Travis d’Arnaud credits Marcell Ozuna for recent surge

Despite being down three All-Stars, the Braves just keep stacking wins.

Most recently, Atlanta shut out the Miami Marlins as Bryce Elder made his 2024 debut, throwing 6.2 scoreless innings despite giving up eight hits, including three in the first inning. The 2023 All-Star began the year in Gwinnett, same as he did last year and is already making a case to remain in Atlanta.

The Braves only put up three runs, two of which were courtesy of the hottest man on the planet — Travis d’Arnaud. The veteran backstop was thrust into an everyday role following Sean Murphy’s injury, and he struggled for a bit.

Then, the Rangers came to town, and d’Arnaud decided to turn into prime Barry Bonds, hitting three home runs on Friday, including a grand slam and following it up with another on Saturday, but he wasn’t done.

Last night, after a Marcell Ozuna walk, d’Arnaud crushed his fifth home run in eight plate appearances. The Braves would tack on another run by way of an Adam Duvall walk and David Fletcher single, and it was all they would need, finishing off the Fish 3-0.

During the post-game interview, Travis d’Arnaud had an interesting comment, crediting his recent surge to Marcell Ozuna.