Tuesday also marked Sale's first time working with the Braves' top catcher prospect Drake Baldwin. The two worked very well together, as sale threw four hitless innings with four strikeouts and just one walk. After the game, Sale had plenty of good words for the young backstop, via Harrison Smajovits of Sports Illustrated.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Chris Sale led the National League with 225 strikeouts in 177 2/3 innings last season, when the Atlanta Braves left-hander won his first Cy Young Award at age 35 and in his first season in the NL.

Before Chris Sale pitched in a game for the first time as a Cy Young Award winner, Braves manager Brian Snitker took a second to reflect on the southpaw’s incredible 2024 season. “I saw every pitch an

Fresh off his first Cy Young Award, Chris Sale opened spring training with two perfect innings for the Atlanta Braves.

Toeing the rubber for the second time this spring, Chris Sale doesn’t look like a pitcher that needs to warm up much more before the start of the regular season.

Chris Sale is already making waves in Braves spring training, showing increased velocity and sharpening his elite arsenal. If his early form holds, he could be a game-changer for Atlanta in 2025.

Reigning Cy Young Award winner and Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale was perfect in his 2025 Spring Training debut. Yes, perfect in that sense. He pitched two innings. Six Minnesota ...

Fresh off his first Cy Young Award, left-hander Chris Sale was sharp as the Atlanta Braves played their spring training opener Saturday.

Chris Sale made the start against the Twins Saturday and it seems that the bask spasms that he struggled with at the end of last season are a distant memory. The leftie, who first joined the Braves following a trade from the Boston Red Sox in Dec. 2023, pitched two perfect innings to kick off Spring Training.

Not a single run was scored in Tuesday afternoon's spring training game between the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves in North Port, Florida. 11 pitchers combined for 18 scoreless half-innings of work in an exhibition contest that ended in a 0-0 tie.

as well as Cy Young winner Chris Sale. With Brian Snitker back for his 10th season as manager, Atlanta will open its 2025 spring training schedule on Saturday afternoon. It will play 15 games in North Port, plus a Spring Breakout game featuring the team's ...