Overview
- Matt Olson reached the mark Friday night when he played in his 741st consecutive game for Atlanta, passing Dale Murphy for the franchise record.
- His overall consecutive-games streak stands at 875 games, which ranks ninth all-time in Major League Baseball and leaves him about 20 games shy of Stan Musial for eighth place.
- Since signing with the Braves before the 2022 season Olson has started 740 of those 741 games with his only non-start coming as a defensive replacement on Sept. 24, 2022.
- Olson last missed a game on May 1, 2021 after a left-eye contusion with the Oakland A's, so the streak began while he was still in Oakland and continued after he joined Atlanta.
- Braves manager Walt Weiss pointed to Olson's mental toughness and physical makeup for the streak, and the availability has coincided with some of Olson's most productive power-hitting seasons, strengthening his everyday role in the lineup.