The batter who gave up and brought in a franchise star hit 50 home runs. Matt Olson (29), whom the Atlanta Braves chose over Freddie Freeman (34, LA Dodgers), is proving why.
Olson started as the fourth hitter and first baseman in the 2023 Major League Baseball away game against the Philadelphia Phillies held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on the 12th (Korean time), and hit his 49th and 50th home runs of the season in succession. .
In the 3rd inning, with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd base, Olson scooped up a curve that fell low to the body of Philadelphia right-hander Michael Lorenzen’s 4th pitch and decorated it with a three-run home run that went over the right field fence. He then came out as the leadoff hitter in the 6th inning and once again hit a home run to Lorenzen. In a full-count game, he pushed a changeup that came high outside on the 6th pitch and went over the left fence. He hit the 50th home run mark for the season with consecutive batting records.
Olson, who hit his first 50 home runs, is on the verge of becoming the first home run king. He widened the gap with Pete Alonso (New York Mets, 43), second place in the National League (NL) homeroom, to 7. Even including American League (AL) leader Shohei Ohtani (LA Angels, 44), he has the most home runs across both major leagues.
50 home runs is the second record in Atlanta club history and the first since Andrew Jones (51) in 2005. If Olson adds two more, he will surpass Jones and set the club’s record for most home runs in a season.
“It was a great moment,” Olsen said after the game, according to MLB.com. Philadelphia left fielder Kyle Schwarber received the home run ball from a fan who caught it. That is really cool. “I show respect to Schwarber,” he said, thanking opposing left fielder Schwarber for helping him hit 50 home runs.
소닉카지노In addition, Olson is ranked first in this category with 127 RBIs and is looking to break the club’s all-time record. Eddie Matthews’ 135 RBI in 1953 during the predecessor Milwaukee Braves, and Gary Sheffield’s 132 RBI in 2003 after moving to Atlanta, were not far behind.
Olson, who debuted with the Oakland Athletics in 2016, is a slugging left-handed hitting first baseman who hit 142 home runs over the six years until 2021. He hit a personal high of 39 home runs in 2021, and was traded to Atlanta in March of last year. He immediately signed an eight-year, $168 million contract extension with Atlanta.
At the time, Atlanta was having difficulties in free agent negotiations with franchise star first baseman Freddie Freeman, and changed the starting first baseman by trading Olson, who was five years younger, as a replacement. Freeman has also been playing very well as a free agent for two consecutive years since moving to the Dodgers, but Olson is also outstanding.
Last year, he batted in 162 games with a batting average of .204, 148 hits, 34 home runs, and 103 RBIs with an OPS of .802, and this year he is having a career-high season with a batting average of .207, 9 home runs, 152 hits, 50 home runs, and 127 RBIs in 144 games with an OPS of 1.000. Atlanta is also ranked first in the major league overall winning percentage (.653) with 94 wins and 50 losses.