Atlanta Braves
The third baseman is batting .190 and has two hits in his last 37 at-bats.
Braves second baseman Austin Riley adjusts his elbow pad during the second inning against the Athletics at Truist Park on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
Austin Riley’s offensive malaise early in the season has not gone away as he and the Braves had hoped it would. Not yet anyhow.
A new month might be just what Riley needs, as his career numbers for May are much better than the first month of the season (which often includes games in March in addition to April). But that doesn’t heal the pain the Braves’ (not so much) slugging third baseman has suffered through.
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Chad Bishop is the Atlanta Braves beat writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Chad Bishop is the Atlanta Braves beat writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
