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Cam do! Braves' top-ranked prospect dazzles in 14-strikeout gem at High-A

July 31, 2026

The stat line was more than impressive. Somehow, the stuff might have been even better. Yes, Cam Caminiti was that good on Friday night. MLB’s No. 41 prospect carried a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning and racked up a career-high 14 strikeouts to lead High-A Rome past Hub City,

Braves' No. 2 prospect Hartman puts slump behind him with two-homer night

@ByJasonFoster
July 30, 2026

Eric Hartman's meteoric rise continues. The Braves' No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline showed that his recent slump is over with another big game on Wednesday, clubbing two homers as part of a three-hit, four-RBI night for High-A Rome in the Emperors' 12-1 win over Hub City at Fifth Third

Braves No. 12 prospect extends homer streak with THREE MORE at Single-A

@benweinrib
July 28, 2026

Good things come in threes, at least for Conor Essenburg in his debut season. Not only did the Braves' No. 12 prospect go deep for the third straight game, he slugged three home runs in Single-A Augusta's 8-5 win over Columbia on Tuesday at SRP Park.

The sparkplug: Braves' No. 3 prospect displays power and speed at High-A 

July 23, 2026

Tate Southisene has been a human highlight reel at the plate this season. MLB’s No. 95 prospect swatted his 12th homer of the year as part of a 3-for-4 night at the dish in High-A Rome’s 13-8 loss to Frederick on Wednesday at AdventHealth Stadium. Over his past 11 games,

Cody Miller highlights

July 20, 2026

Braves' last 2 Draft classes have produced big hits. Could this year be next?

July 20, 2026

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Braves sign 11 of first 12 Draft picks by using slot money wisely

July 15, 2026

ATLANTA -- AJ Gracia was the Braves’ top overall selection in this year’s MLB Draft. But now that signing bonuses have been revealed, it’s obvious that third-round selection Jensen Hirschkorn was Atlanta’s top target. Gracia’s willingness to accept a signing bonus that was well under the assigned slot value for

Here are the Braves' 2026 Draft picks

July 12, 2026

ATLANTA -- The Braves took two collegiate outfielders in the first round of the 2026 MLB Draft. That’s one more than they had taken with all of their first-round picks combined over the previous 61 years since this selection process had been staged. “[College outfielders] wasn’t an area we were

Virginia OF Gracia selected by Braves at No. 9 overall

Indiana State OF Carter Beck chosen with 26th overall pick
July 11, 2026

ATLANTA -- 1991 will always be a special year for Braves fans. So, there may be reason to be excited about the fact that Atlanta drafted a collegiate outfielder in the first round for the first time in 35 years. The Braves took AJ Gracia with the first of their

Meet 2026's Top 10 Draft Picks 

July 11, 2026

Braves look to continue recent MLB Draft prowess with five Day 1 picks

July 7, 2026

ATLANTA -- You can never have enough arms. But thanks to last year’s selections, the Braves will enter this year’s MLB Draft with their farm system more balanced and as strong as it’s been in a decade. The Braves gained great value when they took a position player with five

Braves call up No. 6 prospect Murphy, place Pérez on IL in flurry of moves

July 6, 2026

ATLANTA -- Before Monday’s series finale against the Mets, the Braves selected right-hander Owen Murphy to the MLB roster for the first time. Murphy, Atlanta’s first-round pick (20th overall) in the 2022 MLB Draft, has a 3.88 ERA in 11 starts for Triple-A Gwinnett this season across 60 1/3 innings,

Braves top prospect Caminiti continues stingy stretch, spins six scoreless

July 5, 2026

Cam Caminiti seems to be finding his rhythm at High-A. The Braves' No. 1 prospect delivered his best start of the season as he tossed six shutout innings, working around three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in High-A Rome’s 2-0 win against Jersey Shore at ShoreTown Ballpark. Sunday's

20 HR and 30 SB in just 71 games!? This 20-year-old Braves prospect just joined rare company

@JesseABorek
July 1, 2026

Exactly one year ago, Eric Hartman was preparing to rejoin Single-A Augusta after a stint on the injured list. He was a 20th-round Draft choice from 2024 who hit .222 with a .710 OPS through his first 39 pro games, a 19-year-old from Alberta, Canada, who was taking his lumps

On the up and up: Fast-rising Braves' No. 7 prospect dominates in third High-A start

June 25, 2026

In less than two months, Briggs McKenzie has moved through three Minor League levels. And at every stop, he has delivered the goods. The Braves' No. 7 prospect tied a career high with eight strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in one of his best starts of the season en route

Braves' top prospect Caminiti lights up radar gun in impressive return to the bump 

June 12, 2026

A week ago, Cam Caminiti missed a scheduled start due to a minor wrist issue. It doesn't look like the Braves organization will have to worry about that moving forward. The Braves' No. 1 prospect returned to the bump and dazzled in High-A Rome’s 8-7 victory over Bowling Green on

Braves 2025 draftee turns in electric Single-A debut

June 5, 2026

Briggs McKenzie wasted no time showing Single-A competition what he’s made of. The Braves’ No. 6 prospect made his Augusta debut Friday night and more than looked the part. The 19-year-old McKenzie cruised through five scoreless innings and allowed just one hit, striking out eight batters with 11 swings-and-misses against

He's 19 years old. He has a .954 OPS. And he almost wasn't drafted

June 2, 2026

Area scouts in the Pacific Northwest often also have western Canada to cover, and that’s a huge amount of miles to traverse to see everyone. So if there’s, say, a kid in Alberta with a strong commitment to the University of Michigan, you might see him early, but not get

Braves' No. 12 prospect caps first week back with 2 roundtrippers

May 31, 2026

Conor Essenburg learned the best way to snap a home run drought: hit two in one game. The Braves' No. 12 prospect -- who missed a month due to injury -- went 14 games (and 56 days) without a long ball. The 2025 fifth-rounder notched the first multihomer game of

Braves No. 4 prospect Lodise showing off his power potential at Single-A

May 22, 2026

The Braves saw another flash of the power potential Alex Lodise possesses on Wednesday. Actually two flashes. Atlanta's No. 4 prospect went yard twice in his second multihomer game of his career in Single-A Augusta's 5-4 victory over Columbia at SRP Park. Lodise went 3-for-4 with four RBIs to bump

Braves' 2025 first-rounder runs his way to the top of MiLB steals leaderboard

@JesseABorek
May 20, 2026

There has been some hefty jockeying for the No. 1 spot among basestealers across the Minors as the 2026 campaign stretches deeper into its second month. Sometimes the best way to create separation is just to take off. Tate Southisene seemed to be taking that sentiment to heart Tuesday as

Jim Jarvis highlights

May 18, 2026

Braves prospects -- past and present -- continue to impress

May 18, 2026

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Prospects Gil, Hartman each homer twice in huge day for High-A Rome

@maxralph_
May 11, 2026

John Gil and Eric Hartman have formed quite a duo for High-A Rome to begin the 2026 season, with Sunday’s effort serving as the perfect representation. Hitting second and third in the lineup, Gil (Braves’ No. 10 prospect) and Hartman (No. 20) each had two-home-run games in a 17-4 win

Southisene, Braves' No. 4 prospect, clubs fifth homer in latest multi-hit game

@ByJasonFoster
May 7, 2026

Tate Southisene continues to roll for Single-A Augusta. The 19-year-old shortstop and Braves No. 4 prospect per MLB Pipeline had another good game on Wednesday and is offering a glimpse of what could be on the horizon for Atlanta within a few years. Southisene, the Braves' first-round pick in the