As New York, Atlanta Are Playing Finale Of Three Game Series Sunday Afternoon In Bronx New York Cam Schlittler, Grant Holmes Are Starting
New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Atlanta are playing finale of three game series Sunday afternoon in Bronx New York!
As they’re Cam Schlittler, Grant Holmes are starting.
Where?
On the mound!
Cam Schlittler, Grant Holmes are alike because they’re both right handed starting pitchers!
Cam Schlittler comes into the finale with Atlanta record of 10-6 with an earn run average of 2.26 because on took a no decision on Monday August 3, 2026 in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 13-7 loss to St. Louis in Bronx New York where Cam Schlittler pitched 3.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 4 earned runs, 5 walks.
To who?
Alec Burleson who is first baseman who hit 2-run home run to right 350 feet scoring JJ Weatherholt giving St. Louis a 2-0 lead before Cam Schlittler would St. Louis to extend their lead 3-0 4-0 6-0 in top of 2nd inning top of 3rd inning top of 4th inning Jose Fermin would double to right scoring Nathan Church who is center fielder before Alec Burleson would hit yet another 2-run home run to right 365 feet scoring Jordan Walker who is right fielder.
Grant Holmes comes into finale with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 7-4 with an earn run average of 3.67 because the day following Cam Schlittler taking no decision in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 13-7 loss Grant Holmes got the win on Tuesday August 4, 2026 in Atlanta where he pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 5 hits, 0 earned runs, 1 walk while striking out 5 Miami batters.
According to https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645
https://www.mlb.com/player/grant-holmes-656550
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Could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears the pinstripes going for sweep from Cam Schlittler, Grant Holmes from starting on schedule?
There isn’t a chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s 90 degrees mostly sunny with 0 % chance of rain thirty minutes following first pitch 91 degrees mostly sunny with 0% chance of rain at 3:00pm it’s 92 degrees mostly sunny with 0 % chance of rain at 4:00pm it’s 93 % with 0 % chance of rain at 4:35pm when the game is supposed to be over it’s 93 degrees mostly sunny with 0 % chance of rain.
Ahead of New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Atlanta playing finale of three game series New York the team that wears the pinstripes Spencer Jones said that in the cafeteria after Saturday’s game, Lombard was already quizzing teammates about Grant Holmes – Atlanta’s starter for Sunday afternoon.
Spencer Jones response?
He’s super mature for his age. He loves baseball,”We were eating just now and he’s talking about the pitcher for tomorrow. It just kind of shows you where his head is at.”
According Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/gerrit-cole-picks-up-1-000th-strikeout-as-a-yankee
New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of American League East comes into finale of three game series with record of 66-51 is going for sweep of Atlanta because they won the first two games of the series including Saturday’s game 5-4 because n the bottom of 2nd inning Spencer Jones singled to center scoring Trent Grisham at the time giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 1-0 lead. In bottom of 5th inning Spencer Jones would contribute offensively yet again this time a triple to center scoring George Lombard Jr. at the time evening up score at 2-2 following Jim Jarvis who is shorstop singled to right scoring Mike Yastrzemski who was right fielder who is left fielder giving Atlanta 2-1 lead before Spencer Jones contributed offensively yet again this time on a balk by Atlanta starting pitcher Chris Sale putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead yet again this time 3-2 before George Lombard Jr. hit home run to right 352 feet in bottom of 7th inning. Though, George Lombard’s home wouldn’t be the only one hit as Ben Rice who has been struggling lately hit home run of his own in bottom of 8th inning to center giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 5-3 lead.
Offensively supporting Gerrit Cole who started who pitched 7.0 innings surrendering 6 hits, 2 earned runs.
To who?
Mike Yastrzemski who was right fielder who is left fielder who doubled to left scoring Mauricio Dubon who is left fielder in top of 5th innings evening up the game at 1-1 before surrendering yet another run this time to Jim Jarvis who is shortstop scoring Mike Yastrzemski giving Atlanta 2-1 lead. Brent Headrick who came on in relief of Gerrit Cole who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run.
To who?
Ronald Acuna Jr. who was designated hitter who is right fielder who hit home run to left 383 feet in top of 8th inning getting Atlanta within a run at 4-3. David Bednar who came on in relief of Paul Blackburn who surrendered a single to Dominic Smith who would single to right scoring Mike Yastrzemski.
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While the younger players Spencer Jones, George Lombard Jr. were contributing on the field former players were celebrated on the field before the game because it was Old Timer’s Day on Saturday. The former players who were in attendance included Clay Bellinger father of current New York the team that wears the pinstripes left fielder Cody Bellinger who is currently on injured list with grade 2 hamstring strain. Dellin Betances , Ron Blomberg, current New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone, Homer Bush, Rick Cerone, Chris Chambliss, David Cone, Johhny Damon Bryan Doyle, Todd Frazier, Dwight Goodman, Ron Guidry, Orlando Hernandez Jill Martin (Widow Of Billy Martin) Tino Martinez, Hideki Matsui, Lee Mazzili, Ramiro Mendoza, Jose Molna, Diana Munson (widow of Thurman Munson. Kay Mercer widow of Bobby Mercer , Jeff Nelson, Paul O’Neill, Adam Ottavino, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Willie Randolph, Mariano Rivera, Mickey Rivers, Luis Sojo, Alfonso Soriano, Shane Spencer, Mike Stanton, Nick Swisher, Joe Torre David Weathers the father current New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher Ryan Weathers, Roy White, Bernie Williams.
With the 5-4 win over Atlanta Saturday afternoon in Bronx New York the team that wears the pinstripes improves their record to 66-51 on 2026 regular season.
Following Spencer Jones singling , tripling scoring on Chris Sale’s balk George Lombard Jr. homering helping New York the team that wears the pinstripes topping Atlanta 5-4 Saturday afternoon on Old Timer’s Day in Bronx New York manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts on George Lombard Jr. by saying We’re confident that he’s ready for this,”He’s certainly shown that.”
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Manager Aaron Boone wasn’t the only to share his thoughts on George Lombard Jr. as his teammate Spencer Jones who is right fielder who is taking the place of Aaron Judge who is currently on injured with stress fracture in right rib who also contributed offensively did as well by saying “He’s super mature for his age. He loves baseball,”We were eating just now and he’s talking about the pitcher for tomorrow. It just kind of shows you where his head is at.”
While Spencer Jones also shared his thoughts his own offensive performance by saying It was what we talked about in the meeting room, being able to adjust your eyes and get them out there to a unique release point,”Then it’s trusting yourself to be on pitches and make good decisions.”
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Spencer Jones wasn’t the only player to share his thoughts on his own performance as George Lombard Jr. did as well by saying It feels good,”The guys in the clubhouse, the coaching staff, everyone has kind of welcomed me. They’ve given me the confidence to keep doing my thing and keep playing my game. I feel like I’ve been able to get rolling well.”
According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/gerrit-cole-picks-up-1-000th-strikeout-as-a-yankee
While New York the team that wears the pinstripes is looking to sweep Atlanta who is a member National League East is looking to avoid being swept because Atlanta comes into finale of three game series with record of 70-47 because they lost the first two games of the series including Saturday’s game 5-4 though Mike Yastrzemski who was right fielder who is left fielder who doubled to left scoring Mauricio Dubon who is left fielder in top of 5th innings evening up the game at 1-1 before surrendering yet another run this time to Jim Jarvis who is shortstop scoring Mike Yastrzemski giving Atlanta 2-1 lead. Brent Headrick who came on in relief of Gerrit Cole who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run.
To who?
Ronald Acuna Jr. who was designated hitter who is right fielder who hit home run to left 383 feet in top of 8th inning getting Atlanta within a run at 4-3. David Bednar who came on in relief of Paul Blackburn who surrendered a single to Dominic Smith who would single to right scoring Mike Yastrzemski.
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Following Atlanta ‘s second straight loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-4 loss Drake Baldwin shared his thoughts on catchin starting pitcher Chris Sale who was called for a balk by saying “I’ve seen Sale go out of the windup every single time,I’ve never seen him redeclare and be called. So it seems like a point of emphasis this year. That’s what the umpire told me. It’s just a rule that – I don’t know what the rule is, but that’s what happened.”
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Drake Baldwin wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts as Chris Sale did as well by saying I said what I thought I needed to say. [My teammates] got me and said, ‘Let’s keep you in the game.’”“This is a tough game to lose by one run,”We lost Game 1 [on Friday]. I pride myself on winning my starts, especially after losing a game. It was a tough one all around.”Especially when you have a guy like Sale that can punch anyone out. It’s tough to kind of give them a free run there,”
According to Bill Ladson MLB article https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/chris-sale-to-pitch-on-extra-rest-vs-yankees
First pitch is set for 1:35pm Eastern Time from Yankee Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on Yes, BravesVision!
On Yes On Yes Network Michael Kay or Ryan Ruocco alongside rotating analysts David Cone, Paul O Neill, Joe Girardi, Meredith Marakovits or Justin Shackil are going to be commentating! Michael Kay is the Emmy Award-winning Yankees play-by-play announcer for the YES Network who also hosts the network’s CenterStage series and its various programming specials. The 2025 season will be his 34th year broadcasting Yankees baseball: the first 10 years on radio, the latter 24 on YES.
Kay was a part of YES’ Yankees team that won a 2024 New York Emmy Award for its season-long coverage, a 2023 Emmy Award for its pre-game shows and a 2022 Emmy Award for Single Game Coverage.
Kay’s Centerstage show won a 2020 New York Emmy for best Interview/Discussion show. He also won a 2015 New York Emmy Award for his play-by-play work on YES’ Yankees telecasts, and a 2017 New York Emmy for his CenterStage hosting duties. In total, Kay has earned 19 Emmy wins while at YES. He also won CableFAX Program Awards in 2011 and 2013 for his CenterStage hosting duties.
From February 2014 to December 2024, Kay co-hosted The Michael Kay Show, a sports talk show heard weekdays from 3 to 6:30 pm ET on ESPN Radio in New York, which was simulcast live on YES. On January 6, 2025, Kay began solo hosting his new eponymous show on the same station from 1-3 pm ET weekdays.
During the 2022 and 2023 MLB seasons, Kay co-hosted, with former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, special “KayRod Casts,” alternate broadcasts on ESPN2 that aired alongside ESPN’s traditional Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts.
In November 2016, Kay was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in October 2018. The following month, he was awarded the Lou Gehrig Sports Award by the Greater New York Chapter of the A.L.S. Association.
Kay received the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio in November 2018; WFUV is the radio station for Fordham University, Kay’s alma mater. Previous recipients of the Vin Scully Award include Dick Enberg, Ernie Harwell, Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Verne Lundquist, Pat Summerall and Mike “Doc” Emrick.
He was inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame class of the prestigious Bronx High School of Science in February 2018. Kay was awarded the Italian American Baseball Federation Media Award in December 2022. In 2005, Kay was honored in his home borough of the Bronx with an honorary street sign erected on the Grand Concourse in his name. In December 2023, Kay was honored as a National Honoree by the Stamford (Ct.) Old Timers Athletic Association.
Kay handled play-by-play duties for ESPN’s coverage of the Astros-Tigers and the Blue Jays-Twins American League Wild Card Series in 2024 and 2023, respectively. He also did play-by-play on the ESPN Radio Network for the 2016 Blue Jays-Rangers American League Division Series, the 2013 Tigers-Athletics American League Division Series and the 2008 Phillies-Brewers National League Division Series. He also was a frequent contributor to ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning Sports Reporters television show.
Before joining the YES Network in 2002, Kay worked at the MSG Network since 1989 as a Yankees reporter. In 1992, he added Knicks locker room reporter to his responsibilities and continued in that role until the 1998-99 season.
Kay was awarded the Dick Young Award for Excellence in Sports Media by the New York Pro Baseball Scouts in 1995. In 1998, he was on the MSG Network team that won a New York Emmy for “Outstanding Live Sports Coverage – Series.” In 1996 and 1997, he was a member of the MSG Network team that won New York Emmys for “Outstanding Live Sports Coverage - Single Program” for Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter and “The Battle for New York: Yankees vs. Mets.” He was also part of the Yankees/MSG Network production team nominated for New York Emmy Awards for six consecutive years.
In addition to his television work, the Bronx, NY, native worked as a Yankees analyst on WABC Radio from 1992 through the 2001 season, which concluded with the classic Yankees-Diamondbacks World Series. Kay was a winner of “Best Sports Reporter” honors at the 2000 New York Metro Achievement in Radio Awards. In 1998, Kay also began co-hosting Sports Talk with John Sterling and Michael Kay, a nightly sports radio call-in show which aired on WABC Radio during the winter months.
Shortly after graduating from Fordham University in 1982 with a B.A. in Communications, Kay worked at SportsPhone and as the public address announcer for the New York Pro Summer Basketball League.
In 1982, Kay landed the job as general assignment writer for the New York Post. Two years later, he began covering college basketball (1984-85) and then spent two years as the writer covering the New Jersey Nets. In 1987, he moved to baseball at the Post, serving as the Yankees beat reporter. While he was in that position, he got his first television job with MSG Network as host of the Hot Stove League segment of MSG’s SportsNight.
In 1989, Kay moved to the New York Daily News, where he was the Yankees beat reporter before taking the job as a Yankees broadcaster on WABC Radio in 1992. With that jump, Kay became the first newspaper reporter in any sport to make the move into the broadcast booth full-time, performing both play-by-play and analysis.
Kay stayed on the radio for 10 years, broadcasting the Yankees’ four World Series championships during that time, before moving to the television side to become the lead play-by-play man for YES in 2002.
Kay has been involved in the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.), a charitable organization whose mission is to assist baseball community members. He co-hosted the 2013 B.A.T. fundraising dinner in New York. Kay also was master of ceremonies at the 2013 Thurman Munson Awards fundraising dinner in New York.
Kay is active with the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of his mother, Rose, who passed away from the disease in 2006. He also teamed up with former Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Girardi’s Catch 25 Foundation to organize annual charity dinners to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
Kay and his wife Jodi Applegate have a daughter, Caledonia Rose Kay, born in January 2013, and a son, Charles Applegate Kay, born in November 2014.
Ryan Ruocco, who joined YES in 2007 as a statistician for the network’s New York Yankees telecasts, holds down various roles within the network’s Yankees coverage. He backs up YES’ play-by-play man Michael Kay, fills in hosting YES’ Yankees Pre- and Post-Game Shows and periodically handles clubhouse reporting duties. Ruocco also shares play-by-play duties with veteran Ian Eagle on YES’ Brooklyn Nets telecasts.
Ruocco has won six Emmy Awards while at YES. He was a part of the YES team which won a 2024 Emmy in the Live Sporting Event/Season category and was a member of the YES team which won a 2022 Emmy in the Live Sporting Event/Game category. Ruocco also earned individual New York Emmy nominations in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 for his work at the network.
In addition to his YES work, Ruocco is one of the primary NBA play-by-play voices on ESPN, is the lead play-by-play announcer for the network’s women’s college basketball package and is the lead play-by-play announcer for the WNBA on ESPN. Ruocco is also executive producer of the 2024 documentary Sue Bird: In the Clutch.
He also handled periodic NFL play-by-play on ESPN Radio, college football and college basketball play- by-play on ESPN’s television networks, and he co-hosted ESPN Radio New York’s mid-day show.
Ruocco also co-hosted the popular R2C2 podcast with former Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia from 2017 to 2023.
Prior to joining YES, Ruocco handled basketball and football play-by-play at WFUV, Fordham University’s radio station while he was a student there. He also hosted WFUV’s One on One, New York’s longest-running sports call-in show. In 2008, he received Fordham’s prestigious Marty Glickman Award, named for the legendary play-by-play announcer.
Ruocco, who grew up in Fishkill, N.Y., graduated on the Dean’s List from Fordham in 2008 with a B.S. in Communications.
David Cone, the strikeout artist who endeared himself to New York Yankees fans for his numerous clutch performances and for hurling a perfect game in 1999, initially joined YES as a Yankees analyst in 2002. After pitching for the Mets in 2003 and then retiring from baseball, he re-joined YES as an analyst for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. After a year away from the mic, he came back again to YES in 2011 and has been with the network ever since. Cone has won five New York Emmy Awards while at YES.
Since 2022, Cone has been a game analyst on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecasts in addition to his YES duties. In 2019, he collaborated on a book with YES colleague Jack Curry called Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher, which was a New York Times best-seller.
Cone compiled a 194-126 record, 3.46 ERA and 2,688 strikeouts in his 17-year Major League career. He captured the American League Cy Young Award in 1994 and was a five-time All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1999). The Kansas City, Mo. native, known for coming up big in critical games, posted an 8-3 postseason record and played on five world championship teams: the 1992 Blue Jays and the 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Yankees.
The flame-throwing right-hander was drafted by his hometown Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1981 amateur draft and made his Major League debut with the Royals in 1986. He played the next five and a half seasons with the Mets; in 1988, he ran up a 20-3 record, 2.22 ERA and 213 strikeouts, and on October 6, 1991, he struck out 19 Phillies in a game.
After short stints with the Blue Jays and the Royals (again), he joined the Yankees in 1995. His finest season in pinstripes was 1998, when he was 20-7 with a 3.55 ERA and 209 strikeouts. A year later, on July 18, 1999, he hurled a perfect game against the Montreal Expos, only the second inter-league perfect game in Major League history. Fellow Yankee Don Larsen’s World Series gem in 1956 was the first.
While with the Yankees from 1995-2000, Cone was 64-40 with a 3.91 ERA and 888 strikeouts. He pitched for Boston in 2001, sat out the 2002 season, and pitched briefly for the Mets in 2003 before retiring.
Paul O’Neill is in his 24th season as a New York Yankees analyst for the YES Network. He has earned five New York Emmy Awards for his work at YES.
O’Neill played Major League Baseball for 17 seasons, from 1985 to 2001. He appeared in six World Series and earned five World Series rings, one with the Cincinnati Reds and four with the New York Yankees. He also played in five All-Star games.
The Yankees honored him on August 21, 2022, by permanently retiring his No. 21 during “Paul O’Neill Day” at Yankee Stadium.
O’Neill began his MLB career in 1985 with the Reds. After eight seasons with Cincinnati, O’Neill joined the Yankees in 1993, with whom he won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average. From July 23, 1995, until May 7, 1997, O’Neill played 235 games in right field without making an error. In 1997, he led the American League in hitting with men on base with a .429 average. On Aug. 25, 2001, O’Neill became the oldest Major Leaguer to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in November 2017. In 2008, O’Neill was named “Father of the Year” by The National Father’s Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year awards dinner in New York.
Former New York Yankees catcher Joe Girardi, who helped lead the Yankees to three World Championships in the 1990s as a player and later guided the team to the 2009 World Championship as a manager, re-joined the YES Network as a Yankees analyst in advance of the 2024 season. He previously had been a Yankees analyst for YES in 2004 and 2007.
In addition to managing the Yankees from 2008 to 2017, Girardi managed the Philadelphia Phillies from the 2020 season until June of 2022, and he also held that role with the Florida Marlins in 2006, with whom Girardi earned the National League Manager of the Year Award. Girardi also was the Yankees’ bench coach under manager Joe Torre during the 2005 season.
From 2022-24, Girardi served as a Chicago Cubs analyst on the Marquee Sports Network. Previously, he was an analyst with the MLB Network in 2018 and 2019. In addition, he was an analyst during the 2003 National League Division Series for ESPN Radio and provided the 2007 World Series pre-game analysis for FOX Sports.
In addition to his analyst work during his previous stints at YES, he won a New York Emmy Award for his hosting efforts on the network’s Kids on Deck series and was the star of The Joe Girardi Show.
A Peoria, Ill. Native, Girardi graduated from Spalding (Ill.) Institute in 1982 after earning All-State honors in baseball. He then played at Northwestern University, where he was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and three-time Academic All-American. He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Northwestern in 1986.
He was drafted by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 1986 amateur draft. He broke into the majors in 1989 with the Cubs and later played three seasons for the Colorado Rockies (1993-1995). Girardi was acquired by the Yankees prior to the 1996 season and played key roles as New York won the World Series in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
One month after departing the Yankees as a free agent in November 1999, Girardi signed with the Cubs and played three additional seasons for Chicago, making the National League All-Star team in 2000.
He played one season for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003 before signing with the Yankees as a free agent in February 2004. Girardi retired at the end of spring training, then joined YES.
Emmy Award-winning Meredith Marakovits was named the YES Network’s New York Yankees clubhouse reporter in March 2012. She reports on the team within the network’s Yankees game telecasts, pre- and post-game shows, Yankees Batting Practice Today and Yankees Hot Stove. She also periodically hosts the network’s Brooklyn Nets pre- and post-game shows.
Justin Shackil begins his sixth season covering the Yankees for YES Network, serving in a variety of roles, including clubhouse reporting and studio hosting. In addition to his baseball duties at YES Network, Shackil has called play-by-play for Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and college basketball broadcasts.
On radio, Shackil worked on the WFAN Yankees Radio Network for three seasons as a fill-in play-by-play announcer and postgame host. Shackil has also worked for the New York Yankees since 2015, hosting the team’s in-stadium pre-game shows and working with its in-house production team. In addition, he has co-hosted the Toeing The Slab pitching podcast with David Cone and YES researcher James Smyth. Shackil currently serves as a host and blow-by-blow announcer for Matchroom Boxing on DAZN.
His additional work credits include hosting for NBA Entertainment, SiriusXM Sports, Westwood One and radio play-by-play for the Double-A baseball teams: Mobile BayBears, Tennessee Smokies and Trenton Thunder. Shackil graduated from Fordham University in 2009.
According to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/team/broadcasters
On BravesVision Jeff Francour , Brandon Gaudin , CJ Nitkowski are commentating!
The 2026 season marks Francoeur's 9th season in the broadcast booth. He served as a guest analyst for select Braves games in both the radio and television booths during the 2018 season.
A 12-year MLB veteran, Francoeur spent six seasons (2005-09, 2016) with the Atlanta Braves. Francoeur also played for the New York Mets (2009-10), Texas Rangers (2010), Kansas City Royals (2011-13), San Francisco Giants (2013), San Diego Padres (2014), Philadelphia Phillies (2015) and the Miami Marlins (2016).
In 2018, Francoeur also served as a game analyst for FOX Sports South’s coverage of the ACC Baseball Championship.
Francoeur, an outfielder, won a National League Gold Glove in 2007.
Francoeur was drafted by the Braves in the first round (23rd pick) of the 2002 MLB Draft.
Francoeur has served as a national analyst for TBS since 2019, calling regular season and postseason games on the network.
Francoeur graduated from Parkview High School in Lilburn, GA, in 2002.
A native of Atlanta, Francoeur and his wife, Catie have four children - Emma Cate, Brayden, Eleanor and Camden. They reside in Suwanee, Georgia.
Brandon Gaudin is set to serve his 4th season as Atlanta's lead play-by-play announcer in 2026.
Gaudin has worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network since 2016, calling MLB, NFL and college football and basketball games.
His voice is also well known in the gaming world. He has been the play-by-play voice on the Madden NFL franchise each year since Madden NFL 17 launched in 2016.
Previously, Gaudin was the Voice of the Yellow Jackets, calling football, men’s basketball, and baseball at Georgia Tech from 2013-16. He has remained an Atlanta resident ever since.
Gaudin is a graduate of Butler University, where he was named “Most Outstanding Communications Student” and one of the “Top 10 Male students” in his graduating class of 2006. After college, he began his professional career calling Minor League Baseball games for the Orem Owlz in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Gaudin grew up a die-hard Braves fan in Evansville, Indiana. The first professional sporting event he attended was Game 5 of the 1991 World Series where the Braves defeated the Minnesota Twins 14-5. He returned to Atlanta for World Series trips in 1992 and 1995. He watched the Braves religiously on TBS and would play make-believe games every day after school in the foyer of his childhood home. He pretended to be then-Braves-voice Skip Caray as he announced the action while “playing” as the Braves. He credits the Braves with fostering his love for baseball and sports broadcasting, a profession he proclaimed he wanted to pursue from age 7 onward.
Gaudin’s unique career path has been lined with jobs of destiny, in a way. In 2008 he got to return to his hometown of Evansville to be the “Voice of the Evansville Purple Aces” for 3 seasons. Following that, he was hired by his alma mater, Butler, to be their play-by-play voice from 2010-13 (and was on the call for their magical run to the Final Four in 2011). And now, 10 years later, he gets to fulfill his childhood dream of being the TV voice of the Atlanta Braves.
Gaudin’s resume also includes over eight years calling NFL and NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament games for Westwood One Radio (2015-present).
C.J. Nitkowski will be in his 3rd season in the Braves broadcast booth where he will serve as the lead analyst this year.
A former MLB pitcher, Nitkowski was an analyst for Texas Rangers telecasts on Bally Sports Southwest from 2017-23 where he was nominated for 11 Lone Star Emmy Awards, winning six times.
Nitkowski also has national TV experience, working as an analyst in the booth for FOX and FS1 from 2014-19 and in a studio role for FOX and FS1's highlight, pre, and postgame shows.
During his 10-year MLB playing career, Nitkowski pitched for eight different teams, including 22 games with the Braves during the 2004 season.His MLB career lasted from 1995-2005 and included 336 games pitched for Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, New York (NL), Texas, Atlanta, New York (AL) and Washington.
Nitkowski also spent four additional seasons pitching in Japan and Korea before beginning his broadcasting career in 2013.
A native of Suffern, N.Y., Nitkowski has lived in Alpharetta for 19 years with his wife, Megan. The couple has three children, Matthew, Brooke and Luke.
According to https://www.mlb.com/braves/team/broadcasters