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Atlanta Braves Do Something Not Done in Nearly Last 80 Years on Saturday

They say the best ability is availability and the Atlanta Braves are proving that in 2023.
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Atlanta Braves Do Something Not Done in Nearly Last 80 Years on Saturday
Atlanta Braves Do Something Not Done in Nearly Last 80 Years on Saturday

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They say the best ability is availability and the Atlanta Braves are proving that in 2023.

The Braves enter play on Saturday as the team in baseball at 73-41 and part of the reason for their success has been the historic levels of dependability from their stars.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

with Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley & Matt Olson in the game 1 lineup, the Braves will be the 6th team to have 4 players play each of team’s 1st 115 games, live-ball era (1920), joining: 

1944 Reds 

1934 Tigers 

1929 Phillies 

1923 Yankees 

1920 Browns

Given the conservative nature with which teams handle players today - and given the injuries that players suffer - it's no wonder this hasn't happened in nearly 80 years. 

The Braves themselves have been beset by multiple injuries this year including to Travis D'Arnaud, Orlando Arcia, Michael Harris II, Max Fried and Kyle Wright, but these four have remained healthy.

Acuna is on track to win the National League MVP award this year while Olson has 41 home runs as of this posting. Riley and Albies each have 27 home runs as well.

The Braves and Mets will play a second game on Saturday, with the nightcap coming at 7:15 p.m. ET. Braves ace Spencer Strider will pitch against veteran Jose Quintana.

Strider is 12-4 with a 3.94 ERA while Quintana is 0-3 with a 3.42 ERA.

The Mets entered the day at 52-63 and in fourth place in the National League East.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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