Jason Heyward

MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Brandon Beachy is right on schedule to make a return to the Braves almost exactly 12 months after Tommy John surgery. The right-hander pitched two innings in an extended spring training game in Florida on...

RHP Jordan Walden was placed on the disabled list Friday retroactive to May 12 because of shoulder inflammation. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said Walden felt discomfort pitching at San Francisco last Saturday and the Braves needed six healthy...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 8, Dodgers 5 Braves 8, Dodgers 5: Justin Upton launched a grand slam in the sixth inning and drove in five runs to power Atlanta past visiting Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series. Jason Heyward went 2-for-...

And there things were going so well. The Dodgers opened their six-game road trip Friday in Atlanta, survived a middling start by Hyun-Jin Ryu to jump out to a 4-2 lead after five innings. Then after a little bloop single and a fielding error by...

The Sports Xchange By Guy Curtright, The Sports Xchange Braves 8, Dodgers 5 ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves finally had their regular lineup intact, but the player who had carried them to a good start this season came through again on Friday night....

Upton's slam blasts Braves past Dodgers ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves finally had their regular lineup intact, but the player who had carried them to a good start came through again on Friday night. Justin Upton hit a no-doubt grand slam in the sixth...

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addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); ATLANTA — With Hanley Ramirez and Mark Ellis expected to return from their injuries at some point, the Dodgers figure to hit better in...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Dodgers at Braves The Atlanta Braves haven't lost a series at Turner Field all season - and they haven't played many there. The Braves will try to ring up another series victory in their home park when they host the Los...

The Sports Xchange Braves activate Heyward Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason Heyward was activated from the ddisabled list on Friday after being out since April 21 following an emergency appendectomy. Heyward missed 23 games, and was off to a slow start,...

The Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Pettitte headed to disabled list New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte is headed to the 15-day disabled list with a strained left trapezious muscle, according to multiple reports Friday. The 40-year-old veteran left...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Just when Atlanta was ready to finally have its lineup intact for the first time this season, the Braves got the bad pitching news they feared. Left-handed reliever Jonny Venters will...