Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna snapped his long home run drought on Wednesday night in the 7-1 win against the Cincinnati Reds.
Ozuna hadn’t hit a home run since Aug. 28.
Big Bear 🐻 #BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/2sPrPszBQ9
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 19, 2024
In a span of 95 at-bats, the once-on-fire hitter for the Braves cooled off tremendously, and not just in the home run department. Ozuna had also not produced an RBI since the same date, a 19-game span.
With his next at-bat following his homer, he officially joined 12 other players in Braves history to have 100 plus RBIs in consecutive seasons.
100 RBI on the season for the Big Bear 🐻 #BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/59aOlUhaFK
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 19, 2024
Since joining Atlanta in 2020, he has hit 125 home runs and has generated 336 RBIs. With the team’s season hanging in the balance, they will need him to get back to his usual self…