News about Austin Riley

A former journeyman infielder and minor league instructor was killed in a Mississippi car crash on Saturday at 61. He had played for six teams between 1987 and 1995, but was perhaps best remembered as a minor league instructor in the Atlanta Braves organization, where he worked with future All-Star third baseman Austin Riley. Riley was awoken from his sleep Sunday morning with the news that one of the most influential people in his career had been killed.

Michael Harris II made an incredible leaping catch in a game-ending double play as the Atlanta Braves came from behind to stun the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. After being held hostless into the sixth inning, the Braves thrashed the Phillies 2-1, bringing the NL Division Series at a tie apiece. D'Arnaud, who started as catcher over stumbling Sean Murphy, gave the Braves a chance in the seventh season's left-field seats, bringing Philadelphia's lead to 4-3.

Both men were arrested and identified after running on the field in Denver and tackling Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acua Jr. Jefferson Gonzales-Merida and Carlos Rivelo-Paiz, both from Denver, stormed Acua Jr. They have been charged with trespassing and disturbing the peace. After entering the field briefly, Denver police say a third individual, a young male whose name hasn't been released due to his age, was arrested for trespassing.

While boosting the Atlanta Braves to a 14-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night, Ronald Acua Jr. fended off two fans, one of whom made contact with him in the right field. Acu's career highs with four hits and five RBI, as well as his 29th home run and stealing two bases to raise his major league-leading total to 61. He is one homer away from becoming the first 30/60 player. During the seventh inning, one fan raised his arms against Acua, just after Atlanta scored four runs to open a 9-4 lead. As they attempted to drag him away, two security forces grabbed him quickly, and a third security guard arrived.

The unlucky fan, who tripped on Thursday, was given the normal five-second head start and appeared to be on track to win the 600-feet run at Truist Park before falling. As both athletes approached the finish line, the HIs trip came right after the Freeze caught him. In one of the season's most frustrating moments, the fan was just a few inches away from winning before he stumbled onto the ground and ate garbage.

The New York Yankees have kicked off a road trip in disgusting style, as their hopes of making the playoffs fade. With the Angels up to bat leading 6-3, a slim chance of a comeback was shattered by the eighth inning. Tommy Kahnle of the Yankees scored a runner from second on a ground rule double, effectively ending any chance of a win. When Kahnle hurled his glove at a cooling fan in the dugout, destroying it, he may have pitched his most accurate pitch of the night.

After serving more than five years as permanent, former Atlanta Braves general manager John Coppolella has been reinstated by Major League Baseball. Coppolella, who is now 44, joined the Braves in 2006 when he oversaw quantitative research and baseball statistics. Following the 2015 season, he became general manager, but was suspended on Nov. 21, 2017, after MLB announced that the team violated international signing laws from 2015-17. MLB found that the Braves funneled additional signing bonus funds to five players in 2015-16 by first transferring the funds to another player who was deemed a foreign professional under baseball's laws and having the remaining five players divide the money to the other five players.

Sean Murphy, the Atlanta Braves' catcher, has agreed to a seven-year deal, securing another key player in a long-term contract. The agreement includes a $15 million club option for 2029 with no buyout, potentially boosting the total value of the deal to $88 million. Murphy will make $4 million in 2023, $9 million in 2024, and $15 million per season from 2025 to 2028. He promised to give one-tenth of his annual paycheck to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.

The bracket has been drafted and the new expanded MLB playoffs are set for their first appearance, with 12 teams competing to win the Commissioner's Trophy in what might be the best postseason in baseball history. The reformed playoffs did not only reward the top two teams in each league with first-round byes, but also the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, which all happened to be popular with fans at the end of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The World Series picture, as well as an 111-win team, the Dodgers, and three other 100-win clubs: the Astros, Braves, and the New York Mets. So even if an underdog makes it to the Divisional round, several of the best regular-season clubs in recent memory will all be around to compete for the pennant.