Five Atlanta Braves hitters have a hard-hit percentage over 46 percent. The Phillies defeated the Braves 7-4. Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 8 prospect entering 2016, as well as the "Best Power Hitter" in the system.Split his first professional season between the GCL Braves and rookie-level Danville after being selected by Atlanta with the 41st overall pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft...Was named the Danville Braves Player of the Year by the organization after batting .351 (39-for-111) with five home runs and 19 RBI in 30 games with the club, and he combined to bat .304 (66-for- 217) with 12 home runs and 40 RBI in 60 games between the two stops...Led the GCL Braves with seven home runs at the time of his move to Danville, where he proceeded to lead Danville with five homers in 111 at-bats...Paced all Atlanta farmhands with a .933 OPS, while 12 home runs on the season were tied for second-most in the system, despite playing in just 60 games...Also finished in the Top 10 among Braves prospects in average (T6th, .304)...Opened his professional career batting .077 (2- for-26) with 12 strikeouts in his first eight games, before hitting .335 (64-for-191) in his remaining 52 contests on the season...He was named by Baseball America as the "Best Pure Hitter," "Best Power Hitter," "Best Athlete" and as having the "Best Pro Debut" among the Braves 2015 draft class...Also named by the publication as the second-best prospect in the Appalachian League, as well as the 10th-best prospect in the Gulf Coast League at the season's conclusion. During that hit streak, he posted a .417 average with a .667 slugging percentage.Freddie Freeman brought his active hitting streak to 11 games last night with his single against the shift in the first and then by ripping a double in the fourth.Riley has made great strides this season. 23 Year Old Baseball Player #5. Last night, he fouled it off to stay alive. Michael Austin Riley...Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the Competitive Balance A round (41st overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft...Signed by Don Thomas.Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 28: Austin Riley #42 of the Atlanta Braves bats against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on August 28, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2020, Riley will earn a base salary of $568,500, while carrying a total salary of $568,500. 1 of 8. Opened the season in Triple-A and hit .299/.377/.681 (43-for-144) in 37 games… At the time of his selection, was leading the International League in home runs (15), RBI (39), extra-base hits (25), total bases (98) and runs (32)…He ranked second in slugging (.681) and third in OPS (1.057)…Had 13 home runs over his last 18 games, including three multi-homer efforts... Named the International League Player of the Week for the period of 5/6-12 after batting .296 (8-for-27) with four home runs, eight RBI and walking (5) as many times as he struck out (5).
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Austin Riley’s first home run of the season is a sight to behold. Not only did Riley blast a curveball to the moon last night, but that was just a continuation of his season. So essentially, this “average” is on balls in play against the shift.Freeman is hitting .364 on such plays against the shift this season. The day honoring Jackie Robinson, traditionally held on April 15, was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Became the fastest Braves player in the modern era to five career home runs, doing so in his ninth career game…At the time, only eight other major leaguers had hit at least five homers in their first nine games…COL's Trevor Story was the last with seven in 2016…The only other 22-year-old to accomplish the feat was TOR's Carlos Delgado (1993-94)... His seventh home run was a grand slam on 5/29 off Washington's Kyle McGowin, in his 14th career game…He became the second player in Atlanta franchise history to hit a grand slam in his first 14 career games, joining Marcus Giles, who accomplished the feat in 2005. Baseball Players. Austin Riley Popularity . All players are wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. Austin Riley is the eldest son of parents Mike and Elisa Riley. Fangraphs keeps track of stats against the shift but they do not include strikeouts, walks, and homers. Atlanta Braves; Daniel Hudson; Austin Riley; Eric Thames; Freddie Freeman; Atlanta; Victor Robles; Dansby Swanson; Robles catch helps Nats hold on for 8-5 win over Braves . Wheeler pounded the fastball inside for the first five pitches, then showed Riley the curveball low and away on the outside corner. 76.4k Followers, 1,506 Following, 88 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Austin Riley (@austin_riley8) Aries Baseball Player #39. Most Popular #68935. Riley was committed to play for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team until he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2015. After being utterly destroyed by breaking pitches last season, he came into 2020 with a focus on not getting beat by them.The results are showing. Baseball Player Born in Tennessee #11. His current pace would have him at 38 homers over 600 at-bats.Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Atlanta Braves and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more.Your privacy is safe with us. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like.Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices.Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved.Could the Rangers “Lynnd” the Atlanta Braves a helping hand?
After last night, Austin Riley is now hitting .357 with all five of his homers coming off of breaking balls.I know he destroyed a curveball for his fifth homer last night, but let’s take a look at a different at-bat from last night’s game:An unfortunate result but a fantastic at-bat for Riley. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)I always enjoy watching certain hitters and how they handle the shift. The Braves selected his contract on 5/15 after placing OF Ender Inciarte on the injured list with a lumbar strain…Homered in his second career plate appearance, off St. Louis' Michael Wacha, becoming the eighth player in the Atlanta era (since 1966) to homer in his MLB debut…Previous to Riley was Evan Gattis on 4/3/13 against Philadelphia, off Hall-of-Famer Roy Halladay... Named the N.L.