Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr. elected to start in MLB All-Star Game
Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. were the first players selected for the 2023 All-Star Game. Here's who else made the cut.JUNE 22, 2023
OZZIE ALBIES #1 - SECOND BASEMAN - ATLANTA BRAVES
10 HR •
53 RBI •
.251 AVG
10 HR
53 RBI
.251 AVG
Homers again Sunday Albies went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 14-6 win over the Rockies.
Impact Albies put Atlanta ahead 7-5 in the fourth inning with a three-run shot off Chase Anderson, his second homer in as many games. Albies has been raking of late, going 11-for-24 (.458) with three homers and a 1.435 OPS over his last six games. He's now slashing .269/.322/.509 with 17 homers, 52 RBI, 36 runs scored and three stolen bases across 301 plate appearances this season.
JUNE 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Slugs 16th homer Albies went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a 10-2 win against the Rockies on Saturday.
Impact Atlanta pummeled Colorado starter Connor Seabold for four homers in the victory, and Albies accounted for one of those with 412-foot solo shot in the second inning. The second baseman has collected multiple hits in three of his past four games, batting .412 (7-for-17) with two homers and five RBI over that stretch. Albies is up to 16 long balls on the season, putting him on pace to challenge his career-high mark of 30 set during the 2021 campaign.
JUNE 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Three hits, three RBI in win Albies went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Thursday's win over the Rockies.
Impact Albies is now 6-for-10 with three extra-base hits in his last three games while batting .375 (15-for-40) with four homers and a 1.172 OPS over his last 11 contests. The 26-year-old second baseman is having another strong season after an injury-plagued 2022 campaign, slashing .264/.318/.494 with 15 homers, 33 runs scored, 47 RBI and three stolen bases.
JUNE 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ozzie Albies, Braves look to stay hot vs. Rockies Add Ozzie Albies to the growing list of Atlanta Braves hitters who are heating up at the plate.
JUNE 16, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Ozzie Albies, AJ Smith-Shawver lead the Braves to an 8-3 win over the Rockies
Ozzie Albies had three hits and three RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 to give 20-year-old rookie AJ Smith-Shawver his first major league winJUNE 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Slugs 15th homer Albies went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Tigers.
Impact After reaching base three times in the matinee on two walks and a single, Albies flexed his muscles in the nightcap, launching a Michael Lorenzen changeup deep to right field in the second inning for his 15th homer of the year. The switch-hitting second baseman has caught fire in June, and over his last 10 games he's batting .333 (12-for-36) with four long balls, two steals, eight RBI and 10 runs.
JUNE 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Belts walk-off homer Albies went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run, an additional run and a walk in Thursday's 13-10 extra-inning win against the Mets.
Impact Coming into Albies' 10th-inning at-bat, he was the only one of Atlanta's starters without a hit in the contest. The second baseman wiped away that narrative with a three-run shot off Tommy Hunter to send his team home with a win. Albies has gone deep three times in his past four games, slashing .412/.474/.941 with six RBI, five runs and a stolen base over that span.
JUNE 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ozzie Albies' walk-off HR ends sweep of Mets; Braves' AJ Smith-Sharver takes stage Friday The Braves came back yet again to beat the Mets for the 11th time in their past 13 games: "This team is just unreal."
JUNE 9, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Ozzie Albies' 2-run blast in 10th caps Braves' rally past Mets Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 13-10 win over the visiting New York Mets on...
JUNE 9, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Albies hits 3-run homer in 10th, Braves rally to beat reeling Mets 13-10 for 3-game sweep
Ozzie Albies lined a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the reeling New York Mets 13-10 for a three-game sweepJUNE 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Launches 13th homer Albies went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Mets.
Impact He got Atlanta on the board with a second-inning shot off Carlos Carrasco. Albies has gone yard in back-to-back games and three times in the last five contests, and with 13 homers in 60 games on the year, the second baseman is on pace to break the career-high mark of 30 home runs he slugged in 2021.
JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Albies leads Braves against the Mets after 4-hit game
The Atlanta Braves take on the New York Mets after Ozzie Albies had four hits against the Diamondbacks on SundayJUNE 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Knocks four hits Albies went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's win over Arizona.
Impact Albies only extra-base hit was a game-tying, two-run shot in the fourth inning. Sunday was his second four-hit performance of the year and it boosted his slash line to .257/.303/.473 with two steals and 24 extra-base hits through 59 games. The 26-year-old has produced four multi-hit performances while striking out just twice in his last 12 games.
JUNE 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Albies homer helps Braves beat Oakland 4-2, drop A's to 12-46
Ozzie Albies hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a three-run fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Oakland Athletics 4-2 to deny the Athletics’ bid for their first three-game winn...MAY 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
David O'Brien: After Ozzie Albies' sac fly gave them a 4-3... - The Athletic After Ozzie Albies' sac fly gave them a 4-3 walk-off win over the Dodgers, the Braves (30-19) have the NL's best record, and majors' biggest...
MAY 25, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Ozzie to the rescue: Albies comes through for walk-off win ATLANTA -- Ozzie Albies’ game-ending sacrifice fly gave the Braves a thrilling 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night at Truist Park. A...
MAY 25, 2023 • MLB.COM
Ozzie Albies' walk-off sac fly lifts Braves over Dodgers Ozzie Albies hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Austin Riley with the winning run in the ninth inning, giving the Atlanta Braves a...
MAY 25, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM
Albies drives in winning run in 9th as Braves beat Dodgers 4-3, avoid sweep
Ozzie Albies’ sacrifice fly drove in Austin Riley in the bottom of the ninth and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 to avoid a three-game sweepMAY 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ozzie Albies is MLB's best from right side, far less from left, loves switch hitting Albies has an even more pronounced disparity in his splits this season. A ginormous gap.
MAY 16, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Masataka Yoshida, Ozzie Albies headline MLB Team of the Week
Ben Verlander shared which MLB players made his Team of the Week for the first week of May.MAY 8, 2023
Third straight multi-hit game Albies went 3-for-5 with a double in Thursday's 6-3 win over Miami.
Impact Albies will be sad to leave Miami after torching the Marlins' pitching over the last three games. He went 9-for-14 with two home runs and four doubles in that span. The second baseman is up to a .288/.328/.576 slash line with nine homers, 26 RBI, 15 runs scored, six doubles and a triple through 32 contests this season.
MAY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Power surge continues Albies went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 14-6 rout of the Marlins.
Impact That's now six extra-base hits (four doubles and two homers) in the last three games for Albies, who is trying to give Ronald Acuna a run for the title of hottest hitter in the Atlanta lineup. Over his last 12 games, Albies is batting .341 (15-for-44), boosting his slash line on the season to .275/.318/.567 with nine homers, 15 runs and 26 RBI through 31 contests.
MAY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Homers in win Albies went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Marlins.
Impact Albies opened the scoring with a second-inning homer off Sandy Alcantara. It's his eighth longball of the season for Albies, matching his total in 64 games last season. The two-hit game snaps a 1-for-14 stretch for the 26-year-old second baseman. Albies is now slashing .252/.298/.513 with 13 runs scored and 24 RBI through 124 plate appearances.
MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
