Guessing Random Braves Players from the Past: Bright Lights
Play along with our daily Atlanta Braves trivia game! Use five provided hints to guess the former Braves player.
Hint #3: This player did not win any individual awards throughout his career but he was part of the 2019 World Series champions (Washington Nationals).
Hint #4: This player was with the Braves on two seperate occcasions (2017 and 2020). He was a left handed hitting first basemen and outfielder.
Hint #5: During his first stint with the Atlanta Braves, he took over first base when Freddie Freeman was sidelined with injury. This player was performing so well that when Freeman recovered from injury, he played some games at third base just to keep this player's bat in the lineup.
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Answer: Matt Adams
Matt Adams, or "Big City", started his MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals back in 2012 at the age of 23. He came over to the Atlanta Braves in 2017 in the midst of a rebulding team to counter a Freddie Freeman IL stint.
Adams played well for the Braves in 2017. He appeared in exactly 100 games. He hit .271 with 19 home runs and 58 runs batted in over this stretch.
Atlanta brought Adams back during the Covid season of 2020. He played only 16 games during that year but the whole regular season was only 60 games long due to the pandemic. Adams did hit two home runs and drove in nine during this stretch.
Matt Adams played the game calm, cool and collective. He quickly became a fan favorite among Braves country in 2017 thanks to his positive attitude and production at the plate.
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