{"id":115547,"date":"2025-11-02T09:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=115547"},"modified":"2025-11-02T09:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:27:19","slug":"%e2%9a%be-final-season-ahead-ozzie-albies-appears-almost-certain-to-return-in-2026-thanks-to-a-4-million-buy%e2%80%91out-clause-on-his-club-option-braves-have-little-excuse-to-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=115547","title":{"rendered":"\u26be FINAL SEASON AHEAD? Ozzie Albies appears almost certain to return in 2026 thanks to a $4\u202fmillion buy\u2011out clause on his club option \u2014 Braves have little excuse to move on."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Atlanta Braves are facing major changes this offseason, from the manager position to free-agent decisions. It will be a crucial winter as the team works to preserve its championship window. However, for Sean Murphy and Ozzie Albies, a new manager could turn out to be their worst nightmare.<\/p>\n

\u201cOzzie Albies and Sean Murphy are great examples of players who haven’t lived up to expectations over the last two years and still remained in the lineup. It is easy to see a new manager lacking this same patience with failing pieces. This is especially the case with players who have already been on thin ice for more than two seasons,\u201d ATL All Day\u2019s Nick Halden wrote.<\/p>\n

The Braves still need to make a decision regarding Albies and his contract. Earlier in the season, GM Alex Anthopoulos hinted at some uncertainty surrounding Albies\u2019 future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith all these options (on players), we always make the decision at the end of the year \u2014 you have five days after the World Series, and that\u2019s when you make the decision. It\u2019s just, things can happen, things change. You always wait,\u201d Anthopoulos said.<\/p>\n

Albies has a $4 million buyout in his contract, making it likely that Atlanta will bring him back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only other position player who has a club option attached to his name is second baseman Ozzie Albies. Last season was a down year (albeit injury driven) for Curacao native, but the team would only save $3 million if they declined Ozzie’s option. That is because his $7 million club option comes with a $4 million buyout, meaning Ozzie is almost certainly returning as the Braves second baseman next season,\u201d HTHB\u2019s Chase Owens wrote.<\/p>\n

Albies playing for another team just seems odd, which is why his return to Atlanta makes so much sense. As the offseason continues, it increasingly appears that Albies will be back for at least one more season. A productive and healthy year could extend his tenure in Atlanta even further.<\/p>\n

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