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Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BATRA) (NASDAQ:BATRK), a company specializing in amusement and recreation services, disclosed the results of its annual stockholders meeting held on June 10, 2024, in a recent SEC filing. The meeting led to the re-election of a board member and the approval of several key proposals. The stockholders re-elected Brian M. Deevy as a Class I member of the board of directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting or until his earlier resignation or removal. Deevy secured 16,532,946 votes for his continuation on the board, with 169,759 votes withheld and 2,109,193 broker non-votes. In addition to…

Even as the LA Rams pivot from 2023 to 2024, there is no question that to flourish this season, the team needs veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford under center. Until recently, he was the only realistic option to start at the position for the team. But thanks to growing concerns over his health (he’s missed games in the past two seasons due to injury), and some less-than-positive experiences with a lesser qualified backup quarterback forced to start, the team has finally entered an NFL season with a respectable backup on the roster as well, former 49ers starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. In…

Nikola Jokic’s crossover with the Minion s and Despicable Me may just be starting, that is if the Mega Minions Megaverse plays out on the timeline Illumination set. If not, at the very least the NBA’s three-time MVP at least got a shoutout from A-lister Steve Carell, who voices Gru, the character Jokic dressed up as to a game and imitated in a commercial. “I love the guy, I love the cartoon,” Jokic said of Gru about two months ago. “I just wanted to have a little fun.” Doing press for the upcoming Despicable Me 4, Carell was asked about Jokic showing up to Ball…

Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1992 followed the system in place since 1978. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected two, Rollie Fingers and Tom Seaver. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider older major league players as well as managers, umpires, executives, and figures from the Negro leagues. It selected two, Bill McGowan and Hal Newhouser. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on August 2, 1992.[ The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1972 or later, but not after 1986; the ballot included candidates from the 1991 ballot who received at…

There must be something in the water the Braves front office is drinking because they are handing out promotions like candy on the farm. We’ve seen a few of them in Atlanta recently. Spencer Schwellenbach made his MLB debut a couple of weeks ago, and Hurston Waldrep just made his this past Sunday. Yesterday, the promotions continues, as Drake Baldwin is headed to Gwinnett, and it appears he isn’t alone. As first reported by Chase Ford of MiLB Central, the top position prospect in the Braves organization, Nacho Alvarez, is also headed to Gwinnett. Perhaps most importantly, Alvarez showed the ability to handle the shortstop position defensively.…

Atlanta went into the 2023 season needing to address the need at shortstop after the departure of Dansby Swanson. Many fans believed that this would have been Vaughn Grissom‘s opportunity to secure the starting job. However, the Braves’ front office went in a different direction. GM Alex Anthopoulos had concerns about Grissom’s defense and decided to go with infielder Orlando Arcia as the Opening Day starter. Arcia has held down the shortstop job since then and even signed a three-year, $7.3 million extension. However, since the All-Star break last season, Arcia has statistically been one of the worst hitters in all of baseball. The…

The Atlanta Braves promoted Nacho Alvarez Jr., their fifth-round draft pick from the 2022 draft, to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday. The now-21-year-old shortstop was taken with the 155th pick and is getting his opportunity at the Triple-A level. Alvarez is ranked as the Braves’ number 6 prospect and their highest-ranked position player currently. Alvarez has shown why the Braves were ecstatic to take him in the 2022 draft. The 21-year-old infielder posted a .786 OPS and was successful on 16 of 21 stolen base attempts for High-A Rome last year. He played shortstop in all but one of the 108 games in…

The Atlanta Braves came into this season with sky-high expectations. After winning the National League East for the last six seasons and winning over 100 games in two out of the last three years, the Braves have seen their season thus far continue to spiral. The good news is that they still sit in second place in the division at 35-29. However, they’re ten games out of first place behind the Philadelphia Phillies, who currently have the best record in MLB. After a 4-0 shutout loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, the Braves offense is hitting a new low…

One of the most impressive aspects of some professional baseball players is their ability to memorize unique, elaborate handshakes with their entire roster, as even one secret handshake is difficult enough to master, let alone 25 or more simultaneously. After centuries of secret handshakes, it’s also not easy to cook up a unique one these days, but Atlanta Braves star first baseman Matt Olson and teammate Orlando Arcia cooked up a simple, effective, and slightly violent secret handshake that went viral recently. WSB TV’s Alison Mastrangelo shared a clip of Olson and Arcia’s handshake that showed the two doing a…

Kevin Harvick’s level of concern is growing after a Joe Gibbs Racing car suffered engine trouble for the second consecutive week. First, Christopher Bell’s car puttered to the finish after racing for the win in Illinois, and Denny Hamlin wasn’t as fortunate in Sonoma, as his No. 11 Toyota gave out on him during the first couple of laps on Sunday afternoon. During the latest episode of his Harvick’s Happy Hour podcast, Harvick revealed whether JGR should be worried about the inside of their cars moving forward, and if the pattern is one their drivers should be aware of this weekend during NASCAR’s trip to Iowa.  think there has…