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Atlanta Braves history: their most whacked hitters ever

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SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 28: Tyler Flowers #25 of the Atlanta Braves is hit with a pitch during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on June 28, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 28: Tyler Flowers #25 of the Atlanta Braves is hit with a pitch during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on June 28, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 20: Tyler Flowers #25 of the Atlanta Braves hits a fifth inning grand slam against the Cincinnati Reds at SunTrust Park on August 20, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Tyler Flowers

Flowers is a catcher, so he is used to taking a beating behind the plate, but no one should get beat up while batting as much as Flowers has. In 2017, Flowers led the Braves in HBP with 20 on the season – a dubious honor for sure!

The interesting thing about Flowers’ experience with the HBP is that in his 7-year stint from 2009-2015 with the Chicago White Sox, he only got hit by a pitch 26 times. But in just 2 years of playing in Atlanta, he has already been nailed 31 times! 

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That 31 ranks him 20th on the Braves’ All-time list… tied with Hank Aaron, Matt Diaz, and Frenchy Francoeur.  But another 20 this season would put him 7th with another catcher:  Javy Lopez.

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