The Major League Baseball All-Star Break is this week as players and teams prepare for the second half of the season beginning this weekend. After a solid first half, the Atlanta Braves are in good position to return to the playoffs this season after winning the 2021 World Series title, the franchise’s first since 1995.
Atlanta (56-38) is securely in position to earn the National League’s top wildcard spot (three WC spots per league) come playoff time, and the Braves are still right behind the division leading New York Mets in the NL East standings with 12 games against their rivals in the second half.