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Matt Olson bats second, as Alex Verdugo is dropped to seventh, Drake Baldwin starts© Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images ...
The Atlanta Braves first baseman has been recognized for the effort he puts in every single game at the plate and at first ...
Position: First base | Bats: Left | Age: 31 | Home runs: 17Out goes Ronald Acuña Jr. and in steps his teammate Matt Olson. It's only right that the Braves have some representation in Atlanta and ...
The first baseman is slashing .203/.338/.344 with 16 strikeouts in 18 games this season. With runners in scoring position, Olson possesses a .211/.348/.263 slash line with seven RBI.
Unfortunately, Olson's 2025 ground ball rate sits at a pretty dreadful 50.6% which is easily a career-worst mark. For those following at home, ground balls are not good for taking advantage of ...
Overall, Olson is hitting .225 with six homers, 19 runs, and 18 RBI over 120 at-bats for the Braves this season. He is off to a bit of a slow start by his standards, but fantasy gamers should ...
Through May 15, Olson's numbers were pretty brutal for the month. While there was a fair bit of bad batted ball luck involved, there are only so many ways to sugarcoat a .173/.254/.365 slash line ...
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson found himself in an awkward situation as he rounded the bases on Monday for his first-career inside-the-park home run. Under normal circumstances, he'd ...
Braves fans defended Olson and also pointed out how Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run as Ronald Acuña Jr. was down with a torn ACL in 2021. This was how Twitter/X reacted ...