{"id":74031,"date":"2025-08-07T11:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74031"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:15:47","slug":"breaking-ultimate-pro-olson-named-braves-2025-heart-and-hustle-award-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74031","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: &#8216;Ultimate pro&#8217; Olson named Braves&#8217; 2025 Heart and Hustle Award winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Styles__VirtualItemContainer-sc-20yrlm-2 bNYfEK\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-index=\"0\">\n<article data-testid=\"article\" data-isrecommended=\"false\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-2025-heart-and-hustle-award-recipients-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div data-projection-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"media-2025-heart-and-hustle-award-recipients-container\" class=\"MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1d8ihxi-0 dqBhzV\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-2025-heart-and-hustle-award-recipients-container-1987ef0c08f-2\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">ATLANTA &#8212; Braves first baseman Matt Olson\u00a0knows a thing or two about hard work, dedication and perfecting his craft.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>As a result, Olson was awarded the Braves&#8217; Heart and Hustle Award for 2025. The award, which is now in its 20th year, is given to a player from each of MLB\u2019s 30 teams. The award is presented to the active players who &#8220;exemplify a true passion for the game and who best embody the values, spirit, and tradition of the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>It&#8217;s also the only award voted on by former players, as each team&#8217;s winner is chosen by a committee of alumni. The overall winner will be chosen from the pool of team winners by a combination of alumni and fan votes and announced in mid-November on MLB Network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>It\u2019s the second time Olson earned the award after winning it in 2021 with the Athletics. Olson went 1-for-4 with a single in Tuesday&#8217;s\u00a07-2 loss to Milwaukee\u00a0at Truist Park after earning the award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s special to get awards like that,\u201d Olson said. \u201cI try to play the game the right way and come out here and compete the right way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Olson, who has started all 112 games for the Braves this year, has played in 732 (730 starts) consecutive regular-season games dating back to May 2, 2021. It is the longest active streak in baseball and the second-longest streak since 2007, following Miguel Tejada\u2019s streak of 1,152 games from 2000 to 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-aaron-ashby-in-play-no-out-to-matt-olson-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div data-projection-id=\"9\">\n<div id=\"media-aaron-ashby-in-play-no-out-to-matt-olson-container\" class=\"MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1d8ihxi-0 dqBhzV\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-aaron-ashby-in-play-no-out-to-matt-olson-container-1987ef260bd-4\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/eulwakn6p7xryleiiv2q\" alt=\"Matt Olson singles in the 7th\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Matt Olson singles in the 7th<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Since Olson joined the Braves ahead of the 2022 season, Olson has played in each of Atlanta\u2019s 597 regular-season games (596 starts), which is the second-longest streak in the Braves\u2019 modern era. The longest streak is Dale Murphy\u2019s 740 consecutive games from 1981 to 1986.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p><em>&#8220;[My work ethic] probably starts with my dad and my brother as far as the athletic side,\u201d Olson said. \u201cI kind of had a couple of people along the way such as my [Parkview High School coach] Chan Brown. I kind of credit Marcus Semien a lot. He was the [veteran] in Oakland when I was coming up. He kind of expected everybody to be on the field. I felt like I had that in me already. When you come up to the big leagues for the first time, you kind of have to learn the ways of it. For him to set the tone there, I think it just kind of carried [over] for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part dynamicinclude\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Matt Chapman, who was also a rookie teammate of Olson&#8217;s with the A&#8217;s in 2017, won the Giants&#8217; 2025 Heart and Hustle award, as did Semien with the Rangers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>\u201c[Chapman] and I were in the same boat [as] rookies with [Semien],\u201d Olson said. \u201cI\u2019m happy they both got [the award] too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part oembed\">\n<div class=\"Styles__OEmbedContainer-oapuup-0 bkgWDK social-embed ssr twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1952833896988442992&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fmatt-olson-named-braves-heart-and-hustle-award-winner-2025&amp;sessionId=94715f647db811477d22c453340090df0c2879be&amp;siteScreenName=mlb&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1952833896988442992\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Olson said that he could sense a good fit with the Braves&#8217; culture when he signed an eight-year extension with Atlanta in 2022 after coming over in a trade with the A&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p><em>&#8220;I think they\u2019ve had a good thing here even before I got here, as far as doing the right work and playing as often as we can,\u201d Olson said. \u201cI kind of just seamlessly fit in with that. 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The tradition here precedes me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-olson-riley-win-silver-sluggers-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div data-projection-id=\"10\">\n<div id=\"media-olson-riley-win-silver-sluggers-container\" class=\"MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1d8ihxi-0 dqBhzV\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-olson-riley-win-silver-sluggers-container-1987ef26cb6-6\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/pttfouwcw5ozbsayiihd\" alt=\"Olson, Riley win Silver Sluggers\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Olson, Riley win Silver Sluggers<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Growing up an Atlanta baseball fan, Olson had a chance to watch and look up to Braves legends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>&#8220;There was a good bit,\u201d Olson said. \u201cChipper [Jones] and Andruw [Jones] were two of the big ones. I was a pitcher growing up too, so [John] Smoltz, [Greg] Maddux and [Tom] Glavine were pretty easy guys to watch and try to be like.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Olson tries to be a role model himself when younger players get the call to the big leagues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe haven\u2019t had a ton of young guys the last few years, but I think when young guys do come up, they see guys that are playing every day and working the right way,\u201d Olson said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a thing where I need to fall in line and do what veteran guys are doing. It\u2019s kind of similar to how it was for me when I was a rookie. The tone gets set and guys figure out how to be big leaguers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-olson-s-first-career-hr-c1533398583-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div data-projection-id=\"11\">\n<div id=\"media-olson-s-first-career-hr-c1533398583-container\" class=\"MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1d8ihxi-0 dqBhzV\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-olson-s-first-career-hr-c1533398583-container-1987ef272ba-8\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/private\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/btmkfjuvkbloks1pttfm\" alt=\"Olson's first career HR\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Olson&#8217;s first career HR<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Braves manager Brian Snitker called Olson the \u201cultimate pro.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p><em>&#8220;He just comes every day prepared to play,\u201d Snitker said. \u201cHe\u2019s very consistent in his work and in his attitude. 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