The long-term gamble by the Atlanta Braves on young talent is backfiring. An 0-5 start has exposed the risk of locking in players too early, leaving the team vulnerable to injuries, suspensions and sudden declines in performance.

Sale tossed six innings of one-run baseball against the Dodgers last season, holding this current lineup to a .219 average. Only Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts are hitting over .300 against him.

Less than a full week into the season, the Braves have lost their key offseason acquisition to an 80-game suspension and placed one of their top starting pitchers on the injured list for the third time since August.

Atlanta acquired Petersen from the Angels on Tuesday in exchange for cash and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett. Petersen was dumped from the Halos' 40-man roster Monday but will reclaim a roster spot with his new organization. The 30-year-old allowed 13 ...

The unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 6-1 win and the Braves fell to 0-5, their worst start since the 2017 team lost six of their first seven in a 72-90 season. That was the last time Atlanta failed to make the postseason.

ATLANTA— In partnership with SNA Displays, Truist Park, home to the Atlanta Braves, has added 10 large-format LED video displays and additional displays leading up to the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) season.

The Atlanta Braves are struggling to score runs and are desperately turning to the New York Yankees remedy for help.

"Veteran outfielder Jurickson Profar tested positive for a banned substance and began an 80-game suspension Monday, dealing a major blow to an Atlanta Braves team navigating a nightmarish start to the season," Gonzalez said."Profar tested positive for chorionic gonadotropin, a performance-enhancing drug, according to Major League Baseball.