Marcell Ozuna has been on a historic tear that set a record with the Atlanta Braves.
got some work in before the Home Run Derby in Friday night’s game against the San Diego Padres. He hit two solo shots en route to a
But Ozuna also made history on that first home run. That gave him RBI number 76 before the All-Star Break, setting a new Atlanta-era record. Ozuna is one of two Braves players to have at least 75 RBI before the break. The other is Andruw Jones.Across MLB this season, he is one of three players to bat in 75 runs in the official first half. He joins Aaron Judge and Jose Ramirez .
Ozuna and Judge are the only two players since 2020 to have 25 or more home runs and 75 or more RBI heading into the break. Ozuna’s record is the Atlanta-era record - since 1966. In all of Braves history, Ozuna is one of two players to have more than 75 RBIs. Eddie MatthewsWith all this talk of team records, how close is Ozuna to the MLB record? Quite far off still. While 75 RBI before the All-Star Break is impressive, he isn’t sniffing the MLB record.before the break in 1998, reaching 101. Unsurprisingly, both players were named the American League MVP in their respective years.
Ozuna is certainly making a strong case for the National League MVP honor - even with out a league record and having a tough opponent in Shohei Ohtani. These are the types of numbers that should him at least a finalist for the award.
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