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Austin Riley

Positions: Third Baseman, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 240lb (190cm, 108kg)

Team: Atlanta Braves (majors)

Born: April 2, 1997 in Memphis, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (41st) of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from DeSoto Central HS (Southaven, MS).

High School: DeSoto Central HS (Southaven, MS)

Debut: May 15, 2019 (Age 22-043d, 21,909th in major league history)
vs. STL 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2021 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2021): 1.138 • Arb Eligible: 2023 • Free Agent: 2026

Full Name: Michael Austin Riley

Nicknames: Ocho

Twitter: @austinriley1308

Instagram: @austin_riley8

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SUMMARY

2021

Career

WAR

4.9

4.3

521

983

155

262

.298

.267

142

RBI

165

OBP

.368

.332

SLG

.518

.485

OPS

.886

.817

OPS+

130

109

Summary of 55 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 13 go ahead

1 Tm
ATL	55

Platoon
vs RHP	44
vs LHP	11

Home/Road
Away	29
Home	26

Outs
0	21
1	17
2	17

18 Opps
NYM	11
PHI	10
PIT	6
WSN	6
SFG	4
MIA	3
STL	2
CIN	2
MIL	2
ARI	1
TBR	1
COL	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
DET	1
BOS	1
TOR	1

48 Pitchers
Aaron Nola	3
Jacob deGrom	2
JT Brubaker	2
Kyle Crick	2
Michael Wacha	2
Nick Pivetta	2
Anthony Bender	1
Tylor Megill	1
Taijuan Walker	1
Daniel Norris	1
Anthony DeSclafani	1
Brooks Kriske	1
Tyler Anderson	1
Adam Morgan	1
Tony Watson	1
Alex Wood	1
Jerad Eickhoff	1
Matt Shoemaker	1
Stephen Strasburg	1
Seth Lugo	1
Josiah Gray	1
Chasen Shreve	1
Corey Oswalt	1
Steven Matz	1
David Hale	1
Luke Weaver	1
Connor Brogdon	1
Paolo Espino	1
Ronald Torreyes	1
Pablo Lopez	1
Julian Fernandez	1
Tyler Mahle	1
Trevor Kelley	1
Wil Crowe	1
Robert Gsellman	1
Giovanny Gallegos	1
Yennsy Diaz	1
Andrew Suarez	1
Kyle Barraclough	1
Kyle Hendricks	1
Matt Harvey	1
Derek Holland	1
Zack Wheeler	1
Trevor May	1
Caleb Smith	1
Corbin Burnes	1
Alex Claudio	1
Kyle McGowin	1

13 Parks
Truist Pk	26
Citi Field	8
CitizensBank	6
AT&T Pk	3
Nationals Pk	3
Marlins Park	2
Fenway Pk	1
Busch Std II	1
Camden Yards	1
Coors Fld	1
GreatAmer BP	1
PNC Pk	1
Yankee Stad3	1

Where Hit
7	19
78	14
8	8
9	8
89	6

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	16
3	9
5	9
4	8
1	7
6	5
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	49
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	26
1--	15
12-	4
-2-	4
--3	3
123	2
1-3	1

93 RBI
RISP	14
0 on	26
1 on	22
2 on	5
3 on	2
Any on	29

Inning
1	4
2	7
3	3
4	5
5	7
6	9
7	8
8	7
9	5

1-3	14
4-6	21
7-end	20

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	3
+2	3
+1	10
Tied	9
-1	8
-2	6
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	26
Tied	9
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	12
2-2	9
1-2	7
0-0	7
1-1	7
1-0	4
0-2	3
2-1	3
3-1	2
3-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	39
LF	16

OrderPos
4th	19
6th	19
5th	7
7th	6
8th	4

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	25
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-05-15	ATL		STL	Michael Wacha	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	6	7	0.097	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2019-05-18	ATL		MIL	Alex Claudio	behind 1-2	b 6	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	6	7	0.300	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Donaldson Scores
3	3	3	1	2019-05-20	ATL	@	SFG	Andrew Suarez	ahead 1-0	t 6	2	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	6	7	0.214	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Markakis Scores
4	4	4	1	2019-05-22	ATL	@	SFG	Derek Holland	ahead 6-2	t 7	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	5	5	0.047	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Acuna Scores; Markakis Scores
5	5	5	1	2019-05-23	ATL	@	SFG	Tony Watson	behind 2-4	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	5	7	0.325	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Swanson Scores
6	6	6	1	2019-05-28	ATL		WSN	Kyle Barraclough	behind 2-5	b 8	2	-2-	5,(2-2) SBSBX	2	6	7	0.142	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Donaldson Scores
7	7	7	1	2019-05-29	ATL		WSN	Kyle McGowin	behind 0-14	b 7	0	123	2,(0-1) FX	4	6	7	-0.003	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Fried Scores; Camargo Scores; Joyce Scores
8	8	8	1	2019-06-01	ATL		DET	Daniel Norris	ahead 4-3	b 6	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	7	0.161	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Markakis Scores
9	9	9	1	2019-06-04	ATL	@	PIT	Kyle Crick	behind 3-5	t 7	1	12-	2,(0-1) SX	3	6	7	0.420	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Donaldson Scores; Markakis Scores/unER
10	10	10	1	2019-06-12	ATL		PIT	Kyle Crick	behind 6-7	b 9	0	---	5,(3-1) .BBFBX	1	6	7	0.430	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
11	11	11	1	2019-06-15	ATL		PHI	Aaron Nola	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	7	0.099	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	12	1	2019-06-21	ATL	@	WSN	Stephen Strasburg	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	3,(1-1) FB1X	2	6	7	0.168	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Markakis Scores
13	13	13	1	2019-06-28	ATL	@	NYM	Jacob deGrom	tied 0-0	t 2	1	--3	4,(1-2) SFBX	2	7	7	0.138	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Markakis Scores
14	14	14	1	2019-06-29	ATL	@	NYM	Seth Lugo	tied 4-4	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	0.276	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	15	1	2019-07-03	ATL		PHI	Nick Pivetta	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	12-	2,(0-1) SX	3	6	7	0.212	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Freeman Scores; Donaldson Scores
16	16	16	1	2019-07-06	ATL		MIA	Caleb Smith	ahead 2-1	b 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	7	0.088	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	17	1	2019-08-02	ATL		CIN	Alex Wood	behind 0-5	b 5	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	7	7	0.044	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	18	1	2019-09-19	ATL		PHI	Aaron Nola	ahead 4-3	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) ..CBX	1	6	5	0.104	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2020-07-26	ATL	@	NYM	Corey Oswalt	ahead 11-1	t 6	2	---	3,(0-2) FSX	1	7	5	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	2	1	2020-08-04	ATL		TOR	Matt Shoemaker	ahead 3-1	b 5	2	12-	5,(2-2) BSBFX	3	6	5	0.150	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Freeman Scores; Camargo Scores
21	21	3	1	2020-08-10	ATL	@	PHI	Trevor Kelley	behind 6-13	t 9	2	--3	6,(2-2) CB.FBFX	2	8	5	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Markakis Scores
22	22	4	1	2020-08-22	ATL		PHI	Zack Wheeler	behind 0-4	b 7	1	1--	4,(1-2) FBCX	2	6	5	0.112	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Duvall Scores
23	23	5	1	2020-08-28	ATL	@	PHI	Adam Morgan	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	0.186	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
24	24	6	1	2020-08-30	ATL	@	PHI	David Hale	ahead 8-0	t 2	2	--3	5,(2-2) CT*BBX	2	8	5	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Markakis Scores
25	25	7	1	2020-09-04 (2)	ATL		WSN	Wil Crowe	behind 1-2	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	7	5	0.125	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	8	1	2020-09-18	ATL	@	NYM	Steven Matz	ahead 5-0	t 3	0	---	7,(2-2) SFFBFBX	1	7	5	0.032	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2021-04-21	ATL	@	NYY	Brooks Kriske	ahead 3-0	t 9	0	---	5,(3-1) .BCBBX	1	8	5	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	2	1	2021-04-23	ATL		ARI	Luke Weaver	tied 0-0	b 2	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BSBX	2	7	5	0.179	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Albies Scores
29	29	3	1	2021-04-28	ATL		CHC	Kyle Hendricks	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	5	0.124	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Albies Scores
30	30	4	1	2021-05-17	ATL		NYM	Trevor May	behind 0-3	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	5	0.066	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	5	1	2021-05-18	ATL		NYM	Robert Gsellman	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	5	0.124	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
32	32	6	1	2021-05-21	ATL		PIT	Tyler Anderson	ahead 8-0	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
33	33	7	2	2021-05-21	ATL		PIT	Chasen Shreve	ahead 10-0	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	5	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
34	34	8	1	2021-05-23	ATL		PIT	JT Brubaker	behind 0-1	b 1	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	5	5	0.255	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ozuna Scores; Albies Scores
35	35	9	2	2021-05-23	ATL		PIT	JT Brubaker	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	5	5	0.134	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Albies Scores
36	36	10	1	2021-05-26	ATL	@	BOS	Nick Pivetta	tied 3-3	t 5	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	4	5	0.135	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
37	37	11	1	2021-06-08	ATL	@	PHI	Connor Brogdon	behind 4-5	t 8	1	---	5,(1-2) BFCFX	1	4	5	0.258	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
38	38	12	1	2021-06-13	ATL	@	MIA	Pablo Lopez	ahead 3-0	t 3	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	5	5	0.064	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
39	39	13	1	2021-06-27	ATL	@	CIN	Tyler Mahle	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	6,(2-2) BFFBFX	1	4	5	0.058	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
40	40	14	1	2021-07-01	ATL		NYM	Jacob deGrom	tied 1-1	b 1	1	1--	4,(0-2) CCFX	2	4	5	0.160	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Albies Scores
41	41	15	1	2021-07-16	ATL		TBR	Michael Wacha	behind 0-2	b 4	0	1--	5,(2-2) BF>FB1>X	2	4	5	0.195	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Albies Scores
42	42	16	1	2021-07-24	ATL	@	PHI	Ronald Torreyes	ahead 10-1	t 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) .CX	2	4	5	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Freeman Scores
43	43	17	1	2021-07-25	ATL	@	PHI	Aaron Nola	behind 0-2	t 9	2	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	4	5	0.025	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	18	1	2021-07-27	ATL	@	NYM	Jerad Eickhoff	ahead 6-1	t 4	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	4	5	0.040	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Morton Scores; Adrianza Scores; Freeman Scores
45	45	19	2	2021-07-27	ATL	@	NYM	Yennsy Diaz	ahead 10-3	t 6	0	1--	3,(1-1) BSX	2	4	5	0.007	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Freeman Scores
46	46	20	1	2021-07-28	ATL	@	NYM	Tylor Megill	behind 0-1	t 6	1	---	5,(1-2) BSSFX	1	4	5	0.171	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
47	47	21	1	2021-07-29	ATL	@	NYM	Taijuan Walker	behind 0-1	t 4	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	5	0.233	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Albies Scores
48	48	22	1	2021-07-30	ATL		MIL	Corbin Burnes	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	1--	3,(1-1) B*SX	2	4	5	0.142	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Freeman Scores
49	49	23	1	2021-08-05	ATL	@	STL	Giovanny Gallegos	behind 2-4	t 8	2	1--	6,(2-2) FBCFBX	2	4	5	0.331	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Freeman Scores
50	50	24	1	2021-08-13	ATL	@	WSN	Josiah Gray	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	5,(2-2) BBFCX	1	4	5	0.199	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
51	51	25	1	2021-08-15	ATL	@	WSN	Paolo Espino	ahead 4-3	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	5	0.115	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
52	52	26	1	2021-08-17	ATL	@	MIA	Anthony Bender	ahead 1-0	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) .CSBX	1	4	5	0.089	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
53	53	27	1	2021-08-21	ATL	@	BAL	Matt Harvey	tied 3-3	t 5	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	5	0.143	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
54	54	28	1	2021-08-29	ATL		SFG	Anthony DeSclafani	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	-2-	6,(1-2) FFF1>B.FX	2	4	5	0.115	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Freeman Scores
55	55	29	1	2021-09-05	ATL	@	COL	Julian Fernandez	ahead 7-1	t 7	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	5	0.016	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Freeman Scores

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