Braves, Smoltz agree to new deal
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday that the team has come to terms with longtime pitcher John Smoltz to a new two-year contract with a club option for the 2007 season.
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John Smoltz might rejoin the Braves' rotation if Atlanta finds another closer.
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John Smoltz pitched a five-hitter and got the win when Jeff Francoeur hit an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 Friday night.
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John Smoltz kept rising above the Braves' otherwise poor play at home, pitching eight stellar innings in Atlanta's 10-1 win over the Nationals on Saturday.
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Julio Franco, the 48-year-old utilityman, signs with Atlanta on Wednesday, a week after being cut by the New York Mets.
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No one believed in the Braves when the season started, and John Smoltz is one of the first to admit that he had his doubts. Win the division for an unprecedented 13 straight seasons?
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John Smoltz became the first Major League pitcher to win 200 games and make 150 saves as he outdueled longtime friend Tom Glavine in the Atlanta Braves's 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday.
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John Smoltz has accomplished plenty in his career. A no-hitter will have to wait. The 40-year-old Smoltz didn't allow a hit through seven innings, but Washington's Ronnie Belliard led off the eighth with a clean single to right in the Atlanta Braves 7-1 win over the Nationals on Friday night.
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The box score says John Smoltz and Brad Lidge did not figure in this Game 2 thriller. Typical of the &quot;win-at-all-costs&quot; mind-set that the Astros and Braves carried into
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John Smoltz won for the first time in four starts, and Marcus Giles had an RBI double in the seventh to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 2-1 on Saturday night.
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Dec 7, 2004 - ATLANTA BRAVES Named Tim Conroy special assistant to the general manager-major league scout. CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to terms with SS Nomar Garciaparra on a one-year contract.
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Atlanta Braves&#39; John Smoltz, left, and catcher Eddie Perez celebrate after they defeated the Houston Astros in their National League Division Series game four in Houston, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
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John Smoltz has accomplished plenty in his career. A no-hitter will have to wait.
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The Atlanta Braves have placed All-Star pitcher John Smoltz on the 15-day disabled list because of an inflamed right shoulder, the team said on Friday.
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All-Star second baseman Freddy Sanchez and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed on a two-year contract, the Major League Baseball club said on Tuesday.
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The Atlanta Braves sign troubled outfielder Raul Mondesi to a one-year contract.
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ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves clinched their 13th consecutive division title Friday night, winning the NL East with an 8-7 victory over the Florida Marlins.    Marcus Giles' go-ahead single capped Atlanta's three-run rally in the eighth inning, and John Smoltz fittingly closed it out...