Mark Teixeira earned plenty of accolades and money over his long tenure as a Major League Baseball player. And yet something was missing.

After a frustrating sweep in Tuesday's doubleheader with the division-leading New York Mets, a series win was out of the Atlanta Braves' grasp against their National League East rivals.

Just call him Mr. 2,000.

Mets manager Buck Showalter saved veteran starter Carlos Carrasco for the nightcap of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Braves, hoping the 35-year-old could adjust his game plan to pitch more innings if Game 1 taxed New York's bullpen.

While the Atlanta Braves have stumbled out of the gate, the New York Mets are off to a fast start and look like a legitimate threat to the reigning champions.

Once again, the Atlanta Braves find themselves in what has become a familiar but unwelcome position.

In 2022, even with the National League adopting the designated hitter, the hits are missing again. And the power has suddenly gone out, too.

With Major League Baseball's 2022 season approaching the end of its first month, the Atlanta Braves finally got over one hump by winning a series this past week.

The Atlanta Braves had quite a bash on Ron Washington's 70th birthday.

Tylor Megill and the New York Mets' bullpen kept throwing and throwing, the crowd growing louder with every toss. A 159-pitch gem, it was.

Ronald Acuña Jr. was the star attraction. Kyle Wright, though, is becoming a must-see player in his own right.

Ronald Acuña Jr. was playing a video game from the "Call of Duty" franchise when he got an unexpected FaceTime call at 1 a.m. Thursday.

Chicago Cubs manager David Ross believes balanced contributions are making his lineup look deep.

Travis Demeritte hit his first big league homer in nearly three years and made an impressive catch to back another strong outing by Max Fried, giving the Atlanta Braves a much-needed 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

The Chattanooga Lookouts will stage their second homestand of the season this week, having already amassed more sellout crowds of 6,300-plus at AT&T Field than the past two years combined.

Miguel Cabrera reached the 3,000-hit mark on a weekend afternoon in front of an adoring crowd at his home ballpark in Detroit. It was a moment worthy of the milestone.

For a brief moment late Sunday afternoon, it seemed as if the Atlanta Braves were back in the playoffs, hunting for another red-letter October victory.

Garrett Cooper has played for the Miami Marlins since 2018, which means he has endured plenty of road losses at the hands of the Atlanta Braves.

Jazz Chisholm wanted the cycle. The dynamic second baseman settled for leading an offensive breakout for the Miami Marlins.

Miguel Cabrera homered for the 1,000th hit of his Major League Baseball career. He went deep for his 2,000th, too. No. 3,000 didn't travel quite as far, at least not in distance.

If a career-high 11 strikeouts and a dominant night on the mound weren't enough of a confidence boost for Atlanta Braves starter Kyle Wright on Friday, then manager Brian Snitker surely provided it.

Throwing left-handed and standing at least 6-foot-6 certainly proved to be the right combination for stellar Major League Baseball pitchers such as Randy Johnson, CC Sabathia and Chris Sale.

Tony Gonsolin knew he hadn't allowed a hit to the Atlanta Braves. The Los Angeles Dodgers starter was more focused on not getting ahead of himself.