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Austin Riley and Ohtani are the only two players in baseball with at least 30 homers, 90 runs, and 90 RBIs in each of the past three seasons. Whereas Ohtani has had to do a lot of the heavy lifting on his club in previous seasons, Riley is just one very well-positioned player in the lineup with Acuna Jr and Albies in front of him and Olson behind him in the lineup. The presence of speed in front of him allows him to see a lot of fastballs, and he hit 22 of them for homers along with a .290 average. Getting on base in front of Olson and Ozuna is how someone with slightly better than average speed scored 117 runs, exceeding his previous career high by 26 runs. We see no reason why Riley cannot keep his 30/90/90 streak going another season as nothing is changing in the powerful Atlanta offense in 2024. Riley is not going to help you in the running game, but that is the only true flaw in his fantasy vitae as he heads into his peak power production years at the hot corner.

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2023 5293.3 117 37 97 59 3 .281
2022 5023.2 90 38 93 57 2 .273
3y Avg. 507.53.2 99 36 99 56 2 .285
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: On track for Opening Day

    Riley has gone 5-for-20 (.250) over eight Grapefruit League games with a solo home run and a 0:3 BB:K. The 26-year-old third baseman has been getting in his work and looks set to once again hit in the heart of Atlanta's batting order. Riley has averaged 36 homers and 99 RBI over the last three seasons while missing only eight total games, making him one of the most dependable fantasy options available at the hot corner.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Tallies three hits in win

    Riley went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Cubs. Riley has logged four multi-hit efforts over his last eight games, going 12-for-30 (.400) in that span. The third baseman is up to a .282/.346/.519 slash line with 37 home runs, 96 RBI, 116 runs scored, 30 doubles, three triples and three stolen bases through 156 games this season. He continues to hit in the heart of the order in a near-everyday role.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Sitting for Game 1

    Riley is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader at Washington, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. The 26-year-old started the past 14 games after sitting out a couple contests due to an illness in early September, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's matinee after he posted a 1.017 OPS with three homers, 11 RBI and 10 runs during that 14-game stretch. Luke Williams will handle the hot corner in Game 1 with Riley likely to be back in the starting nine for the nightcap.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Racks up four RBI

    Riley went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Nationals. Riley blasted a 434-foot, two-run moonshot off Patrick Corbin in the first inning. That wasn't his only production of the night though, as the Atlanta third baseman added two sacrifice flies later in the game. Riley sports a .281/.343/.516 slash line with 37 homers, three steals, 110 runs and 96 RBI this season. The home run total is one off his career high of 38, set last season.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Out again with illness

    Riley (illness) remains out of the lineup Friday versus the Pirates. Riley was held out of Thursday's series finale against the Cardinals due to a stomach bug and isn't quite ready to return to the starting nine, though manager Brian Snitker indicated the 26-year-old slugger should be available off the bench, per David O'Brien of The Athletic. Nicky Lopez will get another start at third base and bat ninth for Atlanta in Friday's series opener against Pittsburgh.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Sidelined with illness

    Riley is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Cardinals due to an illness, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker told reporters that Riley was vomiting all night, but it's believed to be just a 24-hour type of stomach bug. Nicky Lopez is filling in at third base and batting ninth against St. Louis.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Gets day off Thursday

    Riley is not in the lineup Thursday against the Cardinals. This appears to be a scheduled day of rest for Riley, who homered in each of the first two games of Atlanta's three-game set versus St. Louis. Nicky Lopez will cover third base and bat ninth in Thursday's series finale.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Goes deep in victory

    Riley went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 8-7 win against the Dodgers. Riley accounted for the final run in a six-run second inning for Atlanta with his solo shot to center field. The long ball was his third over his past six contests to bring his total to 32 on the campaign. Riley finished August with four consecutive multi-hit games and slashed .289/.348/.537 with eight homers, 18 RBI, 23 runs and one steal over 29 contests during the month.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Belts 31st long ball

    Riley went 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk, two total runs and three total RBI in a 14-4 victory versus Colorado on Monday. Riley opened the scoring for Atlanta with his two-run shot to right field in the third inning, and he tacked on an RBI single in the seventh. The long ball was his second over his past three contests following a nine-game stretch during which he went just 6-for-33 without any homers. While Riley has been overshadowed by the MVP-level seasons of teammates Ronald Acuna and Matt Olson, he's performed very well in his own right, reaching the 30-homer mark for the third straight campaign while tallying 81 RBI, three steals and a .274/.336/.504 slash line over 578 plate appearances.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Reaches 30-homer plateau

    Riley went 1-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Giants. The third baseman turned on a first-pitch fastball from Sean Manaea in the fifth inning and crushed it to left field, snapping a brief nine-game homer drought. The streaky Riley is slashing .278/.345/.515 in August with six long balls and 14 RBI, and he's now reached 30 home runs for the third straight season. His career high is 38, set last year, and with 34 games left on Atlanta's schedule, Riley will likely need at least one more heater to get there.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Rare steal Sunday

    Riley went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Giants. After rapping a two-out single in the first inning, Riley got himself into scoring position with his third steal of the season -- a new career high -- and first since late June. The third baseman is slashing .304/.360/.557 through 19 games in August with five home runs, 13 RBI and 14 runs, and he sits one long ball short of his third straight 30-homer campaign.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Homers in win

    Riley went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 11-3 victory over the Yankees. Riley continued his torrid stretch Monday with his third home run in five games -- he's now batting .339 (42-for-124) with 13 homers and a 1.113 OPS in his last 30 contests. Overall, the 26-year-old third baseman is slashing .281/.340/.518 with 29 homers, 89 runs scored and 76 RBI through 527 plate appearances this season.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Goes deep in win

    Riley went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Mets. Riley's solo shot in the seventh inning was his 27th homer of the year. He's caught fire in the last few weeks, going 33-for-91 (.363) with 11 homers and 27 RBI over his last 22 games. The slugging third baseman boosted his season slash line to .281/.339/.512 across 505 plate appearances.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Pops 26th homer

    Riley went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's win over the Cubs. The third baseman has been on a big tear of late, hitting safely in 14 of his last 15 games with 10 home runs over that span. Riley's OPS for the season is up to .843, and while he may not receive down-ballot MVP votes this year like he did in 2021 and 2022, he's likely to be a part of that conversation again down the road.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Homers again Sunday

    Riley went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Sunday's victory over Milwaukee. Riley put Atlanta ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the first with a 463-foot bomb off of Colin Rea, his 24th homer of the season and eighth in his last 11 games. Over his 11-game power surge, Riley's gone 17-for-44 (.386) with 19 RBI and a 1.436 OPS. He's now slashing .275/.335/.500 with 75 runs scored, 64 RBI and a pair of stolen bases across 454 plate appearances this season.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Power surge picks back up

    Riley went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 10-7 win over the Brewers. The third baseman took former teammate Bryse Wilson deep in the seventh inning, giving Riley his seventh homer in the last nine games. It's been another huge summer so far for the 26-year-old slugger, and since June 20 he's slashing .300/.349/.650 with 12 of his 23 homers on the season, plus 28 RBI and 30 runs.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Homers in fifth straight game

    Riley went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday. All of Atlanta's scoring in the contest came as a result of Riley's three-run blast in the third inning. The third baseman has been on a remarkable run, going deep in five straight contests and compiling six long balls along with 16 RBI during that span. The power surge has pushed Riley to 22 homers (ninth-most in the NL) and 61 RBI (tied for 10th-most in the NL) on the campaign.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Homers in third straight

    Riley went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks. Riley led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a triple before coming around to score on a Matt Olson home run in the next at-bat. But the third baseman wasn't done there, launching a three-run homer in the very next inning to put Atlanta on top 6-5. Riley is riding a nice hot streak at the plate and he's now homered in three consecutive games, driving in 11 runs over that stretch.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Goes yard twice in losing effort

    Riley went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored and seven RBI in Tuesday's 16-13 loss to the Diamondbacks. The seven RBI were a career best for Riley, as he launched a three-run shot off Zach Davies in the fourth inning and a two-run blast off Austin Adams in the sixth. The third baseman once again appears to be heating up along with the weather -- over his last 24 games, he's slashing .277/.342/.525 with seven of his 18 homers and 18 of his 52 RBI on the season.
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  • Braves' Austin Riley: Drills homer in win

    Riley went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's win against Miami. Riley's solo shot in the third inning was his 15th home run of the season. The 26-year-old slugger hasn't looked like himself for most of the year, but he's starting to catch fire; over his last 12 games in June, Riley slashed .320/.404/.600 with four home runs and a 6:6 BB:K. His season line is up to .270/.337/.459 through 359 plate appearances.
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