Ozzie Albies appears locked in, Walt Weiss explains roster decisions

Ozzie Albies was asked during the pregame press conference about what it meant to be able to play this series right here in Truist Park and as you could imagine, he's pretty excited about it. "Yeah, definitely the home crowd helps us a lot," stated Ozzie. "I want to say thank you to all the fans that comes and support us every day and out. It makes the game better for sure. I know Braves Country always supports us, and definitely playing at home is going to be much more fun."

Ozzie has been here for nearly of the ups-and-downs that this team has experienced during this particular era.I asked him about what makes 2026 different from the rest of them and he mentioned the fact that he was pretty jazzed up about facing the Phillies again.

"Every run is different and special. For us to go through and face the Phillies again, we're definitely going to be hyped," explained Ozzie. "We're looking forward to playing as hard as we can to win tonight and the upcoming games against them because it's super important."