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2021 Atlanta Braves season
The 2021 Atlanta Braves season was the 151st season of the Atlanta Braves franchise, the 56th Season in Atlanta, and the Braves' 5th season at Truist Park. The Braves were managed by Brian Snitker, in his sixth season as the team’s manager. The Braves clinched their fourth consecutive National League East division title. They defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the Division Series and faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Championship Series for the second straight year. They defeated the Dodgers in six games to reach the World Series for the first time since 1999. They would go on to defeat the Houston Astros in six games, winning their first World Series since 1995, their second since moving to Atlanta, and their fourth in franchise history. Jorge Soler won the Most Valuable Player award in the World Series.
2021 Atlanta Braves
World Series Champion
National League Champion
National League East Division Champion
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Truist Park (since 2017)
Atlanta (since 1966)
Results
Record
88–73 (.547)
Divisional place
1st
Other information
Owner(s)
Liberty Media/John Malone
General manager(s)
Alex Anthopoulos
Manager(s)
Brian Snitker
Local television
Bally Sports Southeast
Bally Sports South
(Chip Caray, Jeff Francoeur, Paul Byrd, Tom Glavine, Dale Murphy, Joe Simpson, Kelly Crull)
Local radio
680 The Fan
Rock 100.5
Atlanta Braves Radio Network
(Ben Ingram, Jim Powell, Joe Simpson)
1600 La Mejor
(Daniel Cantú, Emanuel Zamarrón)
Offseason
November
On November 11, 2020, the Braves re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Josh Tomlin to a one-year, $1 million contract that includes a $1.25 million club option for 2022.
On November 16, 2020, the Braves signed left-handed starting pitcher Drew Smyly to a one-year, $11 million contract.
On November 24, 2020, the Braves signed right-handed starting pitcher Charlie Morton to a one-year, $15 million contract.
February
On February 5, 2021, the Braves re-signed outfielder Marcell Ozuna to a four-year, $64 million contract. The contract includes a club option for a fifth year, worth $16 million, with a $1 million buyout.
Regular season
Marcell Ozuna incident
Postseason
Roster
2021 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers
36 Ian Anderson
60 Jesse Biddle
60 Jesse Chavez
64 Tucker Davidson
75 Grant Dayton
56 Carl Edwards Jr.
78 Jay Flaa
54 Max Fried
61 Shane Greene
77 Luke Jackson
49 Nate Jones
74 Dylan Lee
55 Chris Martin
68 Tyler Matzek
33 A. J. Minter
50 Charlie Morton
66 Kyle Muller
15 Sean Newcomb
48 Richard Rodríguez
67 Edgar Santana
51 Will Smith
18 Drew Smyly
65 Spencer Strider
65 Ty Tice
32 Josh Tomlin
62 Touki Toussaint
71 Jacob Webb
46 Bryse Wilson
30 Kyle Wright
19 Huascar Ynoa
Catchers
24 William Contreras
16 Travis d'Arnaud
12 Alex Jackson
14 Jonathan Lucroy
45 Jeff Mathis
52 Kevan Smith
26 Stephen Vogt
Infielders
23 Ehire Adrianza
1 Ozzie Albies
17 Johan Camargo
5 Freddie Freeman
27 Austin Riley
48 Pablo Sandoval
7 Dansby Swanson
Outfielders
13 Ronald Acuña Jr.
34 Abraham Almonte
9 Orlando Arcia
14 Adam Duvall
38 Guillermo Heredia
11 Ender Inciarte
20 Marcell Ozuna
25 Cristian Pache
22 Joc Pederson
8 Eddie Rosario
12 Jorge Soler
Other batters
53 Sean Kazmar Jr.
Manager
43 Brian Snitker
Coaches
59 José Castro (assistant hitting)
57 Sal Fasano (catching coach)
58 Drew French (bullpen)
10 Chipper Jones (hitting consultant)
39 Rick Kranitz (pitching)
97 Jimmy Leo (bullpen catcher)
70 Bobby Magallanes (assistant hitting)
95 Eddie Pérez (assistant)
98 Tomás Pérez (batting practice pitcher)
28 Kevin Seitzer (hitting)
37 Ron Washington (third base)
4 Walt Weiss (bench)
99 José Yepez (bullpen catcher)
2 Eric Young (first base)