2022 NL East Champs!
Greg and Ricky discuss the Braves’ fifth consecutive NL East title and the upcoming postseason! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2022•35 min
Behind the Braves
Behind the Braves, the official podcast of the Atlanta Braves, takes fans on a journey to uncover the stories - known and untold - about our beloved team. Former Braves closer, World Series champion and current director of alumni relations Greg McMichael and MLB.com's Ricky Mast are joined by Braves legends, players and even famous fans, to share the passion and history of this proud franchise.
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Episodes
October Is Near!
Greg and Ricky discuss what’s shaping up to be an exciting finish to the 2022 regular season and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2022•30 min
Race For The NL East!
Greg (AKA G. Diddy) and Ricky discuss what it’s like to be on a team that makes up a huge deficit in the division standings throughout the summer, the special atmosphere that exists at Truist Park, how the Braves might line up their postseason rotation and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 07, 2022•32 min
Ozzie Albies
Ozzie Albies joins the show to talk about his love of animals and the amazing work that he and his girlfriend are doing with the Ozzie Albies Foundation! For more information on the Ozzie Albies Foundation, go to ozziealbiesfoundation.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2022•16 min
Ron Knight and Jason Jaramillo
Ron Knight joins the show to discuss his duties as Braves Director of Minor League Operations, what it’s like to work with minor league players throughout their careers, what sparked his interest in working in baseball, the impact that attending a HBCU had on his life, his advice to people who want to work in baseball and more! Then, StatHero CEO Jason Jaramillo joins the show to discuss StatHero’s partnership with the Braves and the Braves Hot Streak Challenge! Learn more about your ad choices....
Aug 17, 2022•54 min
Grissom Called Up and Yates Returns
Greg and Ricky discuss the call-up of Vaughn Grissom, the Braves debut of Kirby Yates, Ronald Acuña Jr.’s recent surge, the mental process of returning to the field after a major injury and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2022•35 min
Live From Alumni Weekend With Leo Mazzone
Newly inducted Braves Hall of Famer Leo Mazzone joins Greg McMichael on stage during 2022 Braves Alumni Weekend to talk about his career! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 04, 2022•19 min
Walt Weiss
Walt Weiss joins the show to discuss what it was like to play for the great Oakland A’s teams of the late 1980s, his day-to-day duties as Bench Coach for the Braves, how it feels to win the World Series as a player vs. as a coach, what it was like to coach in the All-Star Game and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27, 2022•34 min
Kevin Liles
Braves Team Photographer Kevin Liles joins the show to discuss what it’s like to capture historic moments in the team’s history, how he first got his start in the big leagues, the method to keeping sports photography fresh, the hustle and bustle of a team photo, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2022•33 min
All-Star Selections, Trade Deadline, Rookie of the Year and More!
Greg and Ricky discuss how many Braves they think will make the 2022 NL All-Star team, what potential moves the team could make at the trade deadline, the incredible development of young players by the Front Office, Greg reminisces on what it was like to be a Rookie of the Year candidate in 1993 and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 08, 2022•36 min
Kevin McAlpin
Kevin McAlpin of 680 the Fan and the Braves Radio Network joins the show to talk about the current state of the team including the emergence of Michael Harris II and Spencer Strider, the potential return of Mike Soroka, the bullpen, Dansby Swanson’s future, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2022•46 min
Ryan Klesko Live from The Tasting Room at ASW Distillery
Braves legend Ryan Klesko joins the show (interview starts at 2:00) on location at The Tasting Room at ASW Distillery to discuss coaching youth baseball, hobbies that he enjoys now that his playing days are over, and much more! Then, ASW cofounders Charlie Thompson and Jim Casteen (interview starts at 28:14) discuss the growth and success of their company as well as their new collaboration with the Braves: Fiddler Chin Music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 23, 2022•54 min
Spencer Strider
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider joins the show to discuss his rapid rise through the Braves system, his approach to pitching, his mustache, why he decided to become a vegan and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 15, 2022•32 min
Geoff Wilson
Geoff Wilson, founder of Sports Card Investor, joins the show to discuss his passion for sports card collecting, the most iconic Braves cards of all time, his advice to young entrepreneurs and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 08, 2022•44 min
Fred McGriff and DFCS Caregivers
Braves legend Fred McGriff joins the show to discuss his current role as a baseball scout, his memories of the day he made his Braves debut in 1993, how his infamous appearance in the Tom Emanski TV commercials came to be and more! Then, Greg and Ricky sit down for a special chat with four incredible people (Nick and Rachel Hanratty, Adam and Charity Byrd) who were recently named “Caregivers of the Year” by the Division of Family & Children Services in Georgia. Learn more about your ad choic...
May 27, 2022•53 min
The 2022 Season Thus Far
Greg and Ricky discuss Kyle Wright’s breakout season, when players actually start paying attention to the standings, the importance of the addition of Kenley Jansen to the bullpen and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 16, 2022•32 min
Insung Kim
Insung Kim joins the show to discuss his role as Braves Senior Creative Director, what Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month means to him, what it's like to work on such projects as the 2021 World Series ring, designing Braves uniforms, the creation of Truist Park and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 06, 2022•41 min
Collin McHugh
Braves pitcher Collin McHugh joins the show to discuss what it’s been like to play for his hometown team, meeting John Smoltz when he was 10, rooting for the Braves in the 2021 World Series, the free agency process that brought him to the Braves, making the transition from being a starting pitcher to a reliever, what it’s like to host his own podcast (The Twelve Six Podcast) and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 28, 2022•27 min
Gabe Burns
Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Gabe Burns joins the show to discuss his thoughts on the 2022 Braves, Freddie Freeman’s departure, Matt Olson’s arrival, the signing of Kenley Jansen, Kyle Wright’s performance thus far, the emergence of Spencer Strider and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2022•43 min
Miran Armutlu
Miran Armutlu, Vice President of Jewelry, Engineering, R&D, Product Development and Master Jeweler at Jostens, Inc, joins the show to discuss how he and the Braves designed the 2021 World Series Championship ring! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2022•59 min
Brian Snitker
Braves Manager Brian Snitker (interview starts at 11:18) discusses how it felt to take the World Series trophy to Bobby Cox’s house, what it’s been like seeing all of the “2021 World Champions” messaging all across the ballpark in North Port, how he and his staff are dealing with another abbreviated Spring Training, his first impressions of Matt Olson, the youth movement in Major League Baseball, the depth of the bullpen, the current plan for the rotation and more! Learn more about your ad choic...
Apr 06, 2022•32 min
Genevieve Beacom
Genevieve Beacom joins the show to talk about becoming the first woman to pitch in the Australian Baseball League, how she fell in love with the game as a youngster, how she became a Braves fan, her goal of playing college baseball in the United States, her best pitches, what Peter Moylan is like as a coach and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2022•28 min
The 2022 Season Begins!
Greg and Ricky return to talk about the Braves’ acquisition of Matt Olson, the bullpen potentially being the best that the team has ever had, the depth of the lineup and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 23, 2022•38 min
Marquis and Antonio Grissom
Marquis and Antonio Grissom join the show to discuss their incredible work with the Marquis Grissom Baseball Association, the Braves RBI program, Antonio’s role as Head Coach of the Morehouse College baseball team and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2022•29 min
Live From 2022 Braves Fantasy Camp!
A new season of Behind the Braves kicks off live from Braves Fantasy Camp at CoolToday Park featuring interviews with both rookie and veteran campers as well as pitching coach/former Braves pitcher Pete Smith and manager/former Braves second baseman Marcus Giles! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Best Of: Rico Carty
A look back on the 2018 Behind the Braves interview of Braves legend Rico Carty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2021•50 min
The Night Shift
On this “Best Of” edition of Behind the Braves, we revisit our past interviews with all four members of “The Night Shift”: Luke Jackson (interview starts at 2:22), Will Smith (interview starts at 39:35), A.J. Minter (interview starts at 1:02:06) and Tyler Matzek (interview starts at 1:18:58). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Mark Owens
Longtime Atlanta Braves On Field/In Game Host Mark Owens discusses how he first started working with the Braves, his role in the infamous infield fly game, what it was like to experience the Braves’ magical run to the 2021 World Series title, the loudest moments in Truist Park history and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2021•55 min
Behind the Braves: Kevin McAlpin
Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network joins the show to talk about the 2021 World Series, what it was like to be there for Game 6, the after party, his thoughts on the 2021 season, the incredible moves made by the Braves Front Office at the trade deadline and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2021•44 min
WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
Greg and Ricky share their thoughts, memories and excitement of the Atlanta Braves winning the 2021 World Series! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 04, 2021•52 min
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