DETROIT -- While creating the argument that he will be MLB’s best first baseman over the remainder of this decade, Matt Olson has capably replaced a beloved likely Hall of Famer and calmly handled the added responsibilities that come with playing for your hometown team.

“How he handles everything is unbelievable,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “It blows me away how those boring pros play every day and have long, great careers because they don’t ride those crests and have those highs and lows.”

Snitker throws the term “boring pro” around a lot, but it truly does seem to apply to the soft-spoken Olson. The Braves’ first baseman looks like a cinch to win his third career Gold Glove Award, and he’s two homers shy of what would be his fifth 30-homer season. And he also claimed the Nati

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