Austin Riley’s emergence has been one of the best developments for the Atlanta Braves during the 2021 season. He has gone from a giant question mark to one of the top third baseman in Major League Baseball. Coming into the 2021 season it was still an open question who would take the reins at the hot corner. Riley had a solid spring earning him the Opening Day nod, but like the Braves offense, he got off to an incredibly slow start going 8-for-51 with no extra base hits over his first 15 games. He would finish the month on a tear recording 15 hits over his next 33 at-bats raising his line for the month to .
Austin Riley rewarding Braves for their patience
