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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... »
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,... »
McDowell taking superstitious approach with Jurrjens
Roger McDowell ended his playing career 14 years ago. But as he enters his fifth season as the Braves pitching coach, it's apparent that the old prankster hasn't lost his belief in the superstitious element of the game. After revealing... »
Murph’s thoughts about the past and future (Heyward)
As the Braves were stretching in preparation for today's batting practice today, Dale Murphy and Glenn Hubbard playfully discussed how their bodies don't rebound quite as effectively during those days when they were establishing their playing careers together in Atlanta. ... »
Moylan working on change with Garber
Before traveling back to his Pennsylvania farm, Gene Garber had the opportunity to watch Peter Moylan unleash a healthy dose of changeups during the scoreless inning he completed against the Mets on Wednesday afternoon. During his 19-season big league career,... »