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Braves Bolstering Roster for Run at 2026 National League East Title

Finishing fourth in the National League East in 2025 and missing out on MLB’s postseason, Atlanta Braves management remains busy in strengthening their roster.
Braves Bolstering Roster for Run at 2026 National League East Title
Braves President of Baseball Operations Alex Anthopoulos. Courtesy of Donald Laible
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The Atlanta Braves are back.

It was possibly the worst-kept secret among MLB circles that Braves President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Alex Anthopoulos would initiate a busy off-season. A fourth-place finish last season would be unacceptable to repeat in 2026. With a week to go this month, Anthopoulos already has executed 17 trades and transactions in December, in attempts to field a more competitive Braves club this coming season than last.

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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.