The Athletic selected three former Atlanta Braves relief pitchers for its MLB All-Quarter Century Team this week.

1913 — James Rowe, who had won back-to-back Belmont Stake races in 1872-73 as a jockey, sets the record for the most number ...

1973 — Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, wins the Belmont Stakes in record time to capture the Triple Crown. Secretariat ...

Kimbrel returned to the Braves, the club he spent his first five major-league seasons with, for Friday's game against the Giants.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Atlanta Braves called up franchise career saves leader Craig Kimbrel from the minors a day after having their worst blown ninth-inning lead in more than a half-century. The ...

2014 — Rafael Nadal wins the French Open title for the ninth time, and the fifth time in a row, by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Nadal improves his record at Roland Garros to 66-1.

1921 — Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees became baseball’s career home run leader by hitting his 120th off Cleveland’s Jim Bagby in the third inning. The Indians took the game 8-6.

It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed ... Phillies, Mets, Red Sox, Braves). Known for a high-powered fastball, Wagner recorded 100-plus strikeouts in a season four times.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- CC Sabathia will have a New York Yankees logo on the cap of his Hall of Fame plaque and Billy Wagner will have ... his plaque has a Boston Red Sox logo. Sabathia spent the ...

Billy Wagner is one of baseball's newest Hall of ... Wagner finished his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves. He retired with 422 saves ...

HOUSTON — Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired ... and he went on to save 197 games for the Phillies, Mets, Red Sox and Braves before he retired in ...