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  • Alex Anthopoulos has earned the right to continue an incredible era of Braves baseball
    • Alex Anthopoulos has earned the right to continue an incredible era of Braves baseball
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Atlanta Braves have been consistent winners since Alex Anthopoulos’ arrival and there are very few signs of a slowdown in the future. I can remember the end of the 2017 regular season like it was yesterday. The Atlanta Braves had just ended their season on a winning note, even though there weren’t too many wins to get excited about tha...2024
  • What’s left for the Atlanta Braves’ offseason?
    • What’s left for the Atlanta Braves’ offseason?
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves have done most of the heavy lifting already this offseason, but there are still a few things to check off between now and the start of Spring Training. We are a little over five weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training for the Atlanta Braves in North Port. As we sit here on January 7, a number of ...2024
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  • 2023 Minor League player review: Jorge Bautista
    • 2023 Minor League player review: Jorge Bautista
    Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power Bautista made his way to High-A where he scuffled a bit, but the potential is there for him to join the bullpen conversation in the future One of the few international signings the Braves were able to make following the John Coppolella scandal, Jorge Bautista has shown flashes of his potential since joining Atlanta’s farm system. How Acquired Bautista...2023
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  • This Day in Braves History: Bob Horner wins Rookie of the Year Award
    • This Day in Braves History: Bob Horner wins Rookie of the Year Award
    Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1952 - Eddie Mathews, Hoyt Wilhelm and Dick Groat receive first-place votes, but Dodgers pitcher Joe Black takes home the Rookie of the Year Award for the National League. 1978 - Bob Horner beats out Ozzie Smith to win the Rookie of the Year Award in the National League. Horner was the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft and h...2023
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  • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
    • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves’ sacrilegious-to-some style of hitting may have reached its apotheosis in 2023, with an unexpected twist I want to start this by saying that I don’t have any firsthand insight regarding the workings of the Atlanta Braves organization. I’ve never talked with, much less been in the same vicinity as Kevin Seitzer. Sure, Kris is down at the ballpar...2023
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  • MLB Pipeline Top 50 International Prospects for 2024 includes Jose Perdomo
    • MLB Pipeline Top 50 International Prospects for 2024 includes Jose Perdomo
    Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images Pipeline new article ranks Top 50 international players in upcoming class, with a potential Braves signing in the Top 5. MLB.com’s Pipeline has released a new article covering their ranking of the Top 50 international players available to sign with teams in the upcoming international signing period. That period, which opens on January 15th, is the...2023
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John Coppolella injury and suspension

  • • Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
    Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The countdown is on to see who will be enshrined We’re less than a week away from the announcements of who will be in the 2023 MLB Hall of Fame class heading for enshrinement in Cooperstown. With only a portion of the ballots being shared publicly it can be exceptionally difficult to predict which players (if any) will make the cut. But every year Ryan Thi...2023
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  • • These teams had the best Day 2 Draft hauls
    As part of the penalty for their extensive international signing violations under former general manager John Coppolella, the Braves forfeited their 2018 third-round pick. Despite that significant handicap, they still managed to amass the best haul of talent on the second day of the Draft....2018
  • • MLB drops death penalty on Braves, bans former GM for life
    MLB has hit the Atlanta Braves with their version of the death penalty as punishment for the franchise’s violations over the past few years. The punishments are so severe that it’s clear the league wanted to make an example out of the Braves as a warning to clubs not to do anything similar in the future.The Braves were forced to give up 12 prospects they had signed for an excess of $20 million bec...2017
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  • • Report: Braves will lose prospects as part of punishment
    The Atlanta Braves will be losing some prospects signed in the international market as part of the penalty for their multitude of violations, according to a report.The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal says that while MLB still has not ruled on the Braves’ case, a penalty will include the loss of prospects signed out of Latin Ameria. It’s unknown which prospects the Braves would lose, but the group could i...2017
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  • • N.L. Injury Notes: Rodriguez, Wright, Goeddel, Schwarber, Flores
    Braves GM John Coppolella spoke with Bill Shanks of The Macon Telegraph in a wide-ranging interview (audio link) that has plenty of interesting info for Atlanta fans. For our purposes, the most notable segment involved the team’s addition of second baseman Brandon Phillips after the terrifying car crash involving recently added infielder Sean Rodriguez. Per Coppolella,…...2017
  • • Eric O'Flaherty to Braves: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Andrew McKirahan Out For Season
    Braves GM John Coppolella says lefty Andrew McKirahan will miss the entire 2016 season after tearing an elbow ligament earlier this week, Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. As we noted earlier today, McKirahan appears likely to have Tommy John surgery. If he does, it will be his second time having the procedure,…...2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why This Winter's Winners Could Fool You
    2015
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  • • Dansby Swanson, Ender Inciarte, More to Braves: Trade Details, Scouting Report
    2015
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  • • Braves' Next Blockbuster Move Could Be Trading Freeman, Teheran
    2015

Timeline

  • 2024
    "This was also the first trade made by new GM Alex Anthopoulos after he was hired to replace John Coppolella."

  • 2023
    "Major League Baseball has lifted its previous “lifetime” ban on former Braves general manager John Coppolella, reports Jayson Stark of The Athletic."

  • 2022
    "Former General Manager John Coppolella receives a lifetime ban, and 12 prospects in the organization are declared free agents."

  • 2020
    "13, 2017, when he was hired following the ousting of GM John Coppolella."

  • 2018
    "com’s Mark Bowman that he considered quitting out of frustration with then-Braves GM John Coppolella and president of baseball operations John Hart."

  • 2017
    "Former Braves general manager John Coppolella was placed on MLB's permanently ineligible list, and the team lost one of its top prospects after committing serious rules violations in the international signing market."

  • 2016
    "Braves general manager John Coppolella has long shown a willingness to quickly flip players who have exceeded expectations and gained unexpected trade value."

  • 2015
    "As Braves president of baseball operations John Hart and general manager John Coppolella sat in their suite at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel during the wee hours of Wednesday morning, they could not hide the excitement they had generated just a few hours when they used Shelby Miller to gain a return greater than could have been realistically anticipated."

  • 2014
    "If John Coppolella gains the lofty title the Braves might eventually bestow upon him, he would likely become the first general manager who can lay claim to entering the baseball industry with the help of some quarters he deposited into payphones in three states."

John Coppolella trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Alex Anthopoulos has earned the right to continue an incredible era of Braves baseball
    2024
  • • What’s left for the Atlanta Braves’ offseason?
    2024
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Bob Horner wins Rookie of the Year Award
    2023
  • • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
    2023
  • • Bonus Bust: Big bucks do little in international free agency
    Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images About those hyped IFA prospects... January 2023 has been relatively quiet for the Atlanta Braves, punctuated by a few big days. In the middle of the month, the international free agency (IFA) signing period re-opened; a few days before that, MLB reinstated former Braves executive John Coppolella, who was ousted for improprieties...2023
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  • MLB lifts ban on former Braves GM John Coppolella
    • MLB lifts ban on former Braves GM John Coppolella
    Major League Baseball has lifted its previous “lifetime” ban on former Braves general manager John Coppolella. Coppolella has spent the past five years on the league’s ineligible list in the wake of heavy sanctions for violating rules regarding both international free agency and the annual amateur draft....2023
  • • MLB Lifts Ban On Former Braves GM John Coppolella
    Major League Baseball has lifted its previous “lifetime” ban on former Braves general manager John Coppolella, reports Jayson Stark of The Athletic. Coppolella has spent the past five years on the league’s ineligible list in the wake of heavy sanctions for violating rules regarding both international free agency and the annual amateur draft. A league…...2023
  • • Baseball history unpacked, November 21
    Happy birthday, Robert Stock! | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. He was a Cub for four innings in 2021. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to ...2022
  • • Braves promote Alex Anthopoulos, extend Brian Snitker, coaching staff
    The Braves announced Monday morning that they’ve promoted general manager Alex Anthopoulos to president of baseball operations and extended his contract through the 2024 season. The Atlanta organization also announced contract extensions for manager Brian Snitker and his entire coaching staff; they’ll now be in place through the 2021 season. Anthopoulos had previously been under contract through t...2020
  • • Braves extend Brian Snitker
    The Braves announced Monday morning that they’ve signed manager Brian Snitker to a two-year contract extension that includes a club option for the 2021 season. MLB.com’s Mark Bowman had indicated earlier Monday morning that Snitker’s widely anticipated new contract was expected to be announced (Twitter link). Snitker, 63 on Wednesday, took over as manager on an interim basis back in 2016 after the...2018

John Coppolella stats and results

  • • What’s left for the Atlanta Braves’ offseason?
    2024
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  • • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
    2023
  • • Jared Shuster tops Keith Law’s top 20 Braves prospect list
    Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Prospect season rolls on. Prospect list season continued Monday with the release of Keith Law’s top 20 Atlanta Braves prospects for the upcoming season. Law released all of his top 20 lists for the NL East. The Braves of course were shut out of Law’s Top 100 list. The complete list is behind The Athletic’s paywall, but you should certainly...2023
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  • • Bonus Bust: Big bucks do little in international free agency
    2023
  • • Coppolella resigns as Braves' general manager
    Braves general manager John Coppolella has resigned from his position, the team announced on Monday afternoon. The resignation came as a result of a breach of Major League Baseball rules regarding the international player market, the Braves' statement said....2017
  • • Coppolella resigns as Braves' general manager
    Braves general manager John Coppolella has resigned from his position, the Braves announced on Monday afternoon. The resignation came as a result of a breach of Major League Baseball rules regarding the international player market, the Braves' statement said....2017
  • • Erick Aybar Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation Surrounding Braves SS
    2016
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  • • Erick Aybar Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation Surrounding Braves SS
    2016
  • • Eric O'Flaherty to Braves: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Reloading Braves About to Add to Shortstop Wave
    2016
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  • • Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
    2023
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  • • John Coppolella Makes First Public Comments Since Ban From MLB
    In his first public comments since being forced to resign as the Braves’ general manager and, eventually, permanently banned from the game of baseball, John Coppolella issued a lengthy and apologetic statement to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. The 38-year-old says that he has been “disgraced and humbled” and that he and his family have been “devastated…...2017
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  • • John Coppolella makes first public comments since ban from MLB
    In his first public comments since being forced to resign as the Braves’ general manager and, eventually, permanently banned from the game of baseball, John Coppolella issued a lengthy and apologetic statement to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. The 38-year-old says that he has been “disgraced and humbled” and that he and his family have been “devastated and embarrassed by the repercussions of my actions.”“...2017
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  • • Family at forefront of Coppolella's Christmas
    Braves general manager John Coppolella is looking forward to a -- hopefully -- quiet Christmas and holiday season, spending time with family instead of on his phone....2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Reloading Braves About to Add to Shortstop Wave
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why This Winter's Winners Could Fool You
    2015
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  • • Hitters Set to Take Their Swings at MLB Winter Market After Pitching Rules Early
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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  • • John Coppolella Named Braves General Manager: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: In Shelby Miller, Braves Find a New Potential Anchor
    2015
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Top John Coppolella news

  • • Staying course has Braves in coveted position
    2015
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  • • Staying course has Braves in coveted position
    2015
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  • • Ex-Braves GM banned; team loses prospects
    2017
  • • Braves thrilled to reel in power prospect
    Braves general manager John Coppolella has long shown a willingness to quickly flip players who have exceeded expectations and gained unexpected trade value. On Wednesday, Atlanta traded pitchers Lucas Harrell and Dario Alvarez to the Rangers for Travis Demeritte, who has developed into one of the game's top power-hitting prospects....2016
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  • • Coppolella resigns as Braves' general manager
    2017
  • • Coppolella resigns as Braves' general manager
    2017
  • • John Coppolella To Resign As Braves’ General Manager
    Braves general manager John Coppolella will resign today, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter links). The circumstances surrounding his resignation aren’t yet clear, but the decision is tied to the Braves’ talent acquisition practices in Latin America, per Rosenthal, who also tweets that special assistant Gordon Blakely is involved in the issues the Braves…...2017
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  • • MLB Announces Permanent Ban For John Coppolella
    Major League Baseball has instituted a lifetime ban on former Braves general manager John Coppolella, according to an announcement from commissioner Rob Manfred. The heavy punishment comes as the league moves to punish his former organization for amateur signing infractions during his tenure as GM. Coppolella had already resigned from the Atlanta organization. Beyond the…...2017
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  • • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
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John Coppolella schedule, game

  • • Alex Anthopoulos has earned the right to continue an incredible era of Braves baseball
    2024
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  • • 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?
    2023
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  • • Bonus Bust: Big bucks do little in international free agency
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
    2023
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  • • Braves manager Brian Snitker almost quit after 2017 season?
    The Braves were considering parting ways with Brian Snitker at the end of the 2017 season, and the manager revealed to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman that he considered quitting out of frustration with then-Braves GM John Coppolella and president of baseball operations John Hart. Snitker reached the point of contacting a clubhouse attendant back in Atlanta to say “Pack my things, I’m not coming back” after...2018
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  • • John Coppolella Makes First Public Comments Since Ban From MLB
    2017
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  • • John Coppolella makes first public comments since ban from MLB
    2017
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  • • Banned ex-Braves GM Coppolella 'deeply sorry'
    Former Braves GM John Coppolella, on MLB's permanently ineligible list for violations on the international player market, said he has been "disgraced and humbled" by events of the past two months and is "heartbroken" over the damage he caused the team....2017
  • • Inbox: Will Kemp be moved for Acuna in '18?
    Though there could be some long-term financial or "controllable" benefits to waiting until May or June, let's just assume Ronald Acuna will essentially force the Braves to place him on their Opening Day roster. Whose spot in the lineup he takes will be determined as general manager John Coppolella spends this offseason tackling the challenge of attempting to trade one of his veteran corner outfiel...2017
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  • • John Hart On Braves’ R.A. Dickey, Bartolo Colon Signings
    This offseason, the Braves have added two starting pitchers so old that one of them (42-year-old R.A. Dickey) can’t believe the team also acquired an even older hurler in 43-year-old Bartolo Colon, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes. “Coppy [Braves GM John Coppolella] said to me, we’re going after Colon, and I said, whatever; he’s never leaving…...2016
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John Coppolella rumors, scandals

  • • 2023 Minor League player review: Jorge Bautista
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
    2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, November 21
    2022
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  • • Braves manager Brian Snitker almost quit after 2017 season?
    2018
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Reloading Braves About to Add to Shortstop Wave
    2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why This Winter's Winners Could Fool You
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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  • • Coppolella: “We Are Not Trading Freddie Freeman”
    The Braves have come under quite a bit of fire, with many stating that the team is tanking in order to accelerate its rebuild in the wake of last week’s Andrelton Simmons trade. Freddie Freeman‘s name has come up in frequent trade speculation over the past week, Braves GM John Coppolella adamantly denied to USA…...2015
  • • Simmons hot topic as Braves exit GM Meetings
    As Braves general manager John Coppolella exited the General Managers Meetings on Thursday morning, the baseball world was buzzing about the possibility that he might extend his ways as an aggressive wheeler and dealer by trading Andrelton Simmons....2015
  • • Simmons hot topic as Braves exit GM Meetings
    As Braves general manager John Coppolella exited the General Managers Meetings on Thursday morning, the baseball world was buzzing about the possibility that he might extend his ways as an aggressive wheeler and dealer by trading Andrelton Simmons....2015
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