Braves Receive Exciting Austin Riley Update Before Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. All-Star third baseman Austin Riley is in his seventh season as a member of the Atlanta Braves. Riley was selected by the Braves in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft and debuted on their major-league roster during the 2019 regular season.

As the trade deadline approaches, we take a moment to reflect on some blockbuster deals that could have changed the path of the entire Atlanta Braves franchise.. Here are three trades that almost happened.

Eddie Pérez was upset that Chisholm was relaying signs from second base while shortstop Anthony Volpe was hitting in the sixth inning.

Aaron Judge homered to move up a notch on New York's all-time list and the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Sunday to win their three-game interleague series.

ATLANTA — Yankees manager Aaron Boone feels the Braves had no reason at all to be upset with Jazz Chisholm. The skipper says there was no cheating going on when Chisholm was on second base in the sixth inning of Saturday night’s game and gave a hand signal to hitter Anthony Volpe where Braves catcher Sean Murphy was setting up.

In this MLB mock trade scenario, the Atlanta Braves send Ozzie Albies and Raisel Iglesias to the Seattle Mariners for top prospects, signaling a potential shift toward a rebuild amid a disastrous 2025 season.

With the promotion of Sandy León from Triple-A Gwinnett, the Atlanta Braves now have three catchers on the roster — Sean Murphy, Drake Baldwin and León.