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LAKELAND, Fla. — Braves first baseman Matt Olson has a powerful upward sweeping swing that launched 54 homers and brought 139 RBIs in 2023 — seven homers and 21 RBIs more than anyone else in baseball.
However, he’s not resting on his laurels, and he discussed looking to refine and improve his swing after Atlanta’s 6-1 loss to Detroit on Friday at Joker Marchant Stadium.
“I’m just trying to get my lower half into a good spot to hit,” Olson said. “There’s always going to be the ebbs and flows of feels and how they translate. So kind of just find the balance of everything.”
Olson gravitated to a pair of big-swinging Hall of Famers while developing as a youngster.
“I found myself watching a lot of Chipper [Jones] and Ken Griffey [Jr.] growing up,” Olson said. “Just lefties who I loved their smoother swings.”
Olson walked and went 0-for-2 against Detroit, and he’s batting .192 with one homer and two RBIs in 11 Grapefruit League games. However, there’s no reason to worry: He hit .129 and didn’t homer in 2019 in the Cactus League for the Oakland A’s, then batted .267 with 36 homers and 91 RBIs that season.
He’s an established star now, and last season, he eclipsed the franchise home run record of Andruw Jones and the RBI mark of Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews.
