PHOTOS: Braves settle into day 2 of spring training

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PHOTOS: Braves settle into day 2 of spring training

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss (left) and former Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker travel via golf cart during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park, in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley (right) talks with hitting coach Tim Hyers batting practice during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. (center foreground) is greeted by first baseman Matt Olson during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves first baseman Matt Olson takes batting practice during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves catcher Nacho Alvarez Jr. (center) watches during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves catcher Jonah Heim (second from left) talks with teammates during the second day of workouts for pitchers Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitcher Spencer Strider works on strength and conditioning during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves center fielder Michael Harris II fields a ground ball during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. (left) talks with first base coach Antoan Richardson during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves catcher Drake Baldwin takes batting practice during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves first baseman Matt Olson makes a throw during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies throws to first base during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (right) is greeted by coach Tony Diaz during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. (left) talks with first baseman Matt Olson (center) and second baseman Ozzie Albies during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves center fielder Michael Harris II takes batting practice during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies takes batting practice during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitcher Bryce Elder throws during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitcher Owen Murphy throws during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves center fielder Michael Harris II holds his customized bat during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitchers warm up during the second day of pitchers and catchers workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitchers leave a practice field during the second day of pitchers and catchers workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitchers leave a practice field during the second day of pitchers and catchers workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitcher Bryce Elder (right) talks to catcher Chadwick Tromp during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Atlanta Braves pitchers (from left) Chris Sale, Hurston Waldrep, Dylan Lee and Tyler Kinley walk onto the practice field during the second day of pitchers and catchers workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves catcher Jonah Heim practices catching balls from a baseball training machine during spring training workouts aWednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves first baseman Matt Olson walks back to the clubhouse after his indoor batting practice during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves third baseman Austin Riley walks back to the clubhouse after his indoor batting practice during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves manager Walt Weiss (left) and former Atlanta Braves Manager Brian Snitker chat during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitcher Dylan Lee reacts as he recognizes former Braves manager Brian Snitker (not pictured) during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale (center) confers with pitching coach J.P. Martinez (right) during the second day of pitchers and catchers workouts at CoolToday Park, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitchers run drills during the second day of pitchers and catchers workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitcher Hayden Harris arrives before spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves outfielder Mike Yastrzemski arrives before spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitcher Grant Holmes arrives before spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

A Braves player warms up during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies arrives before spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

The Braves' Nacho Alvarez Jr. walks back to the clubhouse after batting practice during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Braves pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver arrives before spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss (left) and former Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker travel via golf cart during spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at CoolToday Park, in North Port, Fla. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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