Guessing Random Braves Players from the Past: Bright Lights

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The daily trivia game ‘Immaculate Grid’ has been a fun and exciting challenge for baseball fans. We wanted to create something similar related to the Atlanta Braves. Welcome to House That Hank Built’s latest series: Guessing Obscure Braves Players From the Past! Did you miss yesterday’s? Play here.

We will give you five hints at a random player who donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no cheating! Here we go!

Hint #1: This player spent a total of 10 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he made appearances for the following teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals and Colorado Rockies.

Hint #2: During his 10 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 53, 32, 18 and 15. He had two seperate stints with the Atlanta Braves and wore 18 both times.

Do you think you know it already? If so, jump to the last slide to check your answer. If not, use the next page for more hints.

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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.

Do you know it now? if so, check yourself on the last page. If not, click next anyway to see if you remember this player in a Braves jersey.

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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.

Did you get today's answer? If so, come back tomorrow and look to continue your streak. If not, come back tomorrow to try your luck again and test your knowledge!

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