Both slugging first basemen began their careers with the Athletics, and are off to eerily similar starts to their big-league ...

MLB player prop bets and odds for Matt Olson on Friday, July 25, 2025, as the Atlanta Braves take on the Texas Rangers.

MLB player prop bets and odds for Matt Olson on Monday, July 21, 2025, as the Atlanta Braves take on the San Francisco Giants.

Coverage of Jacob Misiorowski's 18 pitches in the 2025 All-Star game was interrupted by an on-field interview.

Olson took some good cuts and the hometown crowd was certainly behind him but it didn’t translate into a deep run for Atlanta’s first baseman.

The Atlanta Braves will have a slugger representing them in the Home Run Derby, but it won’t be Ronald Acuña Jr., as Matt Olson will replace his teammate during Monday’s exhibition. All-Star ...

But Olson fell just short from advancing as he was eliminated after the first round of the Derby. And no one took Olson's elimination harder than Blooper, the Braves mascot.

The home field advantage of Truist Park didn’t benefit Matt Olson, however. Atlanta’s representative to the derby didn’t make it past the first round.

Out goes Ronald Acuña Jr. and in steps his teammate Matt Olson. It's only right that the Braves have some representation in Atlanta and players tend to get a bit of a boost hitting in front of ...

Braves slugger Matt Olson sat in the stands 25 years ago when Turner Field hosted the 2000 MLB Home Run Derby.

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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.