The Atlanta Braves’ first baseman, Matt Olson, officially joined the 1,000-hit club. That milestone doesn’t come with balloons or champagne in the dugout, but make no mistake—it’s a big one.
On Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, Olson laced a double off the right-field wall to tie the game early and quietly logged hit No. 1,000. Just another moment where Olson did Olson things—clutch, powerful, and now? Historic.
The MLB 1,000-Hit Club
Now look, 1,000 hits might not sound like a massive deal to the casual fan. After all, it’s not 3,000. It’s not Barry Bonds or Ichiro territory. But let’s put this into perspective: Olson is the 1,394th player to ever do it.
That’s out of more than 23,000 men who’ve played Major League Baseball. That’s roughly the top six percent—elite company by any standard.
And here’s the kicker: he’s only 30. There’s still plenty of tread left on those cleats. This milestone isn’t the finish line. It’s a pit stop.
How Much of That Production Has Come in Braves Colors?
Since arriving in Atlanta, Olson has collected 483 of those 1,000 hits. To become just the 27th player in Braves franchise history to log 1,000 hits with the team? He’d need to tack on another 517. Now, that’s no small feat, but it’s doable—especially if he sticks around through his current contract and avoids the injury bug.
For Braves fans, seeing Olson cement his legacy in Atlanta is more than just nice. It’s needed. After the emotional departure of Freddie Freeman, Olson had massive cleats to fill, and every milestone like this adds another brick to the foundation he’s building with this club.
Next Stop: RBI No. 800 and Home Run No. 300
Olson isn’t just climbing the hits ladder—he’s clearly able to see a couple of other big milestones. He’s sitting at 722 career RBIs and 261 home runs, meaning he needs 78 RBIs and 39 homers to cross two more thresholds.
Given his slow-ish start in 2025—just 15 hits, two homers, and 10 RBIs through 20 games—it might be a stretch to expect him to hit both this year. But let’s not count him out. Olson is notorious for turning on the jets when the weather warms up. A couple of hot months, and suddenly, that home run tracker starts flipping numbers like a Vegas slot machine.
The RBI mark, on the other hand, feels well within reach. Even in a slightly down year, he’s been productive enough to suggest that 800 could happen by September. The bats have looked better since he was recently vocal about their performance to start the season. Maybe there is a chance it happens before then.
So, hats off to Matt Olson—a slugger who keeps checking boxes, rewriting the stat sheets, and giving Braves fans more reasons to believe that this chapter in team history might be even better than the last.
