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Ozzie Albies removed from Wednesday’s game due to neck tightness

The Atlanta Braves will have to try to finish off another come from behind win without one of the key pieces of their lineup. The team announced during the sixth inning that second baseman Ozzie Albies was removed from the game as a precaution due to tightness in his neck.

2B Ozzie Albies was removed from today’s game as a precaution with tightness in his neck.

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 7, 2021

Albies doubled and scored in the first inning and was just named as Player of the Week for the National League.