Matt Olson hits monumental HR, climbs Braves' all-time list

As the Atlanta Braves secured yet another win on Saturday, one of their team leaders and top players reached a milestone and moved up an all-time list. 

In helping the Braves to an 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals, which locked up winning the four-game series, Matt Olson clubbed his 30th home run of the season on his first at-bat of the game in the first inning. 

Matt Olson reached 30 HRs for the fifth time in his career 

The monumental home run got Olson over the hump after finishing with exactly 29 each of the past two years. Olson's 30th home run in 2026 gives him five seasons with at least 30 home runs in his career. He hit a career-high 54 in 2023 while playing in all 162 games before failing to reach 30 again until this season. 

But Olson's home run total is already historic no matter how many he ends with this summer. His 176 home runs with the Braves firmly stand as the second most any player has ever recorded in their first five seasons with the franchise. 

Every Olson HR becomes more historic for the Braves 

Olson, who soared past Hank Aaron's 140 from when the Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta, is only behind Eddie Matthews' 190 on the list.