Braves' Drake Baldwin: Closing rookie season strong
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Baldwin went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Monday's win over the Nationals.
Baldwin reached base three times in Monday's win, highlighted by a two-run single in the third inning. He's stayed hot at the plate down the stretch, slashing .370/.433/.778 over his last seven games. For the season, the 24-year-old is batting .275/.344/.462 with 16 doubles, 18 homers and 78 RBI in 119 games as he makes a strong push for National League Rookie of the Year.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Plates four in rout
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Baldwin went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Monday's 11-3 victory over the Nationals.
The rookie backstop notched his third career performance with four or more RBI, upping his season total to 68. Baldwin topped Atlanta's scoring with a 378-foot, two-run shot off reliever Orlando Ribalta in the ninth. The 24-year-old is now slashing .268/.337/.439 with 16 homers across 395 total plate appearances.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Resting Sunday
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Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Baldwin had started in each of the last nine games -- eight at catcher, one at designated hitter -- but he'll get a well-deserved breather for Sunday's matinee. Sandy Leon will step in behind the plate in the rookie's stead.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Makes impact off bench
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Baldwin went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-1 win over Philadelphia.
Baldwin gave way to Sean Murphy behind the plate to start this game. In the end, Baldwin was part of Atlanta's build-up to tie the game in the eighth inning before he swatted the decisive homer in the top of the ninth. This was the rookie's 100th game, and he's up to 15 homers on the year while adding 62 RBI, 41 runs scored and a .280/.351/.462 slash line. He was right in line with those marks in August, batting .284 (23-for-81) with 21 RBI over 23 games for the month.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Receiving Sunday off
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Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Baldwin went 2-for-4 in Saturday's 3-2 loss, which ended a stretch of 11 straight starts without a multi-hit performance. Sean Murphy will catch for rookie righty Hurston Waldrep in Sunday's series finale.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Taking seat Tuesday
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Baldwin isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.
Although he's collected a base hit in each of his last four games and six of his last seven, Baldwin will ride the bench Tuesday while he continues to share duties behind the plate with Sean Murphy, who will bat seventh against Sandy Alcantara.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Slugs solo homer in narrow loss
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Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 2-1 loss to Miami.
The rookie catcher has now logged at least one hit in eight of his last 10 outings, and he crushed his 14th homer of the year. With Sean Murphy falling out of manager Brian Snitker's favor in 2025, Baldwin has capitalized on the opportunity as Atlanta's primary backstop. Baldwin is slashing a promising .278/.343/.458 with 12 doubles, 36 runs scored and 58 RBI over 329 trips to the plate.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Resting against lefty
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Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
With lefty Martin Perez toeing the rubber for the White Sox, the left-handed-hitting Baldwin will cede catching duties to Sean Murphy in the series finale. Baldwin was behind the dish for the first two games of the three-game set with Chicago and went 1-for-9 with a walk, three RBI and one run.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Baldwin has an .803 OPS with two homers and 12 RBI through 12 games in August, but he'll sit against Cleveland lefty Logan Allen on Sunday. Sean Murphy will do the catching for Atlanta righty Erick Fedde while batting seventh.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Resting after big Saturday
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Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Baldwin will get a chance to catch his breath after he started the first four games of the series, including both ends of Saturday's doubleheader, while going 7-for-17 with two home runs, one walk, 10 RBI and four runs. Sean Murphy will handle catching duties and Marcell Ozuna will get the nod at designated hitter.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Plates five runs across twin bill
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Baldwin went a combined 4-for-9 with two runs and five RBI across both games of a doubleheader sweep of Miami on Saturday.
Baldwin started at DH in the matinee before moving behind the plate for the nightcap. He was productive in both contests, driving in two runs in Game 1 and three more in Game 2. The first-year backstop has a pair of five-RBI performances across his past three games to go along with his six-RBI effort July 21 against San Francisco. He continues to be a strong contender for NL Rookie of the Year honors with a .289/.357/.477 slash line, 13 homers, 31 runs and 51 RBI over 86 games.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Sitting with lefty on mound
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Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
With southpaw Jose Quintana taking the hill for Milwaukee, the left-handed-hitting Baldwin will head to the bench for the series finale. Sean Murphy will get the nod behind the dish and Marcell Ozuna will crack the lineup as Atlanta's designated hitter.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Notches career-best six RBI
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Baldwin went 3-for-4 with two doubles, six RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 9-5 win over San Francisco.
The rookie backstop gave his team a 3-1 lead when he plated three runs on double in the first. Baldwin then returned in the fourth to knock home two more on a single before wrapping his career night by driving home one on a double in the sixth. Thanks to a solid .290/.358/.488 slash line with 11 homers, eight doubles, 39 RBI and 25 runs scored in 229 total plate appearances, Baldwin is emerging as a favorite for the NL Rookie of the Year Award.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Sitting Saturday
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Baldwin isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against St. Louis.
Baldwin will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 2-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's series opener. Sean Murphy will pick up another start at catcher and bat fourth.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Belts homer No. 10
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Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles.
The rookie backstop accounted for all of Atlanta's offense when he crushed a Charlie Morton fastball to right field in the sixth inning. Baldwin has hit a bit of a wall over the last couple weeks, going just 2-for-18 since June 24, but both hits left the yard. On the season, he's slashing .274/.348/.476 with 10 homers and 28 RBI, and Atlanta seems content to deploy a timeshare behind the plate with Baldwin and Sean Murphy, with each catcher starting five of the last 10 games.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Not in Thursday's lineup
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Baldwin is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
Baldwin started the first game of the series Monday but has now sat out each of the next two contests in favor of Sean Murphy. Murphy has started over Baldwin in four of the last five tilts, although Atlanta is facing a righty in Jose Soriano on Thursday for the first time during that span.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Remaining on bench Sunday
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Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
The left-handed-hitting Baldwin has a .973 OPS with two home runs and an 8:4 BB:K across his past eight contests, but he finds himself on the bench Sunday for Atlanta's second consecutive game while the Phillies send another lefty (Ranger Suarez) to the hill. Sean Murphy will start behind the plate and bat sixth in the series finale versus Philadelphia.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: On bench Saturday
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Baldwin is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Philadelphia.
Baldwin will yield to Sean Murphy behind the dish for the second time in three games. Baldwin is 11-for-54 (.204) with four home runs and a 10:12 BB:K in June.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Socks ninth homer
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Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Mets.
The rookie backstop took Clay Holmes deep in the fourth inning to briefly tie the game at 1-1, before the floodgates opened for the Mets in the bottom of the frame. Baldwin has started two of every three games lately as he takes a firmer hold of the top job over Sean Murphy, and over his last six games he's batting .316 (6-for-19) with two of his nine homers on the season, plus five runs and seven RBI.
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Braves' Drake Baldwin: Hits three-run homer in win
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Baldwin went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Marlins.
Baldwin reached base three times, highlighted by a three-run homer in the ninth inning to help put the game out of reach. The rookie has cooled off a bit in June, going just 9-for-41 over 14 games, though he's still managed three home runs and nine RBI during that span. On the season, he's slashing an impressive .293/.350/.483 with eight homers, 24 RBI and 16 runs scored across 160 plate appearances.
