Little Ozzie Albies Adds Big Power To Starting Lineup Of Atlanta Braves

Ozzie Albies is living proof that size doesn't matter in baseball. Now in the sixth year of a seven-year, $35 million contract extension that contains club options for 2026 and 2027, Albies turned pro when he signed as an amateur free agent on July 2, 2013. After moving from short to second in the minors because Dansby Swanson was projected as Atlanta's shortstop of the future, Albies settled into the new position and began swinging the bat with authority. Since his first full season in 2018, he ranks second among all second basemen in extra-base hits (336) and runs batted in (446) and third in home runs with 128.