Chipper Jones reveals ‘subtle adjustments’ sparking Matt Olson’s MVP start

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Chipper Jones reveals ‘subtle adjustments’ sparking Matt Olson’s MVP start

Chris Spiering, ClutchPoints · ClutchPoints

Thu, May 7, 2026 ·

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Atlanta Braves ' Matt Olson is off to a scorching hot start to begin the 2026 season. The slugger with a beautiful left-handed swing is 25th with a .301 average, 5th with a 1.059 OPS, 3rd with 13 home runs, tied for 1st with 33 RBIs, 1st with 15 doubles, and 1st with 35 runs scored. Matt Olson is the early-season favorite to win MVP in the National League. However, his teammate, Drake Baldwin , is tearing up the cover off the baseball and playing great defense at catcher, and deserves a ton of credit as well.

Legendary Brave Chipper Jones revealed some adjustments that Olson has in his swing that have led to this MVP start.

"I think he's made a couple of subtle adjustments in his setup that is contributing to his ability to be able to drive the ball out of the ballpark from foul pole to foul pole. We always talk about approach, we always want to hunt something hard and out over the plate where guys can get extended, which you have to drive the ball to the off-gap. So, we want to see those balls being driven into the gap and out of the ballpark. The offspeed we clip to the pullside."

"He is on it right now, man. He's turned his front foot in pretty severely at the plate, and it's keeping his front hip in, keeping it from flying, which has always been his problem. He's staying closed and letting the ball travel."

That is some great insight from Jones, who has been a hitting consultant with the Braves since 2021. Olson made the necessary adjustments with his approach, and it is paying off big time right now.

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