{"id":45205,"date":"2025-03-30T01:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T01:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205"},"modified":"2025-03-30T01:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T01:57:29","slug":"braves-c-drake-baldwin-notches-first-career-hit-vs-padres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205","title":{"rendered":"Braves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin notched his first career hit during Saturday\u2019s game against the San Diego Padres.<\/p>\n

Facing Padres starter Randy V\u00e1squez, Baldwin slapped an 88-mph cutter into left field. He had started the season 0-7, including a few hard-hit balls that almost left the yard.<\/p>\n

If he wasn\u2019t ecstatic enough, Baldwin threw out Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill at second in a strike \u2018em out, throw \u2018em out double play. His pop time on the double play was 1.94 seconds, .01 second faster than Sean Murphy\u2019s average pop time in 2024.<\/p>\n

The top prospect was the Opening Day starting catcher after Murphy went down early in camp after he was hit in the ribs with pitch. After an impressive spring (12-42, 4 RBIs), the 24-year-old won the spot and has started behind the plate all weekend.<\/p>\n

Despite taking an early lead in the first two games of their series against the Padres, the Braves were unable to hold onto their advantage, dropping to 0-2 on the season. After wrapping up the series against San Diego on Sunday, Atlanta will head north to Los Angeles for a three-game set against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

The Braves\u2019 home opener is on April 4 against the Miami Marlins.<\/p>\n

How to watch Braves on Gray<\/b><\/h2>\n

In Atlanta, fans can watch the Braves on Gray by tuning into PeachtreeTV, Atlanta\u2019s CW Network. Fans can also watch games on YouTube TV, over the air on channel 17.1 and on channel 17 on Dish Network and DirecTV and channel 7 on Xfinity and Spectrum.<\/p>\n

If you are in another market outside of Atlanta, click here to see how you can catch the action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin notched his first career hit during Saturday\u2019s game against the San Diego Padres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":45206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[71,1424,1425,239,1149,1055,1329,1345,1430,1036,1433,1426,1429,1428,39,1431,289,1432,61,1427],"class_list":["post-45205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-baldwin","tag-baldwin-braves","tag-braves","tag-braves-catcher","tag-braves-on-gray","tag-braves-opening-day","tag-braves-padres","tag-dodgers","tag-drake-baldwin","tag-drake-baldwin-hit","tag-drake-baldwn-first-career-hit","tag-how-to-watch-braves-on-gray","tag-jackson-merrill","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-marlins","tag-miami-marlins","tag-randy-vasquez","tag-sean-murphy","tag-sean-murphy-injury"],"yoast_head":"\nBraves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Braves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin notched his first career hit during Saturday\u2019s game against the San Diego Padres.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-30T01:57:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/avtvip-2025-03-30T085630.696.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205\",\"name\":\"Braves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/avtvip-2025-03-30T085630.696.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-30T01:57:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-30T01:57:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/avtvip-2025-03-30T085630.696.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/avtvip-2025-03-30T085630.696.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Braves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\",\"name\":\"MrThanh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrThanh\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Braves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Braves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres - NEWS USA","og_description":"Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin notched his first career hit during Saturday\u2019s game against the San Diego Padres.","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-03-30T01:57:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/avtvip-2025-03-30T085630.696.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MrThanh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrThanh","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205","name":"Braves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/avtvip-2025-03-30T085630.696.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-30T01:57:29+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-30T01:57:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/avtvip-2025-03-30T085630.696.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/avtvip-2025-03-30T085630.696.jpg","width":900,"height":900},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45205#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Braves C Drake Baldwin notches first career hit vs. Padres"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec","name":"MrThanh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrThanh"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45207,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45205\/revisions\/45207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}