Do the Braves get swept this year?

TL;DR

The Atlanta Braves were swept by the Miami Marlins on September 17, 2023. Historically, the Braves have had varied experiences with sweeps in recent seasons.

Key points

Braves swept by Marlins on September 17, 2023
Last sweep before 2023 was by Astros in late April
Braves were never swept in 2022

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Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez (3) pours gatorade onto Miami Marlins center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2) after sweeping the Atlanta Braves in the series on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, at loanDepot Park in Miami. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Well, they got the series loss out of the way. Not surprisingly, it came in a series where the games weren’t really managed with urgency on the pitching side. Now, the season standings are what they are, so I can get soft-pedaling things, though it’s not actually any more enjoyable to watch in the moment than if the standings were more dire. But, it’s not like the team’s first series loss was some kind of devastating blow. *Right now*, getting swept also wouldn’t be a devastating blow. But, we also don’t know that the Braves will get swept any time soon. Do you think they will? If so, when? Who’s gonna achieve it? The 2024 Braves didn’t get swept until early May… by the Dodgers… on a road trip to Seattle and Los Angeles… after losing a series to the Mariners. The 2023 Braves actually got swept in late April by . The 2022 Braves were never swept. The 2021 Braves were swept in their first series of the year… as were the 2019 Braves. Both happened in . The 2020 Braves were only swept in a two-game set in Games 19 and 20 of that shortened season. A funny thing there was that they were swept at Yankee Stadium, and then later that month, swept the in two games at home. The team only participated in one other sweep the rest of the way. The 2018 team also lasted until early May, where they were swept at home by the Giants.

Q&A

When was the last time the Braves were swept before the Marlins in 2023?

The Braves were last swept in late April 2023 by the Houston Astros.

How often have the Braves been swept in recent seasons?

In recent seasons, the Braves were swept in 2021 and 2019, but were never swept in 2022.

Which teams have swept the Braves in the past few years?

The Braves have been swept by the Astros in 2023, the Dodgers in 2024, and the Yankees in 2020.