Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Padres.
The 31-year-old slugger hadn't swiped a base since August 2019 coming into the season, but Ozuna suddenly has two steals in the last five games. It's otherwise been a brutal May for him, as he's gone 6-for-50 (.120) through 13 contests with one homer, four RBI and five runs.
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Ties game with two-run homer
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Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's win over the Padres.
Ozuna struck out in his first three trips to the plate, but his two-run shot off Steven Wilson in the bottom of the eighth was a crucial one, as it tied the game at 5-5. He now as five homers on the season but is still hitting a disappointing .205/.246/.356 overall.
Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 2-1 loss to the Padres on Sunday.
Ozuna took Yu Darvish 408-feet deep in the seventh inning for Atlanta's lone run. After missing the majority of last season, Ozuna has opened 2022 forcefully with four home runs and a .985 OPS through 11 games.
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Launches third homer
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Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Padres.
He clubbed his third homer of the year in the fifth inning off Nick Martinez. Ozuna is having a strong start to the season, slashing .325/.333/.625 through 10 games with five runs scored and seven RBI. He's only taken one walk on the young season, but everything else is in line with his usual productive self.
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Clubs two homers Tuesday
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Ozuna went 3-for-6 with a double, two solo home runs and a third run scored in Tuesday's 16-4 win over the Nationals.
The veteran slugger led an Atlanta attack that piled up 19 hits and eight extra-base hits on the night. Ozuna is red hot to begin the season, and while Tuesday's blasts were his first two homers of 2022, he's slashing .375/.385/.750 through six games with five RBI.
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Bangs out three hits Saturday
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Ozuna went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Reds.
The veteran slugger brought home the first run of the game on a two-bagger in the first inning. Ozuna got the start in left field Saturday and hit cleanup, but he should spend most of his time this season at DH. The 31-year-old is off to a quick start to 2022, going 4-for-11 through three games, but he's still looking for his first home run.
Ozuna went 1-for-2 with a walk, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins.
Chi Chi Gonzalez left a pitch over the heart of the plate in the third inning and Ozuna sliced it down the right-field line, watching it carry over the fence for his first homer this spring. The veteran slugger played in only 48 games last season before spending the rest of the year on administrative leave due to domestic violence charges, but the league made his eventual suspension retroactive and he will be available for Opening Day, likely as Atlanta's designated hitter. Ozuna's .644 OPS in those 48 games might be the more immediate concern for prospective fantasy investors, but if the 31-year-old can find a middle ground between his 2020 and 2021 performances, he'll have plenty of value.
Ozuna was handed a retroactive 20-game suspension Monday for a violation of the league's Join Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy which has already been completed, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Ozuna landed on the injured list with broken fingers in late May and was arrested for aggravated assault and family violence soon after. He didn't return for the rest of the season while the case played out in court but was placed on administrative leave in mid-September after agreeing to enter a diversion program which could see his charges dropped. The league evidently felt that the time he already missed constituted a sufficient punishment, as his time on administrative league counted for the purposes of the suspension.
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Leave extended through postseason
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Ozuna (finger) had his administrative leave extended through the end of the postseason Tuesday, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Ozuna landed on the injured list with broken fingers in late May and was arrested on aggravated assault and family violence charges shortly thereafter. He entered a diversion program in early September which could see those charges dropped, but the league can come to its own conclusion regarding any potential suspension regardless of the court's decision. MLB's investigation is ongoing, so he hasn't been officially suspended yet, but he now won't play until sometime next season at the earliest.
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Placed on administrative leave
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Ozuna (finger) was placed on administrative leave under the league's domestic violence policy Friday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
The transaction stems from Ozuna's late-May arrest for aggravated assault and family violence. He hasn't played since that incident but wasn't actually on leave, as he was instead on the injured list after fracturing a pair of fingers just days before his arrest. The status of those injuries isn't clear, but he's unlikely to play any time soon due to the administrative leave. He's technically only on leave for seven days, but players in similar situations have nearly always seen that leave extended several times while the league continues its investigation. Ozuna agreed to enter a diversion program Thursday which could see his charges dropped within six months, but MLB can still come to its own conclusions regarding any potential suspension regardless of the court's decision.
