Matt Olson

I have a soft spot for Matt Olson because he refuses to be just a big slugger. A 196 cm first baseman who won a Gold Glove in 2018 is telling you something: the defense is real, not an afterthought. He grinded up from Lilburn, Georgia, paid his dues with the Athletics, and then blossomed into the Braves' middle-of-the-order anchor with a 2023 Silver Slugger. What I value most is the consistency. He is the kind of two-way player who quietly carries a club over a long season, and that reliability matters more to me than highlight-reel theatrics.

Name (English)

Matt Olson

Name (Japanese)

マット・オルソン

Reading

まっと・おるそん

Born

March 29, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

Lilburn, Georgia, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Parkview High School

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Award
• 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2023 Silver Slugger Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/matt_olson21/
• Xhttps://x.com/mattolson21
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Olson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17489773

Tags

• Georgia
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.