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KVRR Local News The late pitcher gets No. 10 retired before the game against Winnipeg July 19, 2021 FARGO, N.D. — Its July 19th and its only fitting that before Monday’s game against the Winnipeg Goldeyes that the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks retired the greatest number 19 in their franchise’s history, Jake Laber. No pitcher has spent more time on the mound for the RedHawks than Laber. The Fargo North, Post 2 and North Dakota State alum is the only to start in 100 games and holds records for w...

share-square-82069 ATLANTA -- With their recent acquisition of Stephen Vogt, the Braves may have finally found somebody capable of bringing value to the catching position until Travis dArnaud returns. Vogt was acquired from the D-backs late Friday night. The 36-year-old veteran then made the cross-country trip to Atlanta on Saturday and notched his first three-hit game of the season when he made his Braves debut in Sunday’s loss to the Rays. “As a kid who grew up in the 90s watching [the Br...

Jose Reyes turns 38 today. Back in November of 2012, Jose Reyes came to us in the big trade with the Marlins. The exchange saw Reyes. Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, outfielder Emilio...

MLB Trade Rumors The Braves announced that catcher  Jeff Mathis has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett. As a player with more than three years of MLB service, Mathis had the right to refuse a minor league assignment. However, he has decided to accept a spot on the Atlanta taxi squad and will remain in the organization as non-roster depth, reports David O’Brien of the Athletic (Twitter link). Atlanta designated Mathis for assignment when they acquired  Kevan Smith from...

Acuñas homer off Barnes in 9th lifts Braves over Mets Ronald Acuña Jr. homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 5-4 on Wednesday night after blowing an early two-run lead. The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. couldnt have asked for a better time to end his personal hitting slump and the Braves home losing streak. Acuña homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Braves b...

Braves host Pirates, look to build on walk-off heroics Field Level Media 20 May 2021, 22:19 GMT+10 The Atlanta Braves hope to ride a late-game wave of momentum when they open a four-game homestand against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The Braves ended a three-game losing streak Wednesday on a walk-off homer from Ronald Acuna Jr., who broke out of a 0-for-13 slump to connect for his National League-leading 13th home run. The win enabled Atlanta to salvage one game from the three-game serie...

For the first time in 2021, L.A. is not at the top of our list.

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Blue Jays wrap up their series with the Braves today, looking to sweep not only this 3-game series against them, but also the 6-game season series. It is an early start time for this one (the earliest of the year I believe), set to get underway at 12:20 ET. Blue Jays’ Starter Ross Stripling will make the start for the Jays, his 5th of the season. His first 4 haven’t gone well, and at some point the question will become whether it’s worth it to keep...