DRAKE BALDWIN NEWS

Albies, Olson homers, Elder's strong outing lead the Braves to a 4-1 win over the Cubs

Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered and Bryce Elder had his fourth straight strong outing as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Monday night

SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press

Braves' late surge stuns slumping Mariners as Chris Sale shines in 4-1 win

Chris Sale pitched 6 2/3 strong innings, Ozzie Albies went 3 for 4 with an RBI and the Atlanta Braves used a three-run eighth inning to beat the slumping Seattle Mariners 4-1

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Carson Kelly delivers the Cubs a wild 7-6 victory over the Braves

Carson Kelly hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth inning and a game-ending single in the 10th, sending the Chicago Cubs to a wild 7-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves

SEPTEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Deadspin | Drake Baldwin's 9th-inning homer lifts Braves past Phillies Deadspin | Drake Baldwin's 9th-inning homer lifts Braves past Phillies

SEPTEMBER 1 • DEADSPIN.COM

A Rookie-of-the-Year moment for Baldwin? Drake Baldwin broke a ninth-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the Philade...

SEPTEMBER 1 • AJC.COM

Makes impact off bench Baldwin went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-1 win over Philadelphia.

Impact Baldwin gave way to Sean Murphy behind the plate to start this game. In the end, Baldwin was part of Atlanta's build-up to tie the game in the eighth inning before he swatted the decisive homer in the top of the ninth. This was the rookie's 100th game, and he's up to 15 homers on the year while adding 62 RBI, 41 runs scored and a .280/.351/.462 slash line. He was right in line with those marks in August, batting .284 (23-for-81) with 21 RBI over 23 games for the month.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Baldwin breaks tie with 2-run homer in 9th and Braves top Phillies 3-1 to avoid 4-game sweep

Drake Baldwin broke a ninth-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies

SEPTEMBER 1 • Associated Press

DRAKE BALDWIN, Braves 3-1 Hey, Billy Wagner was there tonight.

SEPTEMBER 1 • BATTERYPOWER.COM

Receiving Sunday off Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Baldwin went 2-for-4 in Saturday's 3-2 loss, which ended a stretch of 11 straight starts without a multi-hit performance. Sean Murphy will catch for rookie righty Hurston Waldrep in Sunday's series finale.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Ozzie Albies homers again as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 12-1

Ozzie Albies homered and drove in five runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 12-1

AUGUST 27 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: Justin Verlander Makes Strikeout History Against Cubs

Justin Verlander reached a historic strikeout threshold, the Phillies can't beat the Mets, Riley Greene hit an absurd homer and more from Tu...

AUGUST 27 • FOX SPORTS

Albies hits 2 HRs, Braves uses 9-run 9th to beat Marlins 11-2

Ozzie Albies homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs and the Atlanta Braves used a nine-run ninth inning to beat the Miami Marlins 11-2

AUGUST 27 • Associated Press

Taking seat Tuesday Baldwin isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Impact Although he's collected a base hit in each of his last four games and six of his last seven, Baldwin will ride the bench Tuesday while he continues to share duties behind the plate with Sean Murphy, who will bat seventh against Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Tuesday Baldwin isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Impact Although he's collected a base hit in each of his last four games and six of his last seven, Baldwin will ride the bench Tuesday while he continues to share duties behind the plate with Sean Murphy, who will bat seventh against Sandy Alcantara.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs solo homer in narrow loss Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 2-1 loss to Miami.

Impact The rookie catcher has now logged at least one hit in eight of his last 10 outings, and he crushed his 14th homer of the year. With Sean Murphy falling out of manager Brian Snitker's favor in 2025, Baldwin has capitalized on the opportunity as Atlanta's primary backstop. Baldwin is slashing a promising .278/.343/.458 with 12 doubles, 36 runs scored and 58 RBI over 329 trips to the plate.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs solo homer in narrow loss Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 2-1 loss to Miami.

Impact The rookie catcher has now logged at least one hit in eight of his last 10 outings, and he crushed his 14th homer of the year. With Sean Murphy falling out of manager Brian Snitker's favor in 2025, Baldwin has capitalized on the opportunity as Atlanta's primary backstop. Baldwin is slashing a promising .278/.343/.458 with 12 doubles, 36 runs scored and 58 RBI over 329 trips to the plate.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Edward Cabrera strikes out 10 as the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1

Edward Cabrera struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Another realignment idea: What if new baseball divisions were based on market size?

Commissioner Rob Manfred has sparked discussion about potential MLB expansion and realignment

AUGUST 25 • Associated Press

Idle for series finale Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Impact Baldwin had started behind the dish in the first two games of the series, but the left-handed-hitting backstop will head to the bench Sunday while southpaw David Peterson takes the hill for New York. With Baldwin out of the lineup, Sean Murphy will handle catching duties for Atlanta.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Hurston Waldrep or Drake Baldwin for Rookie of the Year? Your best source for quality Atlanta Braves news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

AUGUST 23 • BATTERYPOWER.COM

Resting against lefty Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact With lefty Martin Perez toeing the rubber for the White Sox, the left-handed-hitting Baldwin will cede catching duties to Sean Murphy in the series finale. Baldwin was behind the dish for the first two games of the three-game set with Chicago and went 1-for-9 with a walk, three RBI and one run.

AUGUST 20 • ROTOWIRE

Last Night in Baseball: The Yankees Make MLB Homer History With 9 Bombs, Again

The Yankees do something no team has ever done, the Braves mount a huge comeback, a shrimp alert in Detroit and more from Tuesday's MLB acti...

AUGUST 20 • FOX SPORTS

Baldwin's 2-run single in 8th caps 6-run comeback as Braves rally past White Sox 11-10

Drake Baldwin hit a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied from a six-run deficit to defeat the Chicago White Sox 11-10

AUGUST 20 • Associated Press

Not in Sunday's lineup Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Baldwin has an .803 OPS with two homers and 12 RBI through 12 games in August, but he'll sit against Cleveland lefty Logan Allen on Sunday. Sean Murphy will do the catching for Atlanta righty Erick Fedde while batting seventh.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Sunday's lineup Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Baldwin has an .803 OPS with two homers and 12 RBI through 12 games in August, but he'll sit against Cleveland lefty Logan Allen on Sunday. Sean Murphy will do the catching for Atlanta righty Erick Fedde while batting seventh.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE