{"id":123938,"date":"2026-06-17T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=123938"},"modified":"2026-06-17T19:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:15:12","slug":"braves-position-player-all-stars-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/06\/17\/braves-position-player-all-stars-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves Expected to Send at Least Five Position Players to the All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

With MLB announcing the returns from the first wave of All-Star voting<\/a>, the names present are pretty much what you\u2019d expect: Shohei Ohtani<\/a> leading the charge at National League DH, and Yordan Alvarez<\/a> anchoring the American League DH with ease. But what of the Atlanta Braves in All-Star voting?<\/p>\n

With the Braves and Dodgers currently making up seven of the nine starting spots in All-Star voting, let\u2019s explore which Braves players should realistically start the All-Star Game \u2014 sometimes ahead of flashier names.<\/p>\n

Which Braves Deserve to Start the All-Star Game?<\/h2>\n

First Base: Matt Olson<\/a><\/h3>\n

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As Olson\u2019s consecutive games streak quietly continues<\/a>, putting him among the top 10 all time, he is also by far the most deserving starter among first basemen in the NL.<\/p>\n

Olson is outpacing the Dodgers\u2019 Freddie Freeman<\/a> in almost every notable statistical category, including WAR (2.9 for Olson vs. 1.9 for Freeman), home runs (20 vs. 11), hits (75 vs. 73), RBIs (51 vs. 38), runs (51 vs. 39), and OPS (.894 vs. .837).<\/p>\n