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Cuban defector Hector Olivera joins Braves for final month (Yahoo Sports)
 In what is shaping up as their worst season since 1990, the Atlanta Braves at least have a little something to be excited about in the final month of the season. Cuban defector Hector Olivera was called up for Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins, looking to show he was worth the steep price the Braves paid to land him just before the deadline for non-waiver trades. ''This is the first step, so there are some nerves,'' Olivera said through a translator, sitting in the dugout at Turner Field during batting practice. More...
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