My Take
Austin Riley is the kind of player who makes you believe in slow burns — he came up to Atlanta with enormous raw power but took a few years to truly figure things out at the big-league level, and watching that development pay off has been genuinely rewarding. By the early 2020s he had blossomed into one of the better third basemen in the National League, the kind of guy who can absolutely destroy a fastball and has quietly tightened up his glove work too. There's a blue-collar authenticity to him — a Mississippi kid drafted out of high school who grinded his way through the minors — and that comes through in how he plays, no flash, just consistent, hard-nosed baseball. He signed a massive long-term extension with the Braves in 2022, and honestly it felt well-earned.
Overview
Michael Austin Riley (born April 2, 1997) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Braves selected him in the first round, 41st overall, of the 2015 MLB draft.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Austin Riley
- Name (Japanese)
- オースティン・ライリー
- Reading
- おーすてぃん・らいりー
- Born
- April 2, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- DeSoto Central High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.