Matt Olson signs an 8-year, $168 million contract with the Atlanta Braves that runs through the 2029 season
A general manager’s first call to a newly acquired player is usually brief, a simple welcome. But after obtaining the All-Star first baseman in a deal for the Oakland Athletics’ slugger, Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos called Matt Olson on Monday with further news. Anthopoulos informed Olson that his next call would be to Olson’s…