{"id":86172,"date":"2025-08-31T10:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T10:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=86172"},"modified":"2025-08-31T10:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T10:48:02","slug":"braves-hitting-coach-reveals-unexpected-reason-for-ozzie-albies-struggles-fans-cannot-believe-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=86172","title":{"rendered":"Braves hitting coach reveals unexpected reason for Ozzie Albies struggles fans cannot believe it"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<h3 class=\"my-2.5 text-black font-group-gigantic !leading-[30px] md:!leading-[44px]\">Braves hitting coach just revealed surprising reason behind Ozzie Albies&#8217; struggles<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Atlanta Braves v Miami Marlins\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_29,w_4838,h_2721\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01k3vay46ghsgnegbjt7.jpg\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves v Miami Marlins\" width=\"4838\" height=\"2721\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Atlanta Braves v Miami Marlins | Megan Briggs\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1 odesa-article-main\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content [&amp;_p]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_p]:md:leading-[28px] [&amp;_li]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_li]:md:leading-[28px]\">\n<p>Aside from\u00a0his recent hot streak which has been delightful, Atlanta Braves fans have seen arguably the worst version of Ozzie Albies in 2025. Albies clearly has lost a step on the base paths as well as in the field, his arm strength has continued to decline, and his power had, until recently, completely left him. For many fans, it felt like we were watching\u00a0Albies&#8217; rapid career decline\u00a0right in front of our eyes.<\/p>\n<p>For some, it was just a function of time. Albies IS about to turn 29 and has over 1,000 big league games under his belt and that doesn&#8217;t include a lengthy trip through the minor leagues that started when he was a teenager. Others thought that the combination of Albies&#8217; small frame and all of the injuries he has had to deal with over the years had taken their toll. As it turns out, the latter group was on to something, but it was a bit more specific than that.<\/p>\n<p>While there is almost certainly not one &#8220;cause&#8221; for why Ozzie was struggling, Braves hitting coach Tim Hyers recently spoke to\u00a0The Athletic&#8217;s David O&#8217;Brien and he definitely suggested strongly that a big reason\u00a0why Albies had struggled goes back to his broken wrist\u00a0from last season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Ozzie Albies&#8217; wrist injury has held him back more than Braves fans thought<\/h2>\n<p>While no one doubted that\u00a0Albies&#8217; broken wrist after a HBP was a problem at the time last July, but there was no indication that it was an ongoing struggle for him. Albies has dealt with a number of injuries over the years and he has been adamant every single time once he returned that he was ready to roll.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to Hyers, his recovery from that wrist injury may have taken longer to recovery from than Albies was letting on. There is still no indication that Albies is still hurt or playing with pain or anything like that. Instead, it is the strength in Albies&#8217; wrist that seems to have taken a long time to build back up. Given Albies&#8217; bat speed issues and just how late he has been on some pitches, there could be something to that.<\/p>\n<p>As to what to do with that information, that is a bit trickier. It isn&#8217;t like there weren&#8217;t signs that Albies was declining BEFORE he broke his wrist last summer after all. However, Ozzie has been hitting the crap out of the ball lately and if can keep that up, the\u00a0decision on Albies&#8217; option\u00a0gets a whole lot easier.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_3_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\">\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_3_6_slot0\" data-gpid=\"23162276296\/fansided\/mlb\/housethathankbuilt.com\/inarticle_d_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Braves hitting coach just revealed surprising reason behind Ozzie Albies&#8217; struggles Atlanta Braves v Miami Marlins | Megan Briggs\/GettyImages Aside from\u00a0his recent hot streak which has been&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":86173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Braves hitting coach reveals unexpected reason for Ozzie Albies struggles fans cannot believe it - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=86172\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Braves hitting coach reveals unexpected reason for Ozzie Albies struggles fans cannot believe it - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Braves hitting coach just revealed surprising reason behind Ozzie Albies&#8217; 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