Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves and Oakland Athletics have ended long postseason droughts, thanks in part to the watered-down, best-of-three Wild Card Series.

Major league baseball’s postseason continues today on ESPN 99.1 with the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins.

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz celebrated his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame this past weekend, where he earned a spot alongside former teammates Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux.

The Atlanta Braves have named John Hart as president of baseball operations.

The Atlanta Braves have fired general manager Frank Wren.

The Braves say longtime broadcaster Pete Van Wieren (WEER'-uhn) has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69.

This being a national holiday, the baseball schedule features 11 day games.

For those of us who watched him do it on television, it doesn't seem possible that it was 40 years ago tonight that Atlanta's Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career home run record. The number 714 was magical as it reflected the number of home runs Ruth had hit in his amazing career. For decades it was widely believed nobody would ever break the mark.

The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a $42 million, four-year contract with All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel, avoiding arbitration with the 25-year old. The Braves also hold a $13 million option for 2018 with a $1 million buyout.

Jim Fregosi (freh-GOH'-see), a former All-Star who won more than 1,000 games as a manager for four teams, has died after an apparent stroke. He was 71.