Braves happy with outfield mix

Braves manager Brian Snitker joined fans in sitting and waiting through Marcell Ozuna Watch 2020-21. Ozuna’s prolonged free agency ended earlier this month when the Braves finally re-signed their star slugger.

“I just kept crossing my fingers and hoping – he was kind of the last guy left – that we could get him,” Snitker said. “Kudos to (general manager) Alex (Anthopoulos) for getting him. What we saw out of him, how he fit in here, what he brought to our club and meant to our team, I’d venture to say everybody in our uniform was excited to have him back.”

Retaining Ozuna cleared up the Braves’ outfield situation. Without the universal designated hitter, Ozuna – not known as a defensive…