Braves Miss Playoffs After Late-Season Surge

The Atlanta Braves missed the 2025 playoffs, snapping a seven-year postseason streak and finishing 74-83, well behind the NL Wild Card. They closed the season on a nine- to ten-game winning run that included a historic nine-game stretch in which the team committed no errors, never scored fewer than five runs nor allowed more than five, producing a +46 run differential. The season was ultimately undermined by an 0-7 road trip to open the year and an MLB-worst mark in one-run losses that cost them many winnable games. Manager Brian Snitker, 69, is in the final year of his contract and is widely expected to retire, making this likely his last season as skipper. Atlanta added veteran Charlie Morton for the final stretch and leaves 2025 with a strong core led by Ronald Acuña Jr., providing momentum into 2026 but signaling the need for offseason roster changes.