Topic: Phil Niekro

Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton, who won over 300 games in his MLB career, died Monday night, it was announced. He was 75.

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro, known for his signature knuckleball, died Saturday night in his sleep after a lengthy battle with cancer, it was announced Sunday. He was 81.

Houston Astros second baseman Alex Bregman says the team has "one thing" on its mind this off-season: helping manager Dusty Baker get over the hump to win his first World Series.

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went on to serve in Congress as a Kentucky politician, died overnight at the age of 85.

Ender Inciarte matched his homer total for all of 2016 with his third in two games and the Braves made the opening of SunTrust Park a winning one Friday night.

While Jose Fernandez is the Miami Marlins' ace of the present and the future, Henderson Alvarez is a more-than-solid sidekick.

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The Atlanta Braves said Tuesday they will retire third baseman Chipper Jones' number and induct him into the team's Hall of Fame.

The Atlanta Braves retired the uniform No. 31 of four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux prior to Friday night's meeting with the New York Mets.

The scheduled game between Washington and San Francisco was postponed by rain Wednesday, delaying Randy Johnson's bid for his 300th victory.