The Atlanta Braves' 2025 season could not have been more of a disaster. The team is currently 39-46 on the year as of July 3 and are 6.5 games back of the final

The MLB All-Star game at Truist Park is just around the corner, and the second phase all-stars were announced Wednesday night. Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was selected to participate in his fourth all-star game.

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It's Thursday, July 3 and the Angels (42-43) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (39-46). José Soriano is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Bryce Elder for Atlanta. The Braves evened up the series 1-1 after a 8-3 victory on Wednesday thanks to a seven-run sixth inning on two homers via Sean Murphy (3 RBI HR) and Matt Olson (grand slam).

Jurickson Profar returned to the Atlanta Braves after missing the last 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's joint drug prevention and treatment program.

The Atlanta Braves designated Alex Verdugo for assignment to make room for fellow outfielder Jurickson Profar in a series of roster moves on Wednesday. Profar is returning from an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.