotions, with three of the game's top 35 overall prospects moving up to the Major Leagues since Tuesday: Rockies infielder Brendan Rodgers (No. 10), Brewers second baseman Keston Hiura (No. 15) and Braves third baseman-turned-outfielder Austin

Braves set to promote slugger Riley

No. 34 overall prospect headed for MLB debut after big month
May 15, 2019

Austin Riley's torrid May is carrying him to the Major Leagues.The Braves are set to promote their fourth-ranked prospect to the big leagues on Wednesday, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. Outfielder Ender Inciarte is expected to be placed on the injured list as the club's corresponding roster move.

Dalbec breaks out to earn weekly honor

Red Sox No. 3 prospect batted .500 with four homers for Portland
May 13, 2019

Despite posting a .190 average through his first 21 games of 2019, it was likely just a matter of time until Bobby Dalbec put it all together and looked like the hitter he's been through his first three professional seasons. That time has come. Boston's third-ranked prospect was named the

Prospect Roundup: Games of May 11

Phils' Bohm hits first FSL homer; Braves' Riley keeps mashing
May 12, 2019

Phillies 3B Alec Bohm, Class A Advanced Clearwater: 3-for-6, HR, 2 RBIs, R -- Philadelphia sent its top prospect to the South Atlantic League at the start of the season, and he earned a promotion after 22 games. Not much has changed in terms of Bohm's production since joining Clearwater

Prospect Roundup: Games of May 10

Riley homers again; Cards' Gorman goes yard on birthday
May 11, 2019

Braves 3B Austin Riley, Triple-A Gwinnett: 2-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R -- The fourth-ranked Atlanta prospect continued his power surge, drilling his fourth long ball in as many games. In the first inning, he crushed a 3-1 offering from Pawtucket right-hander Chandler Shepherd over the left field wall for his 13th homer

Stripers' Riley continues monstrous May

Fifth-ranked Braves prospect delivers another two-homer game
May 8, 2019

They might have to start calling Austin Riley Mr. May in GwinnettMLB.com's 34th-ranked prospect went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs in the Triple-A Stripers' 9-2 win over Buffalo on Wednesday night at Coolray Field, Riley's third multi-homer game in eight days. 

Riley rips two more homers for Stripers

No. 35 overall prospect clubs fourth, fifth long balls in four days
May 4, 2019

Austin Riley is so hot that he found time to homer twice in a rain-shortened game. The Braves' No. 5 prospect bashed two more homers and finished 3-for-3 with five RBIs on Saturday as Triple-A Gwinnett blanked Durham, 10-0, in a contest that ended in the sixth. Riley has gone deep five

Riley swinging boom stick for Stripers

No. 5 Braves prospect clubs two homers, collects four hits
May 1, 2019

Slow start? What slow start?After posting a .180 average through his first 12 games of the season, Austin Riley continued to put his early struggles behind him on Wednesday with a 4-for-5 performance -- including a pair of dingers, a double, two RBIs and three runs scored -- in Triple-A

Stripers' Riley continues power surge

Braves No. 5 prospect goes yard in third straight game
April 27, 2019

Make a mistake on a pitch to Austin Riley right now and just know you'll never see that baseball again.The Braves' fifth-ranked prospect -- a 16-game longball drought and sub-.200 average behind him -- homered in his third straight game Saturday as Triple-A Gwinnett cruised past Toledo, 16-3, at Coolray

Stripers' Soroka perfect over five frames

Top Braves prospect retires all 15 batters, strikes out seven
April 6, 2019

During a brief stint in the Major Leagues last year, Mike Soroka's main takeaway was simple: every pitch counts. On Saturday, in his season debut, the top Braves prospect was nearly perfect with each offering.Soroka, who was again hampered by shoulder issues during Spring Training, retired all 15 batters he faced,

Braves' Riley breaks out the power

No. 38 overall prospect belts first Grapefruit League homer
March 19, 2019

Austin Riley finally went deep.After drilling 19-plus homers each of the past three seasons, MLB.com's No. 38 overall prospect left the yard for this first time this spring. Riley added a double and another run scored as the Braves fell, 3-2, to the Nationals in Grapefruit League action Tuesday.

Braves' Riley banking on versatility

No. 38 prospect working at first, in outfield to crack Majors
March 11, 2019

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida -- Austin Riley is trying to be a man of many gloves.The Braves' No. 5 prospect has made 404 starts in the field in the Minor Leagues -- all of them at third base. But as a non-roster invitee to Major League camp this spring, he's

Braves invite four Top-100 prospects to camp

Anderson, Pache, Riley and Waters join exciting young squad
January 28, 2019

Braves fans got to see a lot of exciting young talent come up last summer. This spring, they'll get to see another wave.Atlanta invited 20 non-roster players to big league camp Monday, including top prospects Ian Anderson, Cristian Pache, Austin Riley and Drew Waters.

Toussaint, Allard lead next 'Baby Braves'

Pitchers make Major League impact, position talent blossoms
October 3, 2018

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.In recent years, the Braves farm system has been one of baseball's most formidable.

Demeritte and Toussaint named M-Braves Players of the Year

Touki Toussaint ears Phil Niekro Award as Minor League Pitcher of the Year
September 18, 2018

PEARL, MS - The Atlanta Braves have announced their 2018 Minor League Award Winners. Mississippi Braves outfielder Travis Demeritte  was named the M-Braves' Player of the Year, while right-handed pitcher Touki Toussaint  was named Mississippi's Pitcher of the Year. Toussaint also received the Phil Niekro Award for Braves Minor League Pitcher of the

Toolshed: Dipping into 2018 BABIPs

How balls in play affected prospect performance this season
September 12, 2018

Context is key.Statistics, even a simple one like batting average, can tell one story, but they don't tell the whole story. It's why slash lines (batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage) have come into vogue. It's one thing to note that Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. But we have an even

Toolshed: September expansion preview

A look at which top prospects should, could, won't move up soon
August 31, 2018

The prospects are coming. The prospects are coming.Major League active rosters are set to expand Saturday, Sept. 1, allowing teams the opportunity to include any members of their 40-man rosters in time for the final playoff push. That means a good amount of MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects will pour into

Stripers' Riley rips three hits, plates five

Braves No. 4 prospect extends hitting streak to nine games
August 30, 2018

Austin Riley struggled to regain his power stroke after returning from a knee injury in July, but it's safe to say he's back to full strength -- especially after Thursday's performance.MLB.com's No. 43 prospect went 3-for-5 and drove in five runs in Triple-A Gwinnett's 8-3 victory over Norfolk at Coolray