Matt Olson is as reliable as they come.
The Atlanta Braves’ first baseman doesn’t miss a day of work. Seriously.
Tuesday night marks Olson’s 746th consecutive game played.
That moves him into 12th on the all-time MLB record list for consecutive games, breaking a tie with Pete Rose (745), according to MLB Network’s Sarah Langs.
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This is how the top-12 of that consecutive games played list looks:
- Cal Ripken Jr.: 2,632
- Lou Gehrig: 2,130
- Everett Scott: 1,307
- Steve Garvey: 1,207
- Miguel Tejada: 1,152
- Billy Williams: 1,117
- Joe Sewell: 1,103
- Stan Musial: 895
- Eddie Yost: 829
- Gus Suhr: 822
- Nellie Fox: 798
- Matt Olson: 746
MLB’s official social media account shared that Olson’s streak is the fifth-longest in the expansion era, which began in 1961.
Olson doesn’t just play every day. He usually delivers.
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He has some of the most impressive natural power in the game, and he’s a smooth defensive first baseman, too.
If he carries this streak through next season, he’ll rank eighth on the all-time list at the end of 2026.
Even if it ends before then, it’s already an impressive accomplishment. Very few players appear in every game of a single season, let alone a bunch of them in a row.
Modern sport science is just fine with the occasional game off.
Olson doesn’t do that, though. He plays every day, and that means every single day.
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