VIDEO: Austin Riley is Ripping Through His Rehab Assignment in Return to Braves
By Daniel Marcillo
The Atlanta Braves already had a potent offense and possibly getting one of their top young hitters back can make their lineup even deadlier. Austin Riley is on fire during his minor league rehab stint, hitting almost .500.
Austin Riley's three games since joining @GoStripers: 6 for 14.@Braves | #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/qhujryebEc
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) August 29, 2019
That's encouraging for the Braves.
Riley was crushing homers all over the place before he hit a wall and eventually lost some playing time before landing on the Injured List. Through his first 20 games, he was batting .329 with nine home runs.
But then he cooled off very quickly. During the following 46 games, he only hit .197 with eight home runs and looked nothing like the guy that was injecting energy into the offense.
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— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) August 28, 2019
Austin Riley showing off the power for the @GoStripers. pic.twitter.com/lC3THQVmCj
Riley suffered a knee injury and landed on the IL Aug. 4. He seems to be on the mend and perhaps some rest coupled with reps in the minors could get him back on track with the big league club.