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Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson flashed his Gold Glove fielding abilities Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks led 3-1 over the Braves in the bottom of the 6th inning at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. With two runners in …
Matt Olson and Orlando Arcia sure have a strange way of showing their affection for one another. The Atlanta Braves teammates went viral before Saturday’s game against the Oakland A’s for their highly unusual handshake. Olson and Arcia …
A cast of Oakland Braves is assembling in Atlanta. Robert Murray of FanSided reported on Wednesday that the Braves have signed veteran outfielder Ramon Laureano. It is a minor-league deal for Laureano, who will begin in Triple-A Gwinnett. The …
Matt Olson had the entire Chicago metropolitan going through it over the weekend. During Sunday’s series finale between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field, the Braves slugger Olson got a hold of a ball in the third inning and …
Spencer Strider’s perfect game bid on Monday came up short thanks to a brutal error by Matt Olson. Strider was perfect through six innings as his Atlanta Braves were beating the Miami Marlins 8-0. He was facing Jazz Chisholm, who was leading …
Game 2 of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves was delayed by nearly three hours due to bad weather. That was not all bad news for one of Atlanta’s key players, who made excellent use of the unexpected downtime. Braves …
The Atlanta Braves agreed to a big trade on Monday that could signal the unofficial end of Freddie Freeman’s time with the franchise. All-Star first baseman Matt Olson has been traded to the Braves from the Oakland A’s. Oakland will …
Lucas Giolito was so nasty on Sunday that he caused an opponent to lose an unusual piece of equipment on a swing. Giolito struck out 13 over six innings in a 2-0 loss to the Oakland A’s. He fooled Matt Olson on a changeup in the sixth inning …
