Battery Power Braves Gamer of the Week: Marcell Ozuna
What a distinction a week makes. Or maybe more apt, what a difference a five-game series versus the Miami Marlins makes.The Atlanta Braves played 8 games today -however after being swept at home by the world-beating Milwaukee Brewers-they took four-of-the-five games they played against the Marlins for a break-even week that ended on a far better note that it began.Starting pitchers Hurston Waldrep and Joey Wentz ended the
week with outstanding starts however it was the Braves offense that sparkled this week.Many weeks this season, it has actually been tough discovering more than one Braves position player
whose qualifications were worth of Gamer of the Week consideration, but not this week.Several players had actually nice weeks however weren’t even in the top 3 of private performances -like
Matt Olson and Michael Harris II.It boiled down to three players for this week’s honor, and it wasn’t cut-and-dry. Jurickson Profar was an on-base maker this week with 10 strolls to go along with three crowning achievement. He also made one of the best catches of the season while robbing a home run.The counterbalance of that is that he made one of the worst misplays of a line drive hit right at him earlier today. It’s been a forgettable season for Atlanta’s lone huge free representative signee however a strong surface to the season would make projecting his 2026 more optimistic- whether that will remain in Atlanta or somewhere else.Drake Baldwin is remarkable. Full stop.Although he didn’t play on Sunday, he’s status as a full-time player has raised his profile and his practicality as the 2025 National League Novice of the Year
front runner. This week he had
nine hits, two home runs, 10 RBI, two walks and a hit-by-pitch. For the season, he has a. 289/.357/.477 triple-slash and a 135 wRC+. Enjoying him play-and specifically the way he takes at-bats-it is simple to forget that he is a rookie who the Braves maintain control of through 2031. Yet, in spite of another exceptional week from the young catcher, Baldwin was not today’s winner.Battery Power Braves Player of the Week: Marcell Ozuna After a two-month downturn that may-or-may-not have actually been affected by a hip concern, Marcell Ozuna has actually become Marcell Ozuna once again. Had he been this hot two week ago
, he might be plying his sell a new zip code, but as it is the
free agent-to-be has re-found his batting stroke in August for Atlanta.This past week, he walked 3 times and got 7 hits-four of which left the backyard -and slugged his method closer to 300 career home runs and 150 crowning achievement with the Braves.This week he also drove in eight runs and scored five times for a. 368/.455/ 1.000 slash line.
His 1.455 OPS led the team this week and his 4 crowning achievement matched his overall for the month of July and doubled his output in June.A strong argument could be made that Baldwin- and even Harris II or Profar- need to have an advantage having actually gotten more plate looks that Ozuna. Having that numerous alternatives is a good thing for a group whose offense has actually struggled for much of the season.It seems likely that Ozuna will proceed from Atlanta after the conclusion of the 2025 campaign, but weeks like this past one are a pointer of how good of a designated hitter he is when he’s hitting well.The four crowning achievement he hit throughout the week brought him to a tie with Olson for the group lead with 19 crowning achievement on the season. Today’s power surge brought him within one homer from tying Ron Gant for 16th on the Braves’all-time crowning achievement list.