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Jurrjens’ debut pushed back to Friday
With tonight's game against the Yankees postponed due to rain, Jair Jurrjens will make his exhibition season debut on Friday afternoon against the Pirates. Jurrjens will be scheduled to pitch the first two innings the previously scheduled starter Tommy Hanson... »
Cox clears Heyward and praises Kimbrel
Chipper Jones will be getting the night off and Melky Cabrera won't be present to talk to Yankees reporters about how he's doing now that he's no longer wearing pinstripes. But Jason Heyward will be in Tampa tomorrow night to... »
Heyward provided another day to rest
As Jason Heyward went back to the right field wall on Tuesday night to attempt to rob Jayson Werth of the two-run homer that he hit off Kenshin Kawakami, I was half expecting to see the young phenom leap to... »
It sure looks like an Opening Day lineup
When a couple of national scribes look at tonight's Braves lineup, they essentially said something that amounted to "tonight's game must be televised because that certainly looks like an Opening Day lineup." With Chipper Jones back in the mix to... »
Heyward draws comparison to Pujols
When asked about the 450-foot homer that Jason Heyward bounced off the building beyond the right field wall here in Lakeland this afternoon, Braves hitting coach Terry Pendleton was serious when he said, "He didn't get all of it, but... »
Heyward hits the roof with his first blast
Given that this is Spring Training, I could tell you that Jason Heyward's first homer of the Grapefruit League season came off Max Scherzer's 100-mph fastball and traveled about 500 feet before piercing the roof of a building located beyond... »
Conrad and Thurston could stage a tight battle
If the battle to earn the last roster spot for a position play ends the way it has started, Brooks Conrad and Joe Thurston are going to force the Braves to make a tough decision. Conrad has been displaying some... »
Missed sign and errant throw add to Hanson’s frustrations
As Tommy Hanson sat at his locker after struggling with his command and lasting just 2 1/3 innings against the Astros on Sunday afternoon, he didn't know whether to be more upset about his inconsistent control, an errant pickoff attempt... »
Jurrjens throws while Chipper and Heyward sit
MLB.com's Peter Gammons arrived in Braves camp today just in time for Jason Heyward's first day off since the Grapefruit League season began. Braves manager Bobby Cox said he selfishly wanted to put Heyward in the lineup for the sixth... »
Heyward still impressing
Despite the fact that he struck out for the first time this year, Jason Heyward enjoyed another productive day during Saturday afternoon's 3-0 loss to the Astros at Kissimmee. When Heyward struck out against Jeff Fulchino in the third inning,... »