Following a two home run performance on Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves Designated Hitter Marcell Ozuna is now leading the league in home runs (12) and RBI (38). It was the second time that season that Ozuna had hit multiple home runs in a game. The other instance was on April 2 against the Chicago White Sox.
Ozuna has been on a hot streak lately with six RBI over his last three games and an RBI in four of his last six games. He is 17th in the league in batting average in addition to being second across the league in OPS.
Will Ozuna be able to keep up his hot start?
Marcell Ozuna Career Summary
Your new @MLB home run leader: Marcell Ozuna!#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/XjTP7gEMiI
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 9, 2024
Ozuna made his MLB debut in 2013 as a member of the Miami Marlins. He spent the first five years of his career in Miami before spending two seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. He signed with the Atlanta Braves in 2020 and has been there ever since.
He is entering the final year of the four-year $65 million contract he signed before the 2021 season. Ozuna is a two-time All-Star (2016, 2017) and has won two Silver Slugger Awards in 2017 and 2020. He also won a Gold Glove in 2017, but those days are behind him as Ozuna only played 14 innings on the field in 2023.
Atlanta Braves Season Summary
The Atlanta Braves(22-12) are second in the National League East following a rough stretch that saw them lose five of six games. They are currently first in the NL Wild Card race. Atlanta features one of the best offenses in all of Major League Baseball. They are top five in batting average, Slugging Percentage, and OPS. Ozuna has carried the Atlanta offense up until this point.
Reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. has struggled in 2024 with only two home runs and eight RBI thus far. Silver Slugger winner Matt Olson has also gotten off to a poor start with three home runs this season.
The Atlanta Braves boasts one of the best starting rotations in all of baseball and are top 1o in ERA. Starting Pitcher Chris Sale has regained his old form and Reynaldo Lopez is second in the league with a a.53 ERA. In last night’s game, Sale had 10 strikeouts over six innings of work.
Braves Upcoming Schedule
The Atlanta Braves have a day off on Thursday before hosting the New York Mets for a three-game set over the weekend. Atlanta is looking to make the MLB Playoffs for the seventh straight season and their first World Series since 2021.
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