Austin Riley

Austin Riley
Austin Riley
	Riley with the Atlanta Braves in 2020
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	Third baseman
	Born: April 2, 1997; Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	May 15, 2019, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics ; (through April 16, 2024)
Batting average	.275
Home runs	136
Runs batted in	385
Teams
	Atlanta Braves (2019–present);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (2022, 2023); World Series champion (2021); 2× All-MLB First Team (2021, 2023); 2× Silver Slugger Award (2021, 2023);

Michael Austin Riley (born April 2, 1997) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Braves selected him in the first round, 41st overall, of the 2015 MLB Draft.

Born in Memphis and raised in Mississippi, Riley played football and baseball at DeSoto Central High School. A star pitcher and third baseman in high school, Riley originally committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University, before being drafted by the Braves and opting to forgo a college baseball career. Riley made his minor league debut in 2015 with the Gulf Coast Braves and would spend the next several seasons in the Braves farm system.

Riley made his MLB debut with the Braves in 2019. He would soon emerge as a star, winning a Silver Slugger Award in 2021, as well as that year's World Series. Following a strong start to the 2022 season, Riley signed a franchise-record ten-year contract extension worth $212 million.

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