Matt Olson
American baseball player (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For persons of a similar name, see Matthew Olson (disambiguation).
"Nicole Olson" redirects here. For the wife of the man shot at Cobb Theatre, see Death of Chad Oulson.
Matthew Kent Olson (born March 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics.
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First baseman | |
Born: (1994-03-29) March 29, 1994 (age 30) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 12, 2016, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics (through May 22, 2024) | |
Batting average | .254 |
Home runs | 237 |
Runs batted in | 641 |
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Olson was drafted by the Athletics in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2016. After six seasons with the Athletics, he was traded to the Braves prior to the 2022 season and signed an eight-year contract extension. Olson has won two Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger Award, three Fielding Bible Awards, and was an MLB All-Star in 2021 and 2023.