Braves’ Buchter gives his father a birthday to remember

MILWAUKEE — Mike Buchter is a New Jersey guy. South Jersey, just across the river from Philadelphia. Owns a janitorial company, been a fan of Philly sports teams all his life.

But these days, his allegiance has veered to the Braves. He gets asked a lot about the Braves cap he’s wearing around town or the Braves jacket he wore while clearing snow off his driveway this winter.

Not that he has minded answering every time he was asked. He loved it, actually. His son Ryan was a Braves minor league relief pitcher, he’d tell them. Only now he can’t tell them that anymore. Because Ryan Buchter is a major-leaguer now. Suiting up for his first game could be considered Ryan’s gift on his father’s birthday.

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