Braves' Ozzie Albies: Lands on IL with fractured wrist
Rotowire
Atlanta placed Albies on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured left wrist.
Albies suffered the unfortunate injury during Sunday's game versus the Cardinals while attempting to apply a tag on a stolen-base attempt. The expectation is that he will miss about eight weeks of action, which would put Albies on the shelf until mid-September. Rookie Nacho Alvarez will get a chance to cover second base in Albies' absence, with Whit Merrifield and Zack Short also around to provide depth.
... See More... See Less
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Set for extended absence
Rotowire
Atlanta announced that Albies is expected to miss approximately eight weeks after he underwent X-rays following Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Cardinals that revealed a left wrist fracture.
Albies suffered the injury while attempting to apply a tag on a stolen-base attempt in the ninth inning of Sunday's game. He'll now be forced to miss approximately two months of action, making him a cut candidate in most redraft leagues and leaving a major hole in the middle infield for Atlanta. The team is expected to call up Nacho Alvarez from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, and the latter will replace Albies on the major-league roster -- and potentially as the club's everyday second baseman -- once Albies is officially placed on the injured list.
Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said after Sunday's loss to the Cardinals that Albies will go on the injured list due to a left wrist injury, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
The specifics of the issue are unclear as Albies continues to be evaluated, but he suffered the injury while applying a tag on a stolen base during the ninth inning Sunday. The 27-year-old will be out for at least the rest of July but could face a longer absence, depending on the diagnosis.
... See More... See Less
Braves' Ozzie Albies: On base three times
Rotowire
Albies went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Padres.
Albies began his day with a double and later led off the fourth with a single before stealing second and coming around to score on a base hit from Matt Olson. Albies has notched a double in three straight games and now has four multi-hit efforts in July. The 27-year-old switch hitter heads into the break slashing .258/.312/.410 with eight homers, 44 RBI, 47 runs, eight steals and a 24:59 BB:K in 381 plate appearances.
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Homers in back-to-back games
Rotowire
Albies went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, three total RBI and two total runs scored in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Phillies.
Albies opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning and added his homer in the fifth. The second baseman is on a nine-game hitting streak, going 14-for-36 (.389) in that span. He's taken it up another notch recently with three straight multi-hit contests. Overall, Albies has a .266/.320/.423 slash line with eight homers, 43 RBI, 45 runs scored and six stolen bases over 79 games this season.
... See More... See Less
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Homers, scores three runs
Rotowire
Albies went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and three runs scored in Friday's loss to the Phillies.
Albies singled and scored in the fourth and eighth innings, sandwiched around his solo shot in the sixth. He snapped a 12-game homerless drought and delivered his first three-hit effort since June 13. Since the start of June, Albies has gone 31-for-128 (.242) with 18 runs scored in 31 games. His season slash line is sitting at .263/.318/.413 with 32 extra-base hits this season.
Albies went 2-for-5 with a walk, a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's win over the Yankees.
The second baseman had a sluggish start to the season, but he appears to be heating up along with the weather. Over the last nine games, Albies is batting .308 (12-for-39) with four doubles, a triple, two homers, seven RBI and 10 runs scored while hitting second in the order behind Jarred Kelenic.
Albies went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Tigers.
The second baseman belted the game-winning homer in the eighth inning off Shelby Miller in a 2-1 victory, giving Atlanta its only lead of the night. The long ball was only the fifth of the year for Albies, and the 27-year-old has had trouble finding any rhythm at the plate in June, slashing .206/.227/.397 over 15 games this month.
... See More... See Less
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Collects season-high four hits
Rotowire
Albies went 4-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the Orioles.
Albies' first-inning double set the stage for Atlanta to take an early lead, and his double in the ninth eventually led to a couple of insurance runs as a tight one-run lead turned into a three-run victory. Albies collected multiple hits for the 17th time this season, though it's just the second time he's had three or more in a game. His four-hit effort came on the heels of a seven-game stretch in which he had collected just four hits total, batting .143 over 28 at-bats during that span.
