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Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson (28) celebrates his solo homer with Dominic Smith in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Atlanta.
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On Lou Gehrig Day, baseball’s reigning iron man came through with the biggest blow for the Atlanta Braves. Matt Olson marked his 844th consecutive game with a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, giving the Braves a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Olson’s towering shot — his 17th homer of the season — got a big assist from a strong breeze blowing toward the right-field corner. Appropriately, Olson took a starring role on a day that Major League Baseball marked the 85th anniversary of the Iron Horse's untimely death from ALS at age 37.
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