The Atlanta Braves are ready for the challenge.
Despite Atlanta’s consistent success - they’ve won the NL East for each of the previous six seasons, twice making the NLCS and winning the 2021 World Series - the popular favorites (and the most frequently written about team) this season is the Los Angeles Dodgers, thanks to their $1.2B shopping spree of an offseason.
But despite watching LA add reigning AL MVP Shohei Ohtani and starters Yoshinobu Yamamoto (free agency) and Tyler Glasnow (trade) to their rotation, Atlanta’s the team with the best record in baseball at 20-9 (.