MIAMI — On Friday, the Braves were reunited with one of their own. Pitching coach Rick Kranitz is back with the team. He had been away from the club since early July because of a family matter.

That experience will be invaluable to the clubhouse, and so will his competitive drive, which is what Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz highlighted when talking about Chris Sale on MLB Network Radio.

Nola is close with Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz, who was with the Philadelphia Phillies from 2016 to '18. And as a native of Baton Rouge, La., who attended LSU, he might prefer to sign with ...

There was a question or two regarding the staff, namely pitching coach Rick Kranitz and hitting coach Kevin Seitzer. While ...