2008 Atlanta Braves season

2008 Atlanta Braves
2008 Atlanta Braves
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Turner Field
City	Atlanta, Georgia
Owners	Liberty Media; John Malone
Managers	Bobby Cox
Television	SportsSouth; FSN South; WPCH (Peachtree TV Channel 17)

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The Atlanta Braves' 2008 season will feature the Braves' attempt to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005. The Braves will once again be skippered by Bobby Cox, now in his 19th season managing Atlanta.

Offseason

October

October 25: Claimed RHP Chris Resop off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and designated RHP Chad Paronto for assignment.

October 29: Acquired OF Gorkys Hernandez and RHP Jair Jurrjens from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SS Edgar Rentería and cash considerations. Sent RHP Chad Paronto outright to Triple-A Richmond. He refused the assignment, becoming a free agent.

November

November 16: Acquired OF Josh Anderson from the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP Óscar Villarreal.

November 19: Signed Tom Glavine to a one-year, $8 million contract.

December

December 4: Acquired RHP Will Ohman and IF Omar Infante from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RHP Jose Ascanio.

Regular season

Season standings

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NL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	.568	—	48‍–‍33	44‍–‍37
New York Mets	89	73	.549	3	48‍–‍33	41‍–‍40
Florida Marlins	84	77	.522	7½	45‍–‍36	39‍–‍41
Atlanta Braves	72	90	.444	20	43‍–‍38	29‍–‍52
Washington Nationals	59	102	.366	32½	34‍–‍46	25‍–‍56

Game log

2008 Game Log

March

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	March 31	Pirates

April

#	Date	Opponent
2	April 2	Pirates
3	April 3	Pirates
4	April 4	Mets
5	April 5	Mets
6	April 6	Mets
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25

May

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
26
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53

June

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
54
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80

July

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
81
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91
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105

August

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
106
107
108
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134

September

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
135
136
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162

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

12 Sean Murphy
45 Chadwick Tromp

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

20 Marcell Ozuna

Manager

43 Brian Snitker

Coaches

85 Erick Abreu (bullpen)
88 Tom Goodwin (first base)
-- Tim Hyers (hitting)
10 Chipper Jones (hitting consultant)
39 Rick Kranitz (pitching)
97 Jimmy Leo (bullpen catcher)
-- Carlos Méndez (assistant hitting)
95 Eddie Pérez (assistant)
98 Tomás Pérez (batting practice pitcher)
-- Hugh Quattlebaum (assistant hitting)
89 Matt Tuiasosopo (third base)
4 Walt Weiss (bench)
96 José Yepez (bullpen catcher)
-- vacant (catching coach)

40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees

7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
^† Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated December 20, 2024
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