With the suspension of Jurickson Profar, who the Braves had signed to a three-year, $42 million free agent deal, Verdugo suddenly found himself more than a depth piece. He has served as Atlanta's ...

Alex Verdugo felt like trolling the Yankees on Instagram this spring, now he’s not on a team. It seems “IN DUE TIME,” has become “TO DO TIME,” as in it is time for Alex Verdugo to find ...

Verdugo, 29, is a career .270 hitter with 70 homers and 328 RBIs in 856 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2017-19), Boston Red Sox (2020-23), New York Yankees (2024) and Braves.

It's felt a little that way since Verdugo became the Braves leadoff hitter on April 18. Since then, Atlanta is 11-4 when Verdugo starts. In those 15 games, the Braves have averaged five runs per game.

Verdugo slashed .281/.337/.428 in the first seven years of his career. However, the last two seasons have been subpar for him. He has slashed .234/.292/.339 in his last 205 games.

Verdugo, 29, hit just .239/.296/.289 with no home runs and 10 extra-base hits in 56 games. Atlanta deployed him in a strict platoon role, with more than 85% of his plate appearances coming against ...

Braves recover and beat slumping Nationals 4-3 with 9th inning walk-off Alex Verdugo was the hero Monday night with an RBI single to win it after the Braves had blown a lead in the top of the ninth.