<!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-ozzie-albies-players-ronald-acuna-jr-mvp-40-70-feat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ozzie Albies, Braves players shower Ronald Acuna Jr with MVP praise after insane 40-70 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/2023/09/braves-news-ozzie-albies-atlanta-players-shower-ronald-acuna-jr-with-mvp-praise-after-insane-40-70-feat.jpg"></figure><h1>Ozzie Albies, Braves players shower Ronald Acuna Jr with MVP praise after insane 40-70 feat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-28T09:49:07-07:00">September 28th, 9:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-28T09:49:07-07:00">September 28th, 9:49am</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>One-of-one. Already having <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jrs-reaction-joining-40-40" rel="noopener">reached the rare 40-40 club</a> (40 home runs, 40 stolen bases), Ronald Acuna Jr wasn’t quite done breaking records yet. The Atlanta Braves star still had one more achievement to reach, one that no player had ever done in MLB history. Against the Chicago Cubs, Acuna finally achieved<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-reaction-40-70-club" rel="noopener"> baseball immortality</a>.</p><p>70 stolen bases. Ronald Acuna Jr became the first player in MLB history to hit 40 home runs and steal 70 bases in one season. That is an incredible achievement, one that we are unlikely to see again in the near-future. If the 40-40 record didn’t seal his MVP season, this likely did. A couple of Ronald Acuna Jr’s Braves teammates chimed in, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ronald-acuna-jr-40-homers-70-stolen-bases?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share" rel="noopener">reaffirming</a> that he’s indeed the MVP, per MLB.com.</p><p>“Me and my teammates were just talking about it and we said there’s just three [letters] — M-V-P,” Braves DH Marcell Ozuna said. “There’s no doubt.”</p><p>“He’s the real MVP,” Braves 2B Ozzie Albies said. “He did what he always dreamed of doing. He always talked about it, and always wanted to do it. So I’m really happy and excited that he did it here at home with a big crowd.”</p><p>After a rough 2022 season that saw him recuperate from a previous ACL injury, Acuna has returned the MVP-caliber form fans saw in him in years part. The Braves star has changed his approach at the plate, seemingly going for more contact instead of just looking for dingers. Even with a different approach (and a lower launch angle), Acuna is still hitting home runs at an incredible rate. The result is an unbelievable season where Acuna showcases his speed and power combo to full effect.</p><p>With the MVP all but guaranteed, the next step for Ronald Acuna Jr is for him to contribute to the World Series. Acuna was part of the roster for their 2021 win, but he never played in the postseason due to an ACL tear. Now, he’ll have a chance to prove himself in a much bigger stage. After a disappointing end to their 2022 run, can the Braves make another run through the National League? Doing so will be the sweet cherry on top of Acuna’s magical 2023 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ozzie Albies, Braves players shower Ronald Acuna Jr with MVP praise after insane 40-70 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-atlanta-ozzie-albies-injury-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves make major Ozzie Albies injury move');   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/Braves-new-Atlanta-makes-major-Ozzie-Albies-injury-move.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves make major Ozzie Albies injury move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-28T10:58:45-07:00">August 28th, 10:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-28T11:04:24-07:00">August 28th, 11:04am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. 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 <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1696212153554878798" rel="noopener">reinstated</a> 2B Ozzie Albies from the injured list Monday, per David O’Brien of <i>The Athletic</i>.</p><p>“Ozzie is back. The #Braves reinstated second baseman Ozzie Albies from the injured list, recalled right-hander Darius Vines, and and optioned lefty Jared Shuster and infielder Vaughn Grissom to Triple-A Gwinnett,” O’Brien reported. </p><p>Albies, a key infielder for the Braves, has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ozzie-albies-hamstring-injury-return-update" rel="noopener">dealing with a hamstring injury</a>. Although he was trending in a positive direction, his exact timetable was fairly uncertain. With the Braves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlanta-establishes-bonkers-mlb-record-with-feat-against-mets" rel="noopener">playing a quality brand of baseball</a> and well on their way to clinching another National League East division title, Albies’ return will only provide more depth to this talented ball club.</p><h2><b>Braves getting stronger</b></h2><p>The Braves feature a strong all-around roster. The team is slowly returning to full health and they appear to be poised for a deep playoff run. Atlanta currently owns the best record in MLB with an 84-45 mark despite dealing with a number of impactful injuries over the past few months.</p><p>Overall, Albies is slashing .267/.327/.514 with an .841 OPS and 28 home runs across 117 games for the Braves in 2023. His respectable performance led to his third career All-Star selection. Albies is one of the best second baseman in baseball and adds plenty of value to the Braves’ already impressive infield core.</p><p>Albies will likely return to the Braves lineup against the Colorado Rockies on Monday following his injury activation. With Atlanta playing against the Rockies at Coors Field, a well-known hitter’s ball park, Albies shouldn’t waste much time finding his groove at the plate once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves make major Ozzie Albies injury move

<!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-ozzie-albies-hamstring-injury-return-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves star Ozzie Albies gets cryptic hamstring injury return update');   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/Braves_news_Ozzie_Albies_gets_cryptic_hamstring_injury_return_update.jpeg"></figure><h1>Braves star Ozzie Albies gets cryptic hamstring injury return update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-24T14:29:55-07:00">August 24th, 2:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-25T14:27:23-07:00">August 25th, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Braves fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the return of one of their best players. All-Star Ozzie Albies has been sidelined with a strained hamstring since Aug. 14, and the Braves are uncertain if he’ll <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1694811327653683387" rel="noopener">be available</a> for them this weekend against the San Francisco Giants.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ozzie-albies-important-step-towards-return-hamstring-injury" rel="noopener">Albies is eligible to come off the injured list</a> today but is being considered day-to-day, according to David O’Brien. The Braves planned on having their second baseman as soon as he was eligible to come off the injured list, but that won’t happen.</p><p>Albies is putting together maybe his best season yet with the Braves. He has an .841 OPS with 28 home runs and 90 RBIs. He earned his third All-Star appearance for his efforts.</p><p>Hamstring injuries are always tricky to deal with, and it seems like Albies is having a setback with his. The Braves should be in no rush to bring him back, though, as they hold a comfortable lead in the NL East and will cruise into the postseason. Having a healthy Albies for the playoffs is much better than having him at 80 percent for the final week of the regular season.</p><p>There is the argument that Atlanta would want Albies to get some at-bats before the playoffs, but he is good enough to play through that. He certainly wouldn’t be the only player to struggle upon a return from injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-biggest-concern-heading-into-mlb-playoff-stretch" rel="noopener">The Braves will only benefit</a> if Ozzie Albies doesn’t have to play scared. He can’t do that until his hamstring is completely healed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves star Ozzie Albies gets cryptic hamstring injury return update

<!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-ozzie-albies-important-step-towards-return-hamstring-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves 2B Ozzie Albies takes important step towards return from hamstring injury');   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/Ozzie-Albies_2.jpeg"></figure><h1>Braves 2B Ozzie Albies takes important step towards return from hamstring injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-18T18:49:38-07:00">August 18th, 6:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-18T18:49:38-07:00">August 18th, 6:49pm</time><address><a>Wyatt Allsup</a>Wyatt Allsup is a sports journalist from Fort Worth, Texas. He joined ClutchPoints in May 2023 and covers football, basketball, baseball and mixed martial arts. Wyatt now lives in Southern California, where he has previously covered USC football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Braves’ All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-injuries-and-roster-moves" rel="noopener">one step closer</a> to returning from injury, per MLB.com. He left Sunday’s game against the New York Mets early with a left hamstring strain, believed to be a cramp at the time. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ozzie-albies-injury-forces-atlanta-to-make-major-decision" rel="noopener">Braves placed him</a> on the 10-day IL on Tuesday, but he was on the field doing some light running drills on Friday.</p><p>Albies’ hamstring injury must have been very minor, which was already the understanding, for him to be running just five days later. The Braves likely placed him on the IL just to be extra-careful. They’re already so far ahead in their division, the most important thing is to have all of their guys fully healthy by October. The last thing Albies wants to do is unnecessarily exasperate the injury trying to squeeze in more regular season games. Atlanta can more than afford for him to miss a 10-day stretch.</p><p>Ozzie Albies, 26, made his third All-Star appearance for the Braves this year. He’s hitting .267 with 28 home runs in 117 games so far. He’s on pace to easily surpass his career highs in home runs (30) and RBIs (106; he has 90 now).</p><p>The Braves boast a 12.5 game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. Atlanta will coast to a divisional title, but they also want the No. 1 seed for the National League playoffs. They currently lead the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers by four games, even though the Dodgers have now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-dave-roberts-win-streak" rel="noopener">won 11 straight</a>. Those two teams open September with a four-game series in L.A. Those will certainly be important games for the Braves, and Albies needs to be healthy then to contribute, but he’s well on pace to be back before then.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves announced that they <a href="https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1691440686657056768" rel="noopener">have recalled</a> infielder Vaughn Grissom as a corresponding move to placing Ozzie Albies on the 10-day injured list.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ozzie-albies-injury-forces-atlanta-to-make-major-decision" rel="noopener">Ozzie Albies</a> being placed on the 10-day injured list is backdated to August 14 with a strained left hamstring, the Braves said in their announcement.</p><p>This is not the first time that Vaughn Grissom has been called up to play as a result of an Albies injury. Grissom made his MLB debut with the Braves in 2022. He <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/vaughn-grissom/26031/stats?position=2B/SS" rel="noopener">played</a> 41 games, hit .291 with a .353 on-base percentage and five home runs, according to Fangraphs.</p><p>Grissom also played in 19 games in the 2023 season at the MLB level with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-historic-5-game-scoring-binge-vs-mets-yankees-gives-boost-to-world-series-hopes" rel="noopener">Braves</a>, hitting .277 with a .314 on-base percentage, according to Fangraphs.</p><p>The Braves have a very strong roster, but Grissom was once a highly-touted prospect. It is just tough for him to get a lot of playing time with the players he has in front of him.</p><p>It is unclear how long Albies will be out with his hamstring strain, but the Braves can afford to be conservative with Albies due to the large lead they have in the division. They are 11.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies.</p><p>The Braves’ main concern for the rest of the season is securing home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles are close enough to pass the Braves if they stumble. Atlanta currently has 76 wins, while the Orioles have 74 and the Dodgers have 71.</p><p>For now, the Braves hope Grissom plays up to expectations he had as a prospect.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.233	13	59	0.651	12

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.233	13	59	0.651	12

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