Josh Sperry - Page 5

Josh Sperry graduated from the University of West Georgia in 2013 with a degree in Sport Management and a minor in Mass Communications. After graduation, he was hired by the Danville Braves as the Media Relations Trainee for the summer of 2013. In his free time he enjoys watching his hometown Braves, listening to music, and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers. His other hobbies include spending time with his wife, Jessica, and two dogs, Miko and Nakoma. You can tweet Josh at @Josh__Sperry

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    NL Weekly Player Report, June 3rd

    IN THE FIELD The Braves have said that they are taking it literally day-to-day with Ronald Acuña and his injured knee. He sustained the injury last Sunday in Boston and reportedly was walking around the locker room with no sort...

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    NL Player Analysis - May 23rd, 2018

    Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves - Ozzie Albies scored all three of the Braves' runs Tuesday including his 14th homer of the season. Albies has been incredible this season slashing .286/.329/.586 with 34 RBI and six stolen bases to go along...

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    AL Weekly Player Report, May 13th

    IN THE LINEUP Aledmys Diaz is currently on the DL with an ankle sprain with the hopes of returning to action in late May. Reports are saying he'll be evaluated in mid-May so there's a good chance we hear something...

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    NL Player Analysis - May 10th, 2018

    Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs - 2018 has not been kind to Anthony Rizzo in either success at the plate or in terms of health, but May has been a bright spot so far for the Cubs first baseman. He swatted...

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    NL Player Analysis - May 10th, 2018

    Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs - 2018 has not been kind to Anthony Rizzo in either success at the plate or in terms of health, but May has been a bright spot so far for the Cubs first baseman. He swatted...

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    AL Weekly Player Report, May 5th

    IN THE FIELD Zack Cozart was held out of the lineup the last two days with back tightness. Cozart has sputtered lately after getting off to a hot start slashing .273/.319/.470 with two homers over the first two weeks of...

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    AL Player Analysis - May 2nd, 2018

    Michael Brantley, Cleveland Indians - Michael Brantley hit a game tying grand slam in the bottom of the 9th inning Tuesday, his third homer of the season. Brantley is off to a terrific start this year slashing .329/.342/.539 with the...

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    AL Player Analysis - April 26th, 2018

    Yoan Moncada, Chicago White Sox - Yoan Moncada has been on fire the last two weeks and continued so Wednesday hitting his 5th homer of the season. Since April 11th he owns a 171 wRC+, four homers, and four stolen...

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    NL Weekly Player Report, April 22nd

    IN THE FIELD Tyler Flowers could head out on his rehab assignment any day now after his oblique injury on opening day. The team isn't ruling out a return to the majors on the Braves upcoming road trip... Jose Bautista...

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    AL Player Analysis - April 15th, 2018

    Alex Cobb, Baltimore Orioles - Alex Cobb made his debut for the Orioles on Saturday and well.... It didn't go well. He allowed eight runs (seven earned) over 3.2 innings while allowing 10 hits. The Red Sox crushed the ball...

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    AL Player Analysis - April 11th, 2018

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    NL Weekly Player Report, April 8th

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    AL Player Analysis - April 4th, 2018

    Didi Gregorius, New York Yankees - Didi Gregorius launched a pair of homers Tuesday and drove in eight runs in a 4-for-4 effort against the Rays. The homers were Gregorius' first of the year and his RBI total made a...

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    NL Player Analysis - April 1st, 2018

    Kyle Schwarber, Chicago Cubs - Kyle Schwarber homered for the second time in three games Saturday as he's continued his great spring training into the regular season thus far. He finished Sunday 2-for-4 with a homer and a double while...

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    Preseason Prep - March 8th, 2018

    Braves News Ryan Schimpf - Here's a pair of stat lines for comparison's sake: .217/.336/.533 130 wRC+, 20 HR, .315 ISO, 31.8% strikeout rate. Number 2, .209/.333/.537 123 wRC+ 41 homers and a 36.8% strikeout rate. As you may have...

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    Preseason Prep - February 26th, 2018

    Preston Tucker, Atlanta Braves - Preston Tucker is fighting for at-bats in the Atlanta outfield until Ronald Acuna is freed from AAA and he had an excellent game Sunday going 2-for-3 with a double. Tucker had 24 homers last year...

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    Preseason Prep - February 23rd, 2018

    Sean Newcomb, Atlanta Braves - ATL P Sean Newcomb enters 2018 in a competition for the final two rotation spots for the braves, and there were some positives and negatives about his 100 innings for the braves last year. We'll...

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    Preseason Prep - February 20th, 2018

    Peter Moylan, Atlanta Braves - Right hander Peter Moylan signed with the Braves Monday for what will be his 3rd stint as a Brave. Moylan led the AL in appearances last year with 79 and turned in a 3.49 ERA...

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    Preseason Prep - February 13th, 2018

    ATLANTA BRAVES Ozzie Albies - Ozzie Albies is entering 2018 as the full time second baseman for the Braves and if he's able to produce how he did last year in 57 we are in for a treat. After hitting...

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    AL Player Analysis - October 1st, 2017

    Aaron Judge, New York Yankees - Aaron Judge launched homer number 52 on the year and is rounding out one of the most impressive seasons in baseball history. His batting average spiraled down in the second half finishing at .284...

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    AL Player Analysis - September 27th, 2017

    Brandon Phillips, Los Angeles Angels - Brandon Phillips hit homer number 13 Tuesday in a 2-for-4 game. Phillips is finishing up a perfectly fine season at 2B slashing .288/.322/.420 with 13 homers and 11 steals. He's been a solid and...

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    AL Player Analysis - September 24th, 2017

    Efren Navarro, Detroit Tigers - Efren Navarro launched the first two homers of his big league career since 2014 Saturday while getting the start at 1B while Miguel Cabrera was the DH. Navarro has been essentially a career minor leagues...

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    AL Player Analysis - September 3rd, 2017

    Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays - Chris Archer faced two batters on Saturday, gave up homers to both, and then left the game with an injury that's being called "right foreman tightness." I guess the good news is that we...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 30th, 2017

    Joey Gallo, Texas Rangers - Joey Gallo made his return from the concussion DL Tuesday and returned to Joey Gallo form going 1-for-5 with a homer and a stolen base. Gallo now has 36 homers and 36 hits that aren't...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 27th, 2017

    Kevin Gausman, Baltimore Orioles - Kevin Gausman shutout the Red Sox over 7.2 innings Saturday to earn his 10th win of the season. While his second half of the season hasn't been the greatest in the world, posting a 4.02...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 16th, 2017

    Wilson Ramos, Tampa Bay Rays - Wilson Ramos homered for the second straight game in a 3-for-5 effort at the plate. This was Ramos' first multi hit game since July 6th as it's been a season to forget for the...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 13th, 2017

    Luis Severino, New York Yankees - Luis Severino got clubbed by the Red Sox Saturday afternoon allowing 10 runs (8 earned) through just 4.1 innings. The start was Severino's first non-quality start since July 2nd which spanned a stretch of...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 6th, 2017

    Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners - Felix Hernandez found his way to the 10 day DL with bicep tendinitis that is thought to have started in his last start against Texas. Hernandez battled with it all week before deciding to shut...

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    AL Player Analysis - July 23rd, 2017

    Justin Smoak, Toronto Blue Jays - Justin Smoak continued his strong second half start with another homer on Saturday, his 27th of the of the season. Since the All Star Break Smoak is triple slashing .379/.514/.759 with four homers and...

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    AL Player Analysis - July 19th, 2017

    Alex Presley, Detroit Tigers - Alex Presley was a late addition to the lineup Tuesday after right fielder JD Martinez was dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Presely went 1-for-4 in the game and I'd guess that he'd be the person...

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    AL Player Analysis - July 16th, 2017

    Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners - Felix Hernandez picked up win number five of the season after allowing three runs (one earned) over five innings. He allowed six hits in the game but did great with no free passes and striking...

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    AL Player Analysis - July 5th, 2017

    Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins - Byron Buxton flashed that tantalizing potential Tuesday with a homer (5) and his 15th stolen base of the season. Buxton still hasn't even come close to building off his incredible last month of the season...

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    AL Player Analysis - July 2nd, 2017

    Clint Frazier, New York Yankees - Clint Frazier got the call to the majors Saturday and got his career off to a huge start with a double in his second at bat and a homer in the at bat that...

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    AL Player Analysis - June 25th, 2017

    Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto Blue Jays - Troy Tulowitzki launched his 3rd homer of the season in a 2-for-4 effort at the plate. Tulo has had a rough season as he's been plagued by injury in addition to the poor performance...

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    AL Player Analysis - June 21st, 2017

    Chris Tillman, Baltimore Orioles - Chris Tillman struggled again Tuesday allowing five runs in four innings but did not factor into the decision. Tillman allowed eight hits and three walks in that span while not striking out a single batter....

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    AL Player Analysis - June 7th, 2017

    Jose Quintana, Chicago White Sox - Jose Quintana's final pitching line looks like he had a solid bounce back outing Tuesday against the Rays but he did pitch around a lot of base runners. While he got shelled in his...