Atlanta Braves’ star Matt Olson is set to hit a major personal milestone on Saturday when the Braves take on the San Diego Padres.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com on social media:

Matt Olson has played 499 consecutive games, dating to 5/2/21

only longer streaks since 2000:

2000-07 Miguel Tejada: 1,152
2018-22 Whit Merrifield: 553
2010-14 Prince Fielder: 547
2000-03 Alex Rodriguez: 546
2003-06 Hideki Matsui: 518
2004-07 Mark Teixeira: 507

h/t @EliasSports

Look, Olson is no Cal Ripken Jr., who played in 2,632 consecutive games over his career, but Olson’s streak is the longest active one in baseball and if he stays healthy, he’ll move all the way into second place on that list by the end of this season.

In the era of sports analytics and load management, it’s an incredible feat that Olson has been able to stay in the lineup this long. It’s also a huge accomplishment that he’s been able to stay healthy as well.

Olson, who is 30 years old, played in 156 games in 2021, starting his streak that year. He hasn’t missed a game since.

A two-time All-Star, Olson has played for the Oakland Athletics and Braves in his nine-year career. He led the majors in home runs a season ago with 54 (and he led in RBIs with 139) and continually ranks as one of the best power threats in baseball.

This year he has started slow, hitting just .227, but he does have five homers and 23 RBI.

The Braves will take on the Padres on Saturday night at 7:15 p.m. ET.

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ATLANTA – The family of a 17-year-old shot at a spring break pool party in Atlanta said their son has a long road to recovery. 

Atlanta police arrested a 17-year-old for the shooting this week. 

On April 2, Robert and Camaria Johnson said their son, Robert Johnson III, was at a spring break pool party at an apartment complex at 935 Marietta Street, when gunfire broke out. 

“Robert was actually a bystander,” Camaria Johnson said.  

He got hit three times, once in the back, once in the shoulder and once in the head. 

“We couldn’t believe it, we didn’t believe it,” the couple said.  

They told us doctors had to remove part of Robert’s skull to relieve swelling in his brain.  

Miraculously, Robert survived, but he’s in bad shape. 

He can breathe on his own, but that’s about all he can do at this point. 

“He’s pretty much in a vegetative state…if his dad comes in and talks to him, he’ll open his eyes, but he doesn’t know which side he’s on,” Camaria said.  

Just this week, APD’s Fugitive Unit arrested 17-year-old Jalin Hammons for the shooting and charged him with aggravated assault.  

“I’m glad some justice is finally being served…it’s unfortunate, but you caused this issue and now you got to pay for it,” Robert Johnson Jr. said.  

Right now, these parents are more focused on their son’s recovery. 

They said the Shepherd Center told them he wasn’t “rehab-able.” 

“That’s the word she used, meaning he didn’t have any functions, he wasn’t able to do anything. So, they didn’t see the need to accept him into long-term acute rehab,” Camaria said.  

After weeks of searching, the couple has found a facility in Indiana that can give their son long-term care in his current condition.  

It’s going to be expensive to transport him there. 

“We’ll probably have to get an Angel flight there if Grady transport can’t get him the 9 hours there so he would need to be flown,” Camaria said.  

That’s why they’ve started a GoFundMe, to raise the funds to get him to Indiana. 

Doctors didn’t give Robert much of a chance for recovery of functioning. 

The Johnsons said he’s already defied the odds just by staying alive and believe he can eventually recover some functionality.   

“He wasn’t supposed to make it, with the trajectory of the bullet, he was not supposed to make it to Grady,” Camaria said.   

“He’s fighting every day, he’s a strong kid. I got faith that he’ll come through, even if I don’t get the same son back as I had before, at least my son will still be here. And I can still love him, I can still talk to him, I’m still able to see him, I can still hug him,” Robert Jr. said.  

They said they don’t like asking for help but need support if they’re going to get Robert to that facility in Indiana.

ATLANTA – Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a 12-year-old boy injured in Atlanta. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Drive NW and Hamilton E. Holmes Drive NW. 

According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers arrived at the scene to find the young boy suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, including injuries to his stomach and arm. Despite his injuries, the boy was able to speak with medics before being transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. 

The identity of the victim has not been released, and details about the shooter remain unknown. The Atlanta Police Department’s Aggravated Assault Unit is leading the investigation as they work to gather more information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting. 

Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Atlanta Police Department. 

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