Braves 1B Matt Olson wins third career Gold Glove Award

For the third time in his career, Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson has won the Gold Glove Award. It’s the first time the slugger has taken home the hardware since winning the award in 2018 and 2019 with the Oakland Athletics. While Gold Glove voting has a reputation for being funky over the years, … Read more

Atlanta Braves News: Manager Openings, Ha-Seong Kim, Matt Olson, More

The number of MLB managerial openings grew on Monday, with the somewhat unexpected news that Padres manager Mike Shildt is retiring. While this likely does not have a major impact on the Braves process to fill their own opening, it is one more attractive job for potential candidates to consider. As we all know, Alex … Read more

Battery Power Braves Player of the Month, September 2025: Matt Olson

Battery Power Braves Player of the Month, September 2025: Matt Olson

The Atlanta Braves had their ups-and-downs in September, but ended the month 14-11, buoyed by 10-game winning streak during the last-half of the month. The Braves starting pitching trio of Spencer Strider, Chris Sale and Bryce Elder pitched in five games a piece (Sale’s relief of Charlie Morton’s start on the season’s final day provide … Read more

Atlanta Braves News: Matt Olson Homers Again, Jake Fraley to IL, More

All of the sudden, the Braves are an absolute juggernaut when they play on Sundays. After what seems like a few seasons of struggling with Sunday games, the Braves have now won 6 times over the past 7 games that finished on a Sunday. Its a nice course reversal from earlier this season, as ending … Read more

Atlanta Braves News: Matt Olson durability, Mets series, more

Well the season is pretty clearly in the dumps at this point, but there are some encouraging signs looking forward. Michael Harris is now in the middle of his second really strong month at the plate. His walk rate is still essentially non-existent, which is a problem, but he is hitting the ball hard and … Read more