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What Could Have Been: Braves Chris Sale's 2025 Cy Young Case

We’re reaching the point in the Atlanta Braves' season when you start to consider the what-ifs of the season. Injuries aren’t the key reason why the Braves are where they are.

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Could this Braves starter have a place on the 2026 roster?

It’s tough to find positive storylines with the way this season has gone, and things somehow became even more discouraging when the Braves managed not to make a single notable trade ahead of the trade deadline.

Atlanta Braves News / Inside The Diamonds / August 1

Atlanta Braves Roster Moves 8/1/2025

The Atlanta Braves play the second game of their three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds tonight. The Braves adjusted their bullpen ahead of tonight’s game as they optioned right-handed pitcher Dane Dunning to Triple-A Gwinnett.

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Dane Dunning News / Talking Chop / August 1

Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday

Raisel Iglesias just says no to sliders, Marcell Ozuna didn’t say no to trades, and the Braves say no to allowing three run homers Let’s get some of the business out of the way before we dig into what happened and what didn’t happen yesterday.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / August 1

Three Braves Prospects Who Should Get Post-Deadline Auditions for 2026

After how this season has turned out, it's time to see what the future has in store for the Atlanta Braves. It would be wise to take advantage of the extra roster spots in September to see how some prospects are looking at the Major League level.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / August 1

2025 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 1-6

Three young pitchers claim the top of the Braves top 30 list In recent years the top prospect or two in the Atlanta Braves farm system has been a relatively easy-to-parse equation.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / August 1

This is not a good sign for the Braves offseason

The Braves have a lot to do this offseason to get the roster back to where it needs to be to compete for a playoff berth and World Series title. Alex Anthopoulos needs to address every area of the roster.

Drake Baldwin News / Talking Chop / August 1

Drake Baldwin hitting cleanup as Braves face Reds

Drake Baldwin will get the start and hit cleanup, and Ozuna is in the lineup again. The Atlanta Braves are taking on the Cincinnati Reds in a day game on the day after a busy trade deadline and a day before the MLB Speedway Classic.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / August 1

Braves make roster move amid series with Reds

The Braves won an absolute thriller last night in what was one of the craziest games of the entire MLB season. After Atlanta scored eight runs in the top of the 8th to take a commanding 11-3 lead, Cincinnati turned around and scored eight runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / August 1

Braves Turn Heads With Inactive Final Day Before MLB Trade Deadline

The Atlanta Braves have disappointed fans and analysts for the entire 2025 MLB season. Fittingly, the MLB trade deadline on July 31 was no different. The Braves elected to keep players on expiring contracts such as designated hitter Marcell Ozuna and closer Raisel Iglesias.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / August 1

Braves receive worst trade deadline grade from The Athletic

The Braves didn’t come into the trade deadline as a prototypical seller. Despite owning the fourth-worst record in the league, Atlanta made it clear they had no intentions of moving any of their core pieces, signaling their desire to compete as early as 2026.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / August 1

Braves Recall Left-Hander, Option Recently Acquired Long Reliever

The Atlanta Braves shuffle the bullpen ahead of Friday’s game against the Reds. They announced Friday morning that they recalled left-hander Austin Cox from Triple-A and optioned right-hander Dane Dunning. Dunning’s arrival in Atlanta has been a roller coaster, to say the least.

MLB News / Total Apex Sports / August 1

Atlanta Braves Make History In 12-11 Win Over Cincinnati Reds

The Atlanta Braves had a game to remember yesterday on the road against the Cincinnati Reds. They won 12-11 in 10 innings. Atlanta won despite blowing an 8-run lead in the 8th inning or later and hitting no home runs.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / August 1

Braves Quiet Trade Deadline: Failure or a Reality Check?

The MLB trade deadline came and went. Marcell Ozuna is still wearing an Atlanta Braves uniform. So are Raisel Iglesias and Pierce Johnson, and really anyone not named Rafael Montero.

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Alex Anthopoulos News / SportsTalkATL / August 1

Alex Anthopoulos on why Braves didn’t trade anyone

The Atlanta Braves completely botched the trade deadline. There’s no arguing that. This is a club that features the fourth-worst record in baseball, and in a seller’s market, they were unable to swing one significant trade to improve the club for 2026 and beyond.

Bryce Elder News / Talking Chop / August 1

The Braves and Bryce Elder take on the Reds

After a crazy game last night, the Braves look to ride the momentum to another win A day after the trade deadline has passed, the struggling Atlanta Braves will take on the Cincinnati Reds once again after a crazy game where for only the third time in MLB history two teams scored eight runs in the same inning.

MLB News / Fastball on SI / August 1

Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves Combine For Game Unlike Anything We've Seen in History

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds played a game unlike anything we've ever seen in history on Thursday night at Great American Ball Park with the Braves winning 12-11 in 10 innings.

MLB News / Fastball on SI / August 1

Atlanta Braves Make History Not Seen in Nearly 100 Years with Wild Win vs. Reds

The Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-11 in 10-innings on Thursday night at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The win moved the Braves to a disappointing 46-62, while the loss dropped the Reds to 57-53.

Marcell Ozuna News / EasySportz / August 1

Marcell Ozuna’s Future Decided at MLB Trade Deadline

THE BATTERY, ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves opted to keep designated hitter Marcell Ozuna as the MLB trade deadline passed at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31, 2025, ensuring the slugger remains a Brave for the rest of the season.

Alex Anthopoulos News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 1

Ronald Acuña Jr.’s injury timeline draws Alex Anthopoulos update

After landing on the Injured List with an Achilles issue, it appears Ronald Acuña Jr. avoided the worst-case scenario. Initial testing revealed that the Atlanta Braves’ star isn’t dealing with a significant injury and Acuña was given a 2-3 week timeline for his return to the team.

MLB News / Yardbarker / August 1

Braves' wild win over Reds sees historic eighth inning

On the same night the NFL kicked off its annual Hall of Fame Game, the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds made MLB history by scoring in a way that more closely resembled the Falcons and Bengals.

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MLB News / Field Level Media / July 31