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Braves: Ozzie Albies close to becoming best second baseman in baseball

Going into the 2019 season there were a lot of question marks surrounding Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies.

After a blazing start in 2018 in which he hit .318 with 20 home runs, a .834 OPS, and made the All-Start team, it looked like Ozzie was on his way to becoming a superstar.

But in the second half of 2018 he hit just .226 with a .624 OPS and hit just 4 home runs.

It was a disappointing end to what was looking like a breakout season for the youngster.

A lot of his issues came from the left side of the plate where Ozzie hit just .