5. Atlanta Braves Player in July: Ozzie Albies
We can't say enough about the season Albies is having. Unfortunately, he was just placed on the 10-Day IL with a hamstring injury. It doesn't appear that he will be gone long. So while we wait, we can reflect on his solid month of July.
Before we dive into the month's stats, I want to note that Ozzie is just two homers away from tying his career-best 30 homers set in 2021. He hit 30 homers that season in 156 games. He currently has 28 homers through 117 games played.
Ozzie continued to display his surprising power in July. He clobbered six homers across the month, which is impressive. However, he hit seven in April and seven again in June!
Albies' six homers were tied for third-most among second basemen in July. However, he was first in homers for second basemen standing 5'8" and under!
While he only hit .241 in July, he had a .337 on-base percentage and slugged an impressive .506. Albies finished second among second basemen with 18 RBI.
The 26-year-old scored 21 runs and was hit by four pitches in July. Albies has been very consistent this year, and July was no different. He started the month with a .259 average and finished with a .256 average. He began the month with a .811 OPS and finished with a .814.
We certainly look forward to getting Ozzie back in the everyday lineup and watching him cross the 30-homer threshold for the second time in his career!
Ozzie Albies was worth 0.7 fWAR in July.