Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Matt Olson ties Braves' single-season home run record

By Nicholas Nathanson | Last updated Sep 12, 2023 9:44 PM ET

Sometimes when you’re on, you’re just on. While the Atlanta Braves have been on all season, no one has been more on than their first baseman, Matt Olson. Olson has simply been on another level.

Heading into Tuesday night’s game, the 29-year-old had already hit seven home runs in the month of September.

In the fourth inning of the game against the Phillies, Olson added on to his legendary season, hitting his 51st homer, tying Andruw Jones’ (51 in 2005), for the most home runs in a season by a Brave.

You can see the swing for yourself below.

Matt Olson ties Andruw Jones for the most HR (51) in a season in @Braves franchise history! pic.twitter.com/kOthvwHCsQ
— MLB (@MLB) September 12, 2023

At this point, with 17 games to go, it seems to be only a matter of at-bats before he hits his record-breaking 52nd home run. When he does, he will be in the history books, representing what has already been an incredible individual season.

Nicholas Nathanson

Nicholas Nathanson is a recent graduate of Lafayette College, and a huge New York Rangers and Denver Nugget fan. He has been sportswriting since his early high school days, and has freelanced at Fansided and Last Word On Sports. He currently resides in New York

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