Austin Riley Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 240 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/2/1997 (27)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Austin Riley Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Austin Riley News
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley (side) remains out of action on Wednesday for the series finale against the visiting Chicago Cubs. Zack Short will continue to start at the hot corner for Atlanta and will bat ninth against Cubs right-hander Javier Assad. This will be the third straight game that Riley has missed after leaving Sunday's loss to the New York Mets with left-side inflammation. It's a day-to-day situation for the 27-year-old from now, and he could be back in the team's starting lineup on Friday for the series opener against the visiting San Diego Padres with a scheduled off day coming on Friday. Short is a light-hitting infielder that should be avoided in fantasy formats, especially hitting at the bottom of the order. The 28-year-old has gone 3-for-22 (.136) this year with no homers, one RBI and one stolen base.
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley (side) is not in the team's starting lineup on Tuesday against the visiting Chicago Cubs. In his place yet again, Zack Short will start at third and will hit ninth for the Braves against Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon. The 27-year-old will be missing his second straight game, but the good news is an MRI exam on Monday showed only inflammation in his side after he was forced from Sunday night's loss to the New York Mets early. The Braves will be off on Thursday, so Riley could be held out until Friday for the start of a series against the visiting San Diego Padres. When healthy and in the lineup, Riley is a must-start in all fantasy formats in the strong Braves' lineup. He should be considered day-to-day for now.
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley's (side) MRI exam on Monday showed only inflammation in his side and he's considered day-to-day. Riley was pulled from Sunday's loss to the New York Mets with an injury to his left side and didn't play in the series opener on Monday versus the Chicago Cubs as a result. The 27-year-old shouldn't need a trip to the 10-day injured list after his MRI exam came back negative, but there's no guarantee that he'll be back in the starting lineup for the second game of the series against Chicago on Tuesday. With Riley out on Monday, Zack Short got the start at third base and was hitting ninth in the batting order. Riley is hitting .245 (36-for-147) on the year with three home runs and 18 RBI but has been hot so far in May, going 10-for-32 (.313) with a homer and four RBI in nine games.
Batting Order
1 | Michael Harris II |
2 | Ozzie Albies |
3 | Marcell Ozuna |
4 | Matt Olson |
5 | Travis d'Arnaud |
6 | Adam Duvall |
7 | Orlando Arcia |
8 | Jarred Kelenic |
9 | Zack Short |
Austin Riley Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Michael Harris II |
2 | Ozzie Albies |
3 | Marcell Ozuna |
4 | Matt Olson |
5 | Travis d'Arnaud |
6 | Adam Duvall |
7 | Orlando Arcia |
8 | Jarred Kelenic |
9 | Zack Short |
The past three seasons look a lot alike for the Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley. The durable power hitter has played 160-159-159 games the last three seasons, and he's produced 179-168-179 hits during that stretch. His BB totals were 52-57-59, while his K totals were 168-168-172. The 2x All-Star hit between 33 and 38 HR and drove in 93 to 107 runs. Other stats, like xBA, WOBA, Contact%, and SwStr%, also had little variance. The one category that spiked was runs scored, from 90 in '22 to 117 in '23; the one category he won't produce for you is SB, with a career-high three swipes last season. So, it is no surprise that his FGDC projection for 2024 looks similar: .275-36-112-99-3 with a WOBA of .366 and wRC+ of 129. The only third baseman drafted ahead of him is Jose Ramirez, who collected 28 SB in '23. Other options going around him at his NFBC ADP of 21 (RotoBaller rank of 20), such as Yordan Alvarez and Corey Seager, offer potentially more explosive power output numbers but have availability concerns (131 GP on average for Alvarez's last three seasons, 122 GP for Seager). If consistent, reliable fantasy production is what you're looking for, Riley is your man.