Tag Archives: Matt Olson

MLB Trade Deadline Preview

The MLB trade deadline is tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Once the deadline passes, teams won’t be able to finalize deals until the offseason. The deadline, which usually ends on July 31, was extended to Aug. 2 by commissioner Rob Manfred following the new Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLB and …

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MLB is Back in Full Swing

Major League Baseball is officially back. There were questions as to whether there would be a MLB season after games were canceled and owners and players could not come to agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. Now, both parties have a new agreement in place and the free agency …

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Braves All In for Olson: What about Freddie Freeman?

The Atlanta Braves are going all in on the newly acquired first baseman Matt Olson from the Oakland Athletics. This virtually puts an end to the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta. Jon Heyman, an MLB Network insider, suggested that the Braves went ahead with the trade before telling Freeman. The …

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Astros, Athletics Face Off In Game 2 of ALDS

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After losing their final 3 games of the regular season, the Astros have flipped a page, going undefeated in their first three games played thus far in the postseason. Their momentum was kickstarted with a sweep of the Twins in their wildcard series with back-to-back wins. They didn’t lose any …

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Taking the A’s Train

The Oakland Athletics are hot. Red hot. After a shutout win Monday night against the Texas Rangers, the A’s now sit atop the AL West standings tied for first place with the defending champion Houston Astros. Since losing four straight from June 12 to June 15 that pushed them to …

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