{"id":482085,"date":"2026-02-21T14:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/482085\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T14:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:34:07","slug":"braves-news-spring-training-opener-fanduel-sports-network-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/482085\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves News: Spring training opener, FanDuel Sports Network, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The wait is finally over, and the Atlanta Braves kick off play in the Grapefruit League this afternoon.\u00a0 Right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-spring-training\/126386\/starting-pitcher-probables-carlos-carrasco-mike-yastrzemski-jonah-heim-john-gil\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carlos Carrasco has been named today\u2019s starter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carlos Carrasco has been named today\u2019s starter<\/a> against the Tampa Bay Rays. After just a few games with Atlanta last season, Carrasco looks to make an impression in his spring debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mike Yastrzemski, Jonah Heim, Eli White and Jorge Mateo will also be getting in on the action and making an appearance in today\u2019s matchup. First pitch is slated for 1:05 ET.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">More Braves News:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The television broadcast saga continues, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/fanduel-sports-network-closing-atlanta-offices-laying-off-dozens-employees\/MWODDJDN7NHEPOR6FI3MQFHVC4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FanDuel Sports Network;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FanDuel Sports Network<\/a> has officially announced the closure of its Atlanta office. The Braves have yet to announce their broadcast plan for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Pitcher Jared Gridlinger has reclassified for the 2026 draft, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/mlb-draft\/126364\/atlanta-braves-draft-targets-jared-gridlinger-reclassification\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here\u2019s<\/a> what that means for the Braves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">MLB News:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Minnesota Twins ace <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/20\/sports\/twins-ace-pablo-lopez-undergoing-tommy-john-surgery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pablo Lopez will undergo Tommy John;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pablo Lopez will undergo Tommy John<\/a> surgery next week and miss the entire season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly moved into more serious <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/max-scherzer-blue-jays-news-202026798.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:talks with Max Scherzer.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talks with Max Scherzer.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The wait is finally over, and the Atlanta Braves kick off play in the Grapefruit League this afternoon.\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482086,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[2111,34660,36899,158640,86477,381,40812,2326,363,1189,148588,99,974,364],"class_list":{"0":"post-482085","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-atlanta-braves","9":"tag-carlos-carrasco","10":"tag-eli-white","11":"tag-jonah-heim","12":"tag-jorge-mateo","13":"tag-max-scherzer","14":"tag-mike-yastrzemski","15":"tag-minnesota-twins","16":"tag-mlb","17":"tag-new-york-mets","18":"tag-pablo-lopez","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-tampa-bay-rays","21":"tag-toronto-blue-jays"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}