The storm that Atlanta Braves’ left-fielder Austin Riley unleashed on Major League Baseball has now subsided. After hitting .389 through his first two weeks in the majors and .298 over his first month, he’s now hit .181 over the last three weeks.
That’s part of a bigger slide that really set in mid-June. Why have things gone the way they have? What can we expect from him in the second half?
The best of times, the worst of times
From the day he hit the majors, Austin Riley wasn’t just what Atlanta Braves fans imagined, he was so much more.