2013 Atlanta Braves season
| 2013 Atlanta Braves | |
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| National League East champions | |
The Braves during a home game in April 2013
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| Record | 96–66 (.593) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | Liberty Media/John Malone |
| General manager(s) | Frank Wren |
| Manager(s) | Fredi González |
| Local television |
SportSouth Fox Sports South (Chip Caray, Joe Simpson, Tom Glavine, Dale Murphy) |
| Local radio |
WCNN WNNX Atlanta Braves Radio Network (Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Mark Lemke) |
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The 2013 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 17th season of home games at Turner Field, 48th season in Atlanta, and 138th season of the franchise.
The Braves won their first game of the season (7–5) against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 1. They finished the season 96-66 and first place in the National League East, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series.
The Braves began the offseason with some major holes to fill. The Braves were losing future Hall of Famer Chipper Jones to retirement, and centerfielder and lead-off man Michael Bourn was lost to free agency. The idea going into the offseason was to get a centerfielder and either a thirdbaseman or left fielder, with Martín Prado playing either third base or left field depending which way they decided to go.
The Braves signed B. J. Upton to a 5-year $75.25 million contract very early in the offseason, filling the need in centerfield. In January, they then acquired B.J.'s brother Justin Upton, a left fielder from the Diamondbacks, along with third baseman Chris Johnson, in exchange for Prado, Randall Delgado, and three minor league prospects.
The Braves also traded Tommy Hanson to the Angels for relief pitcher Jordan Walden, signed back-up infielder Ramiro Pena, and signed Gerald Laird to replace back-up catcher David Ross, who signed with the Red Sox as a free agent. They also brought back a former teammate by claiming outfielder Jordan Schafer off waivers from the Houston Astros.
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