In the 24 hours after the 2017 season ended, the Braves were thrown into turmoil when general manager John Coppolella announced his resignation amid a baseball investigation into team practices in the international market.

David O'Brien, the longtime Atlanta Braves beat writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, recently sat in on the We Never Played the Game podcast -- hosted by WSB-TV Sports Director Zach Klein and AJC columnist Jeff Schultz -- to discuss what led to the investigation and what's next for Atlanta's MLB franchise.

O'Brien shares if there were any early indications of misconduct and who knew about the alleged allegations. In case you missed it, listen in (and subscribe, rate and review):

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AJC Senior Sports Editor Rod Beard (left) and his son Jonathan have been to 19 of the 30 Major League Baseball parks, a tradition they started years ago. (Rod Beard/AJC)

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Toi Cliatt, Trina Martin and her son, Gabe Watson, say they were traumatized when an FBI SWAT team raided their Atlanta home by mistake in 2017. (Courtesy of Institute for Justice)

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