The Atlanta Braves pull victory out of the jaws of defeat again with the rookie catcher joining in on two rallies

With just over six weeks left in the season, Baldwin is favored to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

Drake Baldwin homered twice and drove in five runs, Marcell Ozuna also went deep and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Miami Marlins 8-6.

The rookie catcher has been a top storyline for the Atlanta Braves since the All-Star Break as he begins the final push for the top rookie honor in baseball

ATLANTA — In an eventful seven days for the Atlanta Braves that began with a win at the speedway in Bristol, Tenn., and ended with a series-clinching doubleheader sweep of the previously surging Miami Marlins, a pair of rookies gave Braves fans something to be excited about from the team’s woeful season.

Baldwin was second in MLB.com's July’s Rookie of the Year poll with nine first-place votes to Brewers phenom pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, who tallied 19 first-place votes. Baldwin may surpass Misiorowski in the upcoming August poll as Misiorowski is currently on the 15-day injured list with a left tibia contusion.

No self-respecting Atlanta Braves fan would sit here in August and tell you that this has been a fun 2025 season. Injuries have ravaged just about every part of

Rookie Drake Baldwin hit two homers and drove in five runs as the Atlanta Braves erased a four-run deficit to beat the visiting Miami Marlins 8-6 on Thursday in the opener of a five-game series.

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