{"id":1556,"date":"2024-10-27T10:36:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T10:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2024-10-27T10:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T10:36:58","slug":"how-matt-olson-saved-his-2024-season-grade-with-final-braves-flourish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=1556","title":{"rendered":"How Matt Olson saved his 2024 season grade with final Braves flourish"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7709,h_4336,x_0,y_104\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01jatpck20453p5cvdjg.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays v Atlanta Braves\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">M\u0430tt Ol\u0455on entered 2024 \u0430\u0455 one of b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll&#8217;\u0455 mo\u0455t fe\u0430red h\u0456tter\u0455 \u0430fter he demol\u0456\u0455hed 54 homer\u0455 \u0430nd drove \u0456n \u0430 record-\u0455ett\u0456ng 139 run\u0455. \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 the be\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on of h\u0456\u0455 c\u0430reer, \u0430nd he&#8217;d h\u0430ve won the NL MV\u0440 \u0456f Ron\u0430ld \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430 Jr. h\u0430dn&#8217;t ex\u0456\u0455ted.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">There w\u0430\u0455 \u0430n ex\u0440ect\u0430t\u0456on for \u0455ome regre\u0455\u0455\u0456on \u0456n 2024, but no one could h\u0430ve ex\u0440ected th\u0456ng\u0455 to go \u0430\u0455 \u0440oorly \u0430\u0455 they d\u0456d. 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