John Smoltz doesn’t sound like he’s ready to close the book on his athletic career.
Braves Franchise History 1995 - Gaffney Street, near the former site of Braves Field in Boston, MA, is renamed Harry Agganis Way, after the former Boston University and Boston Red Sox star, who died during the 1955 season.
Smoltz reflected on the difficulties he had in trying to get Gwynn out.
Where do Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz rank amongst the best starting pitchers in the rich history of the Braves organization? And what other pitchers left a significant mark on Atlanta during the last three decades?
Braves Franchise History 1991 - John Smoltz shuts out the Pirates, 4-0 as the Braves beat the Pirates in Game 7 of the NLCS to win their first pennant since moving from Milwaukee.
Braves Franchise History 1965 - Tony Coninger tosses a one-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Mets. It is Milwaukee’s second straight one-hit shutout against the Mets tying a major league mark that was set 48 years ago.
Strider went 8.0 innings, his longest outing of 2022, allowing just two hits and zero walks in a 3-0 Braves victory.
Braves Franchise History 1932 - The Cubs and Braves play in the longest game of the season with Chicago winning 3-2 in 19 innings. Guy Bush picks up the win in relief and will beat the Braves again the next day.
Braves Franchise History 1942 - Tensions are high as Boston and Manny Salvo beat Whit Wyatt and the Dodgers 2-0. Only two batters are hit with pitches, but a number are close and the two pitchers nearly come to blows a couple of times.
Braves Franchise History 2009 - John Smoltz makes his first start in over a year and plays his first game for a team other than the Atlanta Braves as the Red Sox lose to the Nationals 9-3.
Braves Franchise History 1916: Salida Tom Hughes of the Boston Braves pitches a 2 - 0 no-hitter over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Braves Field. 1991: Otis Nixon swipes six bags to set an NL record and tie MLB mark for most steals in single game.
Braves Franchise History 1923 - The Boston Braves acquire pitcher Jesse Barnes and catcher Earl Smith from the New York Giants in exchange for pitcher Mule Watson and catcher Hank Gowdy.
Braves Franchise History 1957 - Cubs rookie Frank Ernaga hits a solo home run and then triples in his first two major league at-bats against Warren Spahn.
John Smoltz reaches milestone in style with 10 strikeouts in victory against Nats. Braves Franchise History 1966: Welcome to the A! The Braves win their first game in Atlanta beat New York Mets 8-4.
All-time, full-time or part-time, here is a look at the best relievers who spent time as Atlanta’s closer since 1990. Since 1990, the Atlanta Braves have benefited from some of the best seasons produced by closers in MLB history.
The Braves gave Atlanta its first championship since Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz won a World Series more than 25 years ago in November. Sixty-nine days later, the Georgia Bulldogs gave the city another championship.
Exploring the possibilities, the potential successes and the ripple effects of keeping Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz wrote Hall of Fame legacies together, but they played their final game as the Braves’ Big Three in 2003 — but what if they never broke up?
The Braves gave Atlanta their first championship since Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and John Smoltz gave the city a World Series more than 25 years ago. It
The backdrop in Houston was a ton of Atlanta Braves fans showing up to cheer their team on to what was a lopsided win over the home squad.
The Atlanta Braves are in the World Series this year, but that is not the only reason that it is feeling familiar for John Smoltz.
September is finally here, and MLB Network's COVID-19 vaccine policy is officially in effect. The policy makes it mandatory that all MLB Network employees are vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Bellinger hurt his right shoulder on a dive at first base while playing defense last year. Fox analyst John Smoltz speculated that Bellinger reaggravated the injury.
After dominating the NBA for three seasons, the Shaq-Kobe Lakers came crashing down on this date in 2003.
Once every four years do we see Feb. 29 on our calendars. In honor of this uncommon occurrence, we’ve found 29 athletes who wore No. 29 during their careers.
John Smoltz on Wednesday night shared a great story about the closest he came to throwing a no-hitter.
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