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• Braves' Matt Olson: Belts two homers Monday

  Rotowire Mar 24, 2026

  Olson went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates. The slugging first baseman took Carson Fulmer deep in the first inning before clobbering a Mike Clevinger fastball in the sixth. Olson appears more than ready for Opening Day, slashing .333/.373/.750 in 16 spring games with six homers.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Power on display this spring

  Rotowire Mar 12, 2026

  Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays. He took Nick Martinez deep in the first inning, giving Olson his third homer in nine spring games. The 31-year-old first baseman has four 30-homer campaigns in his career and three other seasons with 29, and well as six 90-RBI seasons on his resume, including five straight. While his batting average can waver, Olson remains one of the most reliable power sources in the league.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Ejected Saturday

  Rotowire Sep 27, 2025

  Olson was ejected from Saturday's contest against the Pirates ahead of the seventh inning, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports. Olson was called for interference while running to first base in the bottom of the sixth inning, and he was ultimately sent home by the home plate umpire for arguing between frames. Eli White replaced him at first base versus Pittsburgh. Olson finished his night 0-for-3 with a strikeout at the plate.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Up to 29 homers

  Rotowire Sep 26, 2025

  Olson went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-3 loss to Pittsburgh. Atlanta may have waited too long to heat up in the win column as it relates to their playoff aspirations, but Olson has certainly been on fire at the dish for fantasy managers. Over his last 234 plate appearances since the beginning of August, the All-Star first baseman is slashing .296/.372/.544 with 27 extra-base hits and 26 RBI. Olson has 94 RBI on the campaign and will likely fall short of his fourth career 100-RBI year, barring a torrid finish in 2025, but his 29 round trippers give him a chance to record his fifth career 30-homer season.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Drives in four in twin bill

  Rotowire Sep 17, 2025

  Olson went 3-for-10 with a double, a triple, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the Nationals. After launching a solo shot off Jake Irvin in the matinee, Olson played hero in the top of the 10th inning in the nightcap with a bases-loaded triple. The first baseman has been on an absolute tear of late, batting .478 (11-for-23) over his last five games with eight of those hits going for extra bases (three doubles, a triple and four homers). On the year, he's up to 27 homers and 91 RBI in 152 contests, giving him a shot at his fifth career 30-HR campaign and fourth career 100-RBI season.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Mashes homer, two doubles

  Rotowire Sep 15, 2025

  Olson went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles, four RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 11-3 win at Washington. The Atlanta first baseman produced his second four-RBI performance of the season while posting three extra-base hits in a contest for the first time in 2025. Olson gave his squad a 5-1 lead with a three-run blast in the fifth off Nationals starter Mitchell Parker. The three-time All-Star has been on fire in September, batting .378 (17-for-45) with five round trippers, 11 runs scored and 10 RBI across 13 games.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Smacks 24th homer of 2025

  Rotowire Sep 13, 2025

  Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Atlanta's 6-2 loss to Houston on Saturday. Olson put Atlanta on the board with a solo shot off Hunter Brown in the fourth inning before coming around to score in the seventh on a Ha-Seong Kim single. Olson leads Atlanta with 24 home runs this season, which is five short of his mark from the 2024 campaign. He has gone 11-for-36 (.306) with three home runs, five RBI and seven runs scored in 11 games since Sept. 1.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Goes yard in win

  Rotowire Sep 8, 2025

  Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-1 win over the Cubs. Olson swatted his 23rd homer of the season and his second of the month of September. Since the start of August, the All-Star first baseman is batting .307 with 16 extra-base hits, 12 RBI, 21 runs scored and one stolen base over 36 games. Olson has also hit safely in 11 of his last 13 outings.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Homers again Thursday

  Rotowire Aug 28, 2025

  Olson went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and a second run scored in Thursday's 19-4 loss to Philadelphia. Olson's sixth-inning blast was little more than window dressing, cutting Philadelphia's lead to 15-4 at the time. The first baseman has gone deep in consecutive games after a 14-game stretch during which he batted .276 (16-for-58) with no homers and six doubles. On the year, Olson is up to 21 long balls, 75 RBI, 77 runs scored, one stolen base, 35 doubles and a .266/.364/.456 slash line through 134 contests.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Socks homer No. 20

  Rotowire Aug 27, 2025

  Olson went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 12-1 rout over the Marlins. The first baseman took Ryan Gusto deep in the third inning, one of five Atlanta long balls on the afternoon. Olson snapped a 14-game power drought with the blast, his 20th of the season -- a mark he's reached in eight straight full campaigns, with only the pandemic year of 2020 as an exception.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Ends power drought Sunday

  Rotowire Aug 10, 2025

  Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Marlins. Olson got Atlanta on the board with a 419-foot blast in the fourth inning, marking his first homer since July 20. In 19 games between long balls, the first baseman hit just .247 with four doubles and five RBI. For the year, he's slashing .262/.363/.451 with 19 home runs, 70 RBI and 66 runs scored across 526 plate appearances.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Stays hot with three hits

  Rotowire Jul 23, 2025

  Olson went 3-for-5 in Tuesday's loss to the Giants. Atlanta managed only eight hits in total, so Olson's consistent presence on the basepaths didn't produce any offense in a shutout loss. The first baseman has hit safely in six straight games, and through 17 contests in July he's slashing .290/.372/.478 with four doubles, three homers, 10 runs and 12 RBI.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Drives in three runs

  Rotowire Jul 13, 2025

  Olson went 2-for-5 with three RBI in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. Olson knocked an RBI single in the third inning and drove in two more with another single in the fifth. He was stuck in a 3-for-25 (.120) slump with no RBI over his previous six games entering Sunday. Olson now has nine RBI over his last 17 games but all of those have come in three contests. He's slashing .262/.362/.468 with 61 RBI and 40 extra-base hits through 420 plate appearances this season.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Reaches five times in loss

  Rotowire Jul 5, 2025

  Olson went 3-for-3 with two walks, a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs in Saturday's 9-6 loss to Baltimore in 10 innings. The first baseman went 0-for-4 in Friday's series opener to snap a 10-game hit streak, but he quickly bounced back Saturday with his sixth three-hit effort of the campaign. Olson is up to 17 homers on the season with 58 RBI, 49 runs and a .271/.372/.495 slash line through 88 contests.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Blasts grand slam

  Rotowire Jul 3, 2025

  Olson went 3-for-5 with a double and a grand slam in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Angels. Olson blew the game wide open for Atlanta in the sixth, when he took Ryan Zeferjahn deep to right field for a 358-foot grand slam, the ninth of his career. Wednesday marked Olson's 16th multi-hit game of the season, five of which have come in the midst of his current nine-game hitting streak. Over that span, he has gone 15-for-38 (.395) with four doubles, one home run and seven RBI.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Continues to pile up RBI in June

  Rotowire Jun 24, 2025

  Olson went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a double, a run scored and a walk in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Mets. Olson extended his on-base streak to 25 games in his big night at the plate, during which he racked up three RBI for the fourth time in June. Over his last 112 plate appearances, the star first baseman is slashing .304/.420/.522 with three home runs, 11 doubles and 23 RBI. Olson has also tallied at least one hit in 13 of his last 15 outings.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Pushes hitting streak to nine games

  Rotowire Jun 18, 2025

  Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Mets. Olson blasted his 15th long ball of the season, pushing his hitting streak to nine games and his on-base streak to 25. During this latter period (110 plate appearances), the All-Star first baseman is slashing a healthy .271/.355/.542 with six big flies, eight doubles, 20 RBI and 16 runs scored. Olson has seen a considerable boost in RBI production since Ronald Acuna rejoined the lineup -- the former has collected 17 RBI over his last 23 games after recording just 28 across his first 49 outings without Acuna.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Huge performance in rout

  Rotowire Jun 14, 2025

  Olson went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's win over the Rockies. The first baseman was at the heart of a 12-run eruption by the Atlanta offense. Olson has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games, slashing .291/.403/.527 over that stretch with two homers, 11 runs and 13 RBI as he puts a sluggish start to the season firmly behind him.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Belts 14th homer

  Rotowire Jun 10, 2025

  Olson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and two walks in a 7-1 win against Milwaukee on Monday. Olson broke a 1-1 tie and put Atlanta up for good with a two-run blast to center field in the fifth inning. The veteran first baseman has knocked in eight runs over his past five contests despite going a modest 4-for-16 at the plate during that span. Olson has also walked six times during the five-game stretch, and all four of the hits (two doubles and two homers) have gone for extra bases. He's up to 14 home runs, 39 RBI and an .817 OPS on the campaign.

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• Braves' Matt Olson: Plates three in loss

  Rotowire Jun 8, 2025

  Olson went 1-for-4 with a two-run double and an RBI fielder's choice during Sunday's 4-3 loss to San Francisco. Olson notched his second three-RBI game of the campaign Sunday and has logged a hit in nine of his last 11 appearances. The first baseman is 10-for-40 (.250) with eight RBI, seven runs scored and a 7:9 BB:K during that span. On the year, Olson is slashing .236/.342/.460 with 13 long balls.

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