LOS ANGELES (AP) ¡ª Injured shortstop Dansby Swanson didn¡¯t
make the Atlanta Braves¡® roster for the National League Division Series. His
replacement is Charlie
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announced their roster Thursday, hours before the start of Game 1.The Dodgers
left All-Star pitcher Ross Stripling off their roster. The right-hander sparkled
when added to the rotation because of injuries, going 8-3 with a 2.92 ERA before
getting hurt and shifting back to the bullpen in August.Also not on the Dodgers¡¯
roster is 39-year-old infielder Chase Utley, who had announced he¡¯ll retire at
the end of the season although it¡¯s likely he has already played in his last
game.The Dodgers are carrying 12 pitchers and 13 position players. Ambidextrous
reliever Pat Venditte and reliever John Axford, who came over from Toronto at
the trade deadline in August, didn¡¯t make the roster.Swanson tore a ligament in
his left hand against the New York Mets in the next-to-last series of the
regular season. He is one of Atlanta¡¯s top defensive players. At the plate, he
was hitting .238, with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs in 136 games.Culberson is making
his third straight playoff appearance. He helped the Dodgers to the World Series
last year.The Braves¡¯ 25-man roster features 12 pitchers, including right-hander
Julio
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one of just two players who were with Atlanta for its last postseason appearance
in 2013. The other is first baseman Freddie Freeman.The other pitchers are: Brad
Brach, Game 1 starter Mike Foltynewicz, rookie Max Fried, Kevin Gausman, rookie
A.J. Minter, Sean Newcomb, Game 2 starter Anibal Sanchez, rookie Chad Sobotka,
rookie Touki
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World Series with Detroit. Venters pitched for the Braves in their postseason
appearances in 2010 and 2012.Besides Culberson and Freeman, other infielders are
Ozzie Albies, Johan Camargo, Lucas Duda and Ryan Flaherty. Duda helped the Mets
win the NL pennant in 2015.The Atlanta outfielders are rookie Ronald Acuna Jr.,
Lane Adams, Ender Inciarte and Nick Markakis. LAS VEGAS (AP) ¡ª Josh Rawitch of
the Arizona Diamondbacks has won the Robert O. Fishel Award for public relations
excellence in the major leagues.Rawitch, presented the honor Monday at the
winter meetings, is Arizona¡¯s senior vice president of content and
communications. He spent 15 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers in marketing and
public relations, wrote for MLB.com from
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communications. He left after the 2011 season to join the Diamondbacks.He has
helped organize baseball¡¯s winter meetings charity auction, which has raised
more than $1.2 million for cancer research, female students in sports management
and youth baseball.The award was named for the longtime executive with the
Indians, St. Louis Browns, the Yankees and the American League. Fishel won the
first award in 1981, and the voting is conducted annually among active past
winners and Major League Baseball staff.