The Atlanta Braves have unquestionably been the most disappointing team in baseball this season, but success is still measured in hardware. And the Braves will indeed get to say they won a trophy in 2025 after all.
After MLB’s Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway was suspended Saturday due to weather, the game resumed on Sunday for the Braves to top the Reds, 4-2, behind Eli White’s two home runs. It was the Braves’ first win on a Sunday since May 25, which sounds impossible.
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So, it only seemed fitting that the Braves would get an enormous trophy for breaking that Sunday winless drought. No, really. MLB awarded the Braves with a trophy for a regular season game against a third-place team.
I mean, even the Braves couldn’t contain their laughter. Look at that thing:
Not many teams can head into August sitting 16 games below .500 and still pick up some silverware for the trophy case. The Braves managed to pull that off, and fans couldn’t stop joking about the ridiculousness of it all.
This was how Twitter/X reacted
The season is officially a success now for Atlanta.
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This article originally appeared on For The Win: MLB fans had jokes after the Braves won a trophy for Speedway Classic