MIAMI -- Ozzie Albies hasn’t quite gotten back to where he was in 2023, when he and Mookie Betts were MLB’s only second basemen with a .500 slugging percentage. But the Braves’ second baseman is showing that when healthy, he might be capable of becoming that guy again.

Albies homered for the third time in less than 24 hours and tallied five RBIs in a 12-1 Braves win over the Marlins on Wednesday afternoon at loanDepot park. The increased power he has shown since the All-Star break indicates he might be getting stronger as he distances himself from the right wrist fracture he suffered after the 2024 All-Star break.

The Braves have tallied a double-digit run total in five of their past 14 games, including both of their past two. They did so just six times over the 119 games that preced

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