Mike Minor News

Much can happen between now and the end of the season that will ultimately impact what the Atlanta Braves do this offseason.

One of the games of Tuesday's doubleheader with the New York Mets was to see the return of Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Brandon Beachy , who underwent Tommy John surgery around a year ago and has recently been rehabbing in the minor leagues.

Julio Teheran had yet another fine outing for the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sergio Romo walks Atlanta Braves' Evan Gattis during the ninth inning of their baseball game at Turner Field, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Atlanta.

MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants' promotion of catcher Hector Sanchez could be a valuable move for a couple of reasons.

Vanderbilt hoped to be making its second College World Series appearance this weekend, but the 2011 team remains the only one that's been to Omaha.

With three starters currently out of the lineup and nursing injuries, it would seem to follow that the Giants' beleaguered lineup would struggle mightily without its leadoff, No.

Madison Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven innings and combined with Sandy Rosario for a three-hit shutout in the San Francisco Giants' 6-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Braves fans, and the players for that matter, hope that the recent West Coast swing was nothing but a detour off the straight-and-narrow.

The Atlanta Braves must make room in an already deep rotation as Brandon Beachy is almost set to return from elbow surgery.

The Padres are on the verge of a sweep and will send Edinson Volquez to the mound to try to complete it.

The Atlanta Braves are second in baseball in ERA and third in quality starts, and there's one big reason why: 6-foot-4 left-hander Mike Minor.

As the Braves concluded this past weekend's series against the Dodgers, 11 of the players on their 25-man roster had been acquired via the First-Year Player Draft.

The Atlanta Braves lost last night 7 - 6 to the San Diego Padres . Losses in any Major League Baseball game can leave a team anywhere from frustrated to irritated to downright depressed.

Let's pretend for a few minutes that you've just been named the new general manager of your favorite team.

Lance Berkman hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers beat Cleveland 6-3 Monday night to hand the Indians their eighth straight loss.

The San Francisco Giants travel to Atlanta to take on the Braves in this week's featured Major League Baseball Game of the Week.

In a chat on Fangraphs.com recently, Dan Szymborski was asked if he thought there was "any chance that Julio Teheran loses his rotation spot still after his recent run?" He responded with a concise "no."

May 19, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Minor pitches in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Turner Field.

With the No. 31 selection in the 2013 MLB draft, the Atlanta Braves chose to add to their pitching depth by taking right-hander Jason Hursh out of Oklahoma State.