This ride has gone from bad to historically bad for the Atlanta Braves, and we’re only seven games in.
Shohei Ohtani delivered a walk-off haymaker in the bottom of the ninth, sending a baseball and the Braves’ hope sailing into the Southern California night. Final score? Dodgers 6, Braves 5.
That makes it 0-7 for Atlanta—MLB’s worst record to start the 2025 season. Meanwhile, the Dodgers? A perfect 8-0. Could the contrast be any more brutal?
A World Series Hopeful Stumbling Out of the Gate
Coming into 2025, this was supposed to be the year. A healthy, hungry Braves team was expected to punch its ticket deep into October. But instead, they’ve stumbled through a nightmare road trip.
The Padres and the Dodgers both swept the Braves, and none of the losses came easy. Some of them were tight games with late-inning heartbreak and many missed opportunities. This isn’t a bad team playing bad baseball—it’s a talented team that can’t seem to catch a break.
And if things weren’t bad enough on the field, the off-field issues are piling up. Jurickson Profar got popped for PEDs. Reynaldo López is on the IL. Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider are still out. It’s like the baseball gods took one look at Atlanta and said, “Not this year.”
History Isn’t on Their Side
No team in Major League history has made the playoffs after starting 0-7. That is not a stat you want to be up against. It’s been 42 years since a team has even managed to finish with a winning record after a start like this. That’s not a slump—that’s an anchor.
What Now For the Braves?
We’re not here to ring alarm bells just yet, but someone should probably locate the alarm. Because when you start the season in a seven-game hole, history says you’re done before April really begins.
The Braves get a breather Thursday, and they’ll return to Atlanta on Friday with a much-needed home crowd behind them. The Marlins are coming to town; that could be just what the doctor ordered.
But make no mistake—this homestand is critical. If the Braves don’t find a spark—and fast—the 2025 campaign might be over before it ever really began.
