Four Braves Players Post MVP Numbers Through First 35 Games

The Atlanta Braves have four hitters posting MVP-caliber stats. After 35 games, Matt Olson, Drake Baldwin, Ozzie Albies, and Michael Harris II have propelled the squad to a 25-10 record.

Olson paces baseball in two-baggers with 15 and runs batted in with 31. He shares the National League lead in long balls with 11 and sits second in OPS at 1.030. His trajectory points toward 51 dingers, 138 RBIs, and 69 doubles.

Baldwin slashes .315 with eight homers, 29 RBIs, and a .908 OPS. He's knotted atop the NL hit count with 45 knocks. Baldwin tracks toward 37 bombs and 134 RBIs.

Albies matches Baldwin in hits while batting .333 with seven taters and a .932 OPS. He is predicted to put down thirty-two homers and 101 ribbies.

Harris entered Sunday with seven round-trippers and ranked sixth in the NL in batting at .321, ninth in OPS at .913. He's on course for 32 homers and 101 RBIs as well.

These scorching performances have handed the club an 8 1/2-game cushion in the NL East. That 25-10 record represents the franchise's strongest 35-game opening since the Modern Era kicked off in 1900.

The 2005 Yankees were the last ballclub with four guys cracking the top 10 in MVP balloting. Alex Rodriguez grabbed first, Gary Sheffield eighth, Mariano Rivera ninth, and Derek Jeter 10th.

The organization has featured one or two potential MVP contenders on its roster almost every year across the past 35 seasons. Four at the same time is a rarity.