ATLANTA — Austin Riley is in the midst of a career year, and a defining one with his first All-Star Game appearance and new contract. But going into the biggest season of the season, the Atlanta Braves third baseman finds himself dealing with something very different.
A slump.
“I felt like my at-bats have been there,” Riley said Friday before Braves opened a series vs. the New York Mets with the National League East title on the line. “I was talking with (Kevin) Seitzer and (Bobby Magallanes), our hitting guys, and I feel like in the past with my slumps there’s been a bunch of strikeouts.