Atlanta Braves News: Matt Olson hits 300th Home Run, Jonah Heim Traded to Oakland, More

Monday was a rare time where the Braves made some costly mistakes that lead to a 5-4 loss to Seattle despite the Braves being up 4-0 at one point. Atlanta had some bad early luck despite plenty of loud contact, but finally connected for 4 solo home runs to seem firmly in control of the contest. However, Walt Weiss left J.R. Ritchie in the game a bit took long, and the 5-run sixth inning for Seattle that came as a result was all the difference in the game. Disappointing for sure to see, but thankfully a rare occurrence so far this year.

A fun moment from game was Matt Olson connecting with his 300th career home run. Not only does that put him in some pretty elite company with that power production at this stage in his career, it also is another milestone checkpoint in what could be a Hall of Fame Career.

Braves News

Once Sean Murphy returned, the Braves made the somewhat obvious move and DFA’d Jonah Heim. Only a few hours later, he was traded to Oakland for cash considerations.

Ha-Seong Kim is taking the next step in his rehab assignment to Gwinnett.

Plenty of top Braves prospects had notable performances over the weekend.

MLB News

The Yankees were able to get another win on a day they honored the late, great John Sterling.

An early look at the MVP candidates for each league reveals familiar names at the top but shines the spotlight on Matt Olson.

The big news of the day in baseball is that Tarik Skubal will likely be out of action for a few months due to a procedure on his elbow.

The Feed

A Drake Baldwin extension is quite fun to think about but would likely come at a high cost for the Braves.