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The Atlanta Braves took the field on Thursday evening to face off with the Cincinnati Reds for their first game of the 2022 MLB season.

"You have to understand and recognize the accomplishment and the achievement that we had last year," Swanson said. Their 2021 title was the first for the franchise since the 1995 season when they had Chipper Jones. "You have to be able to really compartmentalize; the banner, the ring ceremony, the Battery walk-through and then understand that you still have a job to do, and you still have to go out there and compete."

News came out late last night that Ronald Acuña Jr. spoke on social media about his relationship with Freddie Freeman. What was said?

It has not been the cleanest of transitions though. The Braves are also aware of it. However, it looks like the social media comments from last night will be addressed sometime today. Will we ever know the full story of the two’s relationship? It is unfortunate that the divorce of Freeman and the Braves has come with as much negative news. Time will tell.

Due to the owners locking out the players for months, this season is starting a little later with a slightly different schedule. Most notably to us Reds fans, ...

For me, I’m going to root for the players and hope they are as competitive as they can be given the limitations of the roster. I’m going to enjoy the twilight of Joey Votto’s career, watching Jonathan India continue to build off of his stellar 2021, Luis Castillo’s nasty change-up (for however much longer we get to enjoy that, and a hopefully healthy and resurgent Nick Senzel. It’s baseball time in Cincinnati, and that makes everything just a little bit better. He made 28 starts and put up a 3.05 ERA. He doesn’t strike out people at the rate that Mahle does but he is still incredibly effective at keeping guys off the bases. He made 33 starts and put up a 3.75 ERA, striking out 210 batters in the process and amassing a 4.8 bWAR. His opponent, Max Fried, was also fantastic in 2021. Most notably to us Reds fans, it’s only the third time since 1890 that the Reds are beginning the season on the road. That being said, it’s the baseball that brings us here so baseball we will watch.

The last time the Braves gathered at Truist Park, the setup felt more like the Academy Awards than a baseball game.

The Atlanta Braves showed off a new year on their lengthy collection of red, white and blue pennants Thursday night, unveiling their World Series title ...

As has also become custom for defending championship teams in recent season openers, each Braves player sported white home uniforms which had gold piping around the letters and numbers. Moments later, the Braves and Reds were introduced. As fireworks went off in the early-evening Georgia sky, a near-capacity crowd roared its approval.

The Cincinnati Reds begin the season in Atlanta against the defending World Series champion Braves. Here are the lineups.

It will be Votto's 14th Opening Day game with the Reds, which ties Johnny Bench for the fourth-most in franchise history. Drury, a right-handed hitter, earns the start at third base. Five of the Reds' first six hitters are right-handed with Votto as the exception. - Mike Moustakas, DH - Tyler Stephenson, C Tyler Mahle will make his first Opening Day start opposite of Atlanta lefty Max Fried, who tossed six shutout innings in Game 6 of the World Series to clinch the title.

The Atlanta Braves shocked the baseball world last month when they chose to trade for Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson instead of re-sign Freddie ...

That can't happen in the playoffs, can't happen in the regular season." "When you put on a Braves uniform in that organization, there's organizational rules. Ronald Acuña Jr. spoke in the Braves clubhouse re: his Instagram live comments. Whether or not that proves to be the right decision on the field is to be seen -- Olson did outhit Freeman last season and is several years younger -- but there's now reason to think clubhouse dynamics could have played a role in their decision-making process. Acuña added, "what should I miss about someone who's on another team?" Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. did an Instagram live interview on Wednesday night with Dominican journalist Yancen Pujols in which he addressed Freeman's departure.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, not the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, open the 2022 MLB season as the No. 1 team in USA TODAY Sports' MLB power ...

They open the season ranked 27th. ► This season figures to be another year with a lot of losses. ► Is this the season Mike Trout finally returns to the playoffs after a six-year hiatus? ► The rebuild appears to be complete with the additions of LHP Robbie Ray, OF Jesse Winker and 3B Eugenio Suárez. ► Juan Soto and Stephen Strasburg the most notable holdovers remaining from the 2019 World Series team. ► Marcus Stroman and Wade Miley should fortify the rotation. ► After five straight losing seasons, the Tigers look to be viable contenders. ► Padres begin season with SS Fernando Tatis Jr. on the IL with a broken wrist. ► It will be tough to match the 107-win season last year. ► Offense gets big boost with the addition of sluggers Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber. ► The defending World Series champions replace Freeman with Matt Olson. ► Trevor Story, moving from short to second, gives the Red Sox a very potent offense.

Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. says there's "nothing" he'd miss about ex-teammate Freddie Freeman, saying there were "lots of clashes" with the first ...

"... It's unfortunate that he viewed it like that, but we were always told, you put on a Braves uniform, you're supposed to act a little differently, hold yourself a little differently. "I saw the eye black situation," Freeman told MLB Network about Acuna's comments from Wednesday night. "I just said, 'One day I'll be a veteran.' I'm not saying I'm a veteran right now, but nobody's going to take the eye black off my face now, you know?" But when you put on a Braves uniform, those are kind of what happens there." "Those are just organizational things. "Me?" Acuna responded to the question. I can't say anything, you know?" And I said, 'OK, that's fine.'" "When you come up as a rookie, there's always someone who [wants to tell you how to do things]," Acuna said. He asked me what I would miss about him. Acuna added later: "He never controlled me. And the other person doesn't see it as wrong because it's part of the game.

The Cincinnati Reds struck first in the first game of this, the 2022 Major League Baseball season that finally, mercifully got around to getting started.

From that point on, though, Moreta settled in, handed it off to Tony Santillan for the 9th, and the Reds rolled home with a 6-3 win in an Opening Day game outside their own friendly confines. Atlanta turned to Colin McHugh in relief, and Drury promptly took him yard for a 3-run blast over the LF wall that put the Reds ahead, 6-1. He walked back to back batters with 2-out, and lead runner Eddie Rosario came in to score when Austin Riley’s grounder to 3B Brandon Drury forced a late throw that actually hit Riley as he reached 1B. It was scored a single and an error to allow the run in, and Mahle got himself out of the jam by catching a 104.5 mph comebacker off the bat of Marcel Ozuna a batter later. The inning’s initial out came on a Stephenson sac-fly into RF that allowed Aristides Aquino to trot home, and it was a 3-0 lead for the Reds behind a cruising Tyler Mahle. That cruise ended in the Bottom of the 3rd, however, as Mahle ran into a bout of wildness. The Cincinnati Reds struck first in the first game of this, the 2022 Major League Baseball season that finally, mercifully got around to getting started.

ATLANTA, Ga-- It's opening day for the Atlanta Braves as fans continue to celebrate their World Series Championship. We took a stroll around Truist Park and ...

"I don't think you can expect too much just to start the season. "He was the face of our franchise for a better part of a decade," says Gibboney. We were here for one of the World Series games," says Biard.

The Atlanta Braves season gets underway tonight as they welcome the Cincinnati Reds to Truist Park as the 2022 MLB season starts nationwide.

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The new jerseys and on-field caps feature the 2021 World Series Championship patch and accents of gold piping. The left-arm sleeve of the jersey features 'IV' ...

Replica jerseys and on-field caps are available for sale in the Braves Clubhouse store. The left-arm sleeve of the jersey features ‘IV’ in gold with a star underneath to represent the four World Series Championships throughout Braves history. The new jerseys and on-field caps feature the 2021 World Series Championship patch and accents of gold piping.

El Opening Day de la MLB trajo la derrota de los campeones de las Grandes Ligas ante unos Reds que salieron finos con el madero.

Los Atlanta Braves comienzan la defensa de su título de la Serie Mundial, el jueves, recibiendo en el Truist Park a los Cincinnati Reds, en la jornada ...

Incluso con una batalla más dura por el banderín divisional, con dos puestos comodines extras en la Liga Nacional, Atlanta luce en muy buena posición para llevar hasta octubre la defensa de su título. Los St. Louis Cardinals del 2011 fueron los primeros en lograr algo semejante En las temporadas siguientes a sus dos coronas anteriores, los Braves defendieron el título hasta caer en la Serie Mundial, ante los New York Yankees, en ambos casos.

Apr 7, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies (1) is introduced before the game on Opening Day against the Cincinnati Reds ...

After last season's World Series Championship win, Braves fans couldn't wait to get into the ballpark. “I'm thrilled. We were so excited after we won the World ...

We went and watched the last two days of spring training,” Lisk said. Want to make sure I get one before they sell out here,” Braves fan Brendan Agans said. Saturday we’ve got the ring ceremony where players will get their rings before the game. Monday is the replica ring giveaway and when fans see this ring on Saturday, they are going to be doing everything they can to get in that game Monday,” Mize said. “Those are so cool. “I’m thrilled.

The Braves will wear gold-accented uniforms throughout their season-opening homestand, continuing the fashion statement of defending World Series cham.

The officially licensed Atlanta Braves 2021 World Series Champions Bobbleheads have arrived at the Bobblehead Hall of Fame and will be unveiled on April 7 ...

The Atlanta Braves Championship Bobbleheads will take their place on the wall that features the bobbleheads representing the current NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL champions. Each bobblehead is individually numbered and 4,000 are available. A mini set of three featuring Freddie Freeman, Charlie Morton, and Austin Riley in action poses is also available.

Apr 7, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson (28) is congratulated in the dugout after scoring against the Cincinnati Reds in ...

“Well we haven't done this in 26 years where we're celebrating a World Championship so that's a little rusty,” Atlanta Braves President and CEO Derek Schiller ...

Apr 7, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves fans react before the game on Opening Day against the Cincinnati Reds at Truist Park.

The Atlanta Braves began the 2022 season with a letdown loss on Opening Day, but they're not worried: The defending champs see the big picture.

His production will unlock the Braves offense at the top of the lineup. The Braves also hope to get starter Mike Soroka back at some point. Acuña will return from a knee injury that kept him out of the 2021 postseason. It wasn’t the season opener that the Braves expected. “We lost this game, but we are ready to come back out tomorrow and win.” Brandon Drury had the big blow with a sixth-inning home run that doubled-up the Reds' lead.

ATLANTA -- Before becoming worried about how Max Fried and the Braves began this season, remember where they were last year, long before they were spraying ...

After enduring a rough April last season, Fried righted himself and produced an MLB-best 1.74 ERA following the All-Star break. He replaced Fried with two on and two out in the sixth, before promptly allowing Brandon Drury’s three-run homer. So, one year after allowing just three homers while facing 247 batters, McHugh allowed a home run to the first batter he faced. The offseason additions of Collin McHugh and Kenley Jansen enhanced excitement about this group. As for Fried, he posted an 11.45 ERA through his first three starts, missed the next few weeks with a hamstring strain and didn’t start building a Cy Young Award resume until he returned in May. Through this season-opening weekend, the Braves will be playing in front of sold-out crowds filled with fans still celebrating last year’s championship.