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Aug 10, 2023 · Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson on Thursday hit his 40th home run of the 2023 season and in doing so tied Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani for the major-league lead.. Olson's blast ...
Mar 14, 2022 · The Atlanta Braves signed first baseman Matt Olson to an eight-year, $168 million extension on Tuesday, they announced, one day after acquiring him in a trade with the Oakland Athletics for four ...
Matt Olson has played 9 seasons for the Athletics and Braves. He has a .255 batting average, 858 hits, 233 home runs, 630 RBIs and 550 runs scored. He has won 2 Gold Glove awards and 1 Silver Slugger award.
Mar 15, 2022 · The Atlanta Braves, the defending World Series champions, made a blockbuster trade on Monday, acquiring first baseman Matt Olson from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for four prospects ...
Jun 5, 2022 · Matt Olson is an American professional baseball first baseman of MLB for the Atlanta Braves. He is a left-handed batter who first started with an interest and is slowly marking his way up. Matt attended Atlanta Braves’ Mercer’s First Pitch Classic on January 18, 2023.
May 31, 2023 · Matt Olson is striking out a lot. Exactly 30% of the time, to be precise. His swinging strike rate has never been higher. He’s only posted a lower contact rate once, in his disastrous 2020 campaign. Obviously, then, you know how he’s doing this year: incredibly well. His 140 wRC+ is the second-best mark of his career.
Mar 5, 2017 · Matt Olson. A marriage made in baseball heaven, Olson has done nothing but rake since Atlanta acquired him from Oakland in March of 2022. He turned it up to an even greater level in 2023, his second year with the organization, pacing all major-league hitters in home runs (54) and RBI (139) while registering the fourth-highest OPS in the bigs at ...
