Editor’s Note: The video above is from earlier reporting.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Atlanta Braves on Wednesday announced the broadcast talent lineup for BravesVision, the club’s owned-and-operated platform that is now the official TV home of the Braves beginning with the 2026 baseball season.
Fans tuning in on Opening Day, which is on March 27, will be greeted by “familiar faces who have become synonymous with Braves baseball in recent years,” they said.
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The Braves announced that Brandon Gaudin and C.J. Nitkowski will return for their third season together, anchoring the broadcast booth as the play-by-play announcer and primary analyst, respectively.
Jeff Francoeur will also join the booth as an analyst for at least 30 games this season, marking his 10th season with the Braves broadcast team, according to the club.
Wiley Ballard and Paul Byrd will continue their roles as in-game reporters, providing interviews and insights throughout the games.
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The Braves previously announced BravesVision will produce more than 140 games, along with extensive pregame and postgame programming, throughout the 2026 regular season.
The move comes after the Braves terminated their deal with FanDuel Sports Network — the parent company of Main Street Sports Group — earlier this year, leaving fans wondering how they would watch games this season.
Announcing our BravesVision Broadcast Team!
Brandon Gaudin and C.J. Nitkowski will anchor the broadcast team from the booth, with Jeff Francoeur, Wiley Ballard, and Paul Byrd also returning: pic.twitter.com/wWbiCtzDj2
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 18, 2026
Other former Braves players, including Peter Moylan, Nick Green, and Charlie Culberson, will host the new BravesVision pregame show, “Braves On Deck,” and postgame show, “Braves Postgame.”
The team previously announced that a select number of regular season games will air for free over-the-air through a continued partnership with our parent company, Gray Media, giving us the opportunity to simulcast games across our network of stations in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast. The full schedule of over-the-air games will be announced before Opening Day. For a list of Braves on Gray stations, click here.
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Atlanta returns to action Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies at 1 p.m. live on Gray Media, one of 18 spring training games on television.
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