<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-home-run-next-level-marcell-ozunas-35th-homer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves, Ronald Acuna Jr. take home run feat to next level after Marcell Ozuna’s 35th homer');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Braves-news-Ronald-Acuna-Jr.jpeg"></figure><h1>Braves, Ronald Acuna Jr. take home run feat to next level after Marcell Ozuna’s 35th homer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-17T18:16:24-07:00">September 17th, 6:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-17T18:16:24-07:00">September 17th, 6:16pm</time><address><a>Poch de la Rosa</a>Poch has been following the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, and other sports for more than 30 years. He has written for publications such as Bleacher Report, I4U News, BuySideSports, Swimsuits &amp; Sports Magazine, The Cold Wire, Pro Football History, and Defiant Takes Football since 2011. Whenever he's not writing about sports, he loves spending time with his wife and son, watching sports events, reading sports biographies and autobiographies, collecting sports apparel and memorabilia, working out, and playing the piano.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ronald Acuna, Jr. and the Atlanta Braves keep lighting up the scoreboard in the 2023 MLB season. They made history after Marcell Ozuna hit his 35th home run of the year against the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Consequently, the Braves <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1703562402157961305">became the first team</a> in MLB history with four players who hit 35 home runs each in a season, per ESPN Stats &amp; Info.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcell Ozuna hit his 35th HR of the season today, becoming the 4th Braves hitter to reach 35 HR this season.</p><p>The Braves are the first team in MLB history to have 4 players with 35 HR in a season. <a href="https://t.co/jzsjDI3V09">pic.twitter.com/jzsjDI3V09</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1703562402157961305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Ronald Acuna, Jr’s and Marcell Ozuna’s hot bats for the Braves </b></h2><p>Marcell Ozuna recorded his 35th home run of the season in the top of the eighth inning. Ozuna, the Braves’ designated hitter, endured a rough start to the season. He batted a horrendous .091 in April before settling down the rest of the way. Ozuna inflicted most of his damage on opposing teams in August – he batted .358 and recorded 14 home runs that month.</p><p>The Braves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-austin-rileys-homer-vs-phillies-puts-atlanta-on-verge-of-breaking-epic-mlb-record">became just the second team</a> in MLB history with three players who have recorded 35 home runs each on the season on September 14. Austin Riley’s home run in the top of the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies rewrote the MLB record books. With Ozuna joining in on the fun, the Braves reached unprecedented heights on Sunday. Regrettably, Marcell Ozuna hit his record-breaking home run in garbage time in a 16-2 blowout loss to the Miami Marlins.</p><p>Nevertheless, the Braves clinched their sixth consecutive NL East pennant last week. Ronald Acuna, Jr., <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-sends-x-pandemonium-historic-grand-slam-dodgers">the first-ever player</a> to record 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in a season, leads Atlanta’s quest for another World Series title. Acuna has had an MVP-caliber season. Many experts feel the 2023 NL MPV race comes down to him or the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts. Not only that, but it seems the two best teams in the National League are on a collision course in the 2023 NLCS.</p><p>The Braves’ offense has carried them all season long. Marcell Ozuna and Atlanta will rely on their hot bats once again as October baseball is just around the corner.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves, Ronald Acuna Jr. take home run feat to next level after Marcell Ozuna’s 35th homer

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-brian-snitker-truth-bomb-marcell-ozuna-bounce-back-campaign');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brian Snitker drops truth bomb on Marcell Ozuna’s impressive bounce-back campaign');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Thumbs-7-5.jpeg"></figure><h1>Brian Snitker drops truth bomb on Marcell Ozuna’s impressive bounce-back campaign</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-23T08:36:11-07:00">August 23rd, 8:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-23T08:36:55-07:00">August 23rd, 8:36am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a>Colin Gallant has been writing about sports since covering the local high school teams as a freshman in Ontario, Canada over a decade ago. He has a Masters degree in journalism, a passion for all sports, especially hockey, and a laser focus on winning more fantasy championships. He joined ClutchPoints in 2022.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Marcell Ozuna has been absolutely electric for the Atlanta Braves over the last month of the season, and <a href="https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/marcell-ozuna-belts-decisive-home-run-in-braves-win" rel="noopener">the show went on</a> on Tuesday night after the slugger came just a triple shy of the cycle.</p><p>Ozuna was again the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-marcell-ozuna-bomb-vs-mets-puts-atlanta-on-verge-of-tying-historic-mlb-feat" rel="noopener">focal point of the offense</a> as the Braves edged the New York Mets 3-2 at Truist Park, hitting the game-winning home run as part of a three-hit game for the 32-year-old. It was a solo shot off Mets starter Tylor Megill in the fifth inning, which held up and helped Atlanta snap a two-game skid.</p><p>“He humbled himself and you saw the work ethic, and the attitude and everything,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said of the outfielder, according to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman.</p><p>“You knew if it didn’t happen, it wouldn’t be because of a lack of effort or that he didn’t care. I’m just happy for him that it’s turned around.”</p><p>Ozuna has homered three times during the first two games of the series, and is now just three away from his second career 30-homer season and first since 2017, when he hit 37 with the Miami Marlins, per Bowman.</p><p>It’s been an incredible turnaround after the Dominican Republic native hit just .085 at the end of April with just two home runs and a .397 OPS.</p><p>“The way he has bounced back and just continued to have quality [at-bats] is one of the more impressive things I’ve seen,” Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder said.</p><p>Elder was excellent himself on Tuesday, giving up just two hits over 5 1/3 innings while securing the win.</p><p>But Ozuna’s dominance has captured headlines, which is saying a lot on a team that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-matt-olson-nl-mvp-marcell-ozuna-take" rel="noopener">boasts Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson</a>, Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies.</p><p>Ozuna has remained a mainstay in the team’s lineup, hitting .287 with 25 homers and a .915 OPS in the 91 games he’s played since the end of April, per Bowman.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brian Snitker drops truth bomb on Marcell Ozuna’s impressive bounce-back campaign

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-marcell-ozuna-bomb-vs-mets-puts-atlanta-on-verge-of-tying-historic-mlb-feat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcell Ozuna’s bomb vs Mets puts Braves on verge of tying historic MLB feat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Marcell-Ozuna-Braves.jpg"></figure><h1>Marcell Ozuna’s bomb vs Mets puts Braves on verge of tying historic MLB feat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-21T17:53:17-07:00">August 21st, 5:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-21T17:53:54-07:00">August 21st, 5:53pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves are in cruise control. They entered Monday with an 80-73 record, the best in the big leagues. One of the chief <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-biggest-concern-heading-into-mlb-playoff-stretch" rel="noopener">reasons for their incredible success</a> so far this year is their scorching offense that features a group of power hitters led by Matt Olson, who paces the team in home runs. Speaking of which, the Braves now have five players with at least 25 homers this season after designated hitter Marcell Ozuna hit his 25th of the year during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-vs-braves-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-8-21-2023" rel="noopener">second inning of Monday’s game</a> against the New York Mets at home.</p><p>With that home run, the Braves got on the board at last, but perhaps more notably, are <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1693774803411271888" rel="noopener">just a 25-HR hitter away</a> from tying the MLB record for most on a team in a single campaign, per Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.</p><p>“The MLB record for most players with at least 25 home runs on a single team is six, done by the 2019 Twins and the 2003 Red Sox. Sean Murphy (20 homers) and Eddie Rosario (19) could help the Braves tie, or break, that record.”</p><p>With plenty of games left in the regular season, both Murphy and Rosario still have a good chance of reaching the 25-HR mark. That said, they don’t have to get to that number for the Braves to prove that they are one dangerous team on offense.</p><p>Olson leads the Braves with 43 home runs, as of this writing, while Austin Riley and Ronald Acuna are second and third with 29 and 28, respectively. Ozzie Albies also has 28, with Ozuna behind him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcell Ozuna’s bomb vs Mets puts Braves on verge of tying historic MLB feat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-matt-olson-nl-mvp-marcell-ozuna-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves stars Ronald Acuna Jr, Matt Olson NL MVP chase draws strong Marcell Ozuna take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ronald-Acuna-Jr-Matt-Olson-NL-MVP-chase-draws-strong-Marcell-Ozuna-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves stars Ronald Acuna Jr, Matt Olson NL MVP chase draws strong Marcell Ozuna take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-16T05:19:12-07:00">August 16th, 5:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-16T05:19:12-07:00">August 16th, 5:19am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves are easily the best team in the MLB today. They own the best record in the entire league, and their performances back up the winning season. They’ve routinely beaten opponents below them to a pulp, and they find way to win in the most unlikely places. A big reason for their success is, of course, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-strengthens-mvp-case-by-barging-into-rickey-henderson-territory" rel="noopener">their star hitters</a> Ronald Acuna Jr and Matt Olson.</p><p>After another Braves beatdown (this time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-bryce-elder-reveals-savage-mentality-behind-comeback-performance-vs-aaron-judge-yankees" rel="noopener">pummeling the</a> New York Yankees), Marcell Ozuna had a bold declaration about the two star players. Ozuna said that the NL MVP race is <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/braves-beat-yankees-pitch-shutout-for-third-time-in-six-games/WPFLZSDVRRB4DCJZUL5A5ITDNQ/#" rel="noopener">solely between</a> Ronald Acuna Jr and Matt Olson, per Gabriel Burns.</p><p>“We’ll see if (Acuña) wins it or Matt Olson wins it. We don’t know. It’s a battle on the same team.” – Ozuna on the NL MVP race</p><p>Acuna Jr has been the frontrunner for the NL MVP crown since the start of the season. He’s on track to have 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in one season. After a down year due to injuries, the Braves star is back doing what he does best: get hits and run the bases hard.</p><p>Meanwhile, Matt Olson has been gaining steam in MVP discussions. While Acuna is a more well-rounded player, per se, the Braves’ first baseman does one thing extremely well: go deep. Olson is neck-and-neck with Angels megastar Shohei Ohtani for the most home runs in the MLB. While he’s still behind other frontrunners like Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts, Olson definitely deserves some recognition.</p><p>The MVP award is just a blip in the Braves’ ultimate plans this season, though. Their title defense ended in catastrophic fashion after a collapse against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. Now, they’re stronger than ever before. 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Braves stars Ronald Acuna Jr, Matt Olson NL MVP chase draws strong Marcell Ozuna take

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Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football, with an emphasis on MLB as a Lead Editor. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves were defeated by the Chicago Cubs 6-8 on Saturday at Wrigley Field. Marcell Ozuna was ejected from the game after arguing a called strike three in the 4th inning.</p><p>Video via Talkin’ Baseball.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcell Ozuna gets ejected after arguing a called strike three <a href="https://t.co/CRP0va9bYU">pic.twitter.com/CRP0va9bYU</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1687911639398408193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ozuna had an <a href="https://twitter.com/BravesOnBally/status/1687952941796270083" rel="noopener">honest admission</a> about the umpire after the game, one that will certainly catch MLB’s attention, via Bally Sports Braves.</p><p>“For that pitch I just say like, ‘that’s not a strike,'” Ozuna told reporters. “(I) keep walking to the dugout and then he (the umpire) said ‘stop.’ I said, ‘that’s not a strike.’ That’s when I got tossed. He was too sensitive. In my opinion, I don’t say any bad words to him.”</p><p>It will be interesting to see if the league responds to Ozuna’s comments.</p><h2>Braves and Marcell Ozuna’s 2023 season</h2><p>Despite the loss, the Braves still hold a comfortable lead in the NL East. Atlanta is the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-power-rankings-2023-astros-orioles-trade-deadline-rangers" rel="noopener">best team in baseball</a> and they will attempt to jump back into the win column on Sunday.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-why-spencer-strider-atlanta-stars-excelled-brian-snitker" rel="noopener">Ozuna has rebounded</a> from an abysmal start to the ’23 campaign. His numbers still aren’t terrific by any means, but he’s been a reliable power threat in Atlanta’s star-studded lineup. Overall, Ozuna is slashing .232/.307/.474 with a .781 OPS and 23 home runs. He’d be a star in most other lineups, but is a reliable depth piece given the Braves’ incredible all-around batting order.</p><p>The Braves will look to get back on track on Sunday versus Chicago. First pitch is scheduled for 2:20 PM EST as Charlie Morton (10-9, 3.62) will take on Justin Steele (12-3, 2.65).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.286	0	1	0.536	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.286	0	1	0.536	0

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