1997 - Former Atlanta Braves knuckleballer Phil Niekro is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of ...

Former Braves star and MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz reacted ... the best pitchers in baseball. He has dealt with some injury trouble over the years, something that Smoltz doesn’t expect to ...

John Smoltz has gone from being ... and he ended up becoming one of baseball's best-ever closers. I think the Braves were hoping Smoltz would run with the closer role as well.

Atlanta Braves legend John Smoltz has now backed the Yankees for this signing. In the midst of the Soto sweepstakes, the team was working on sorting out their pitching department as well.