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Matt Olson

Matt Olson, American baseball player

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Born
March 29, 1994
Age in 2026
32
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1994

About Matt Olson

Matthew Kent Olson is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics. Matt Olson attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, where he played first base and pitched for the Parkview Panthers, leading them to back-to-back state championships in 2011 and 2012. Olson was drafted by the Athletics in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2016. Olson has won three Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger Award, four Fielding Bible Awards, led the MLB in home runs and RBIs in 2023, and was an MLB All-Star in 2021, 2023, and 2025. After graduating from high school with honors in 2012, Olson was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

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Matt Olson timeline

  1. Matt Olson attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, where he played first base and pitched for the Parkview Panthers, leading them to back-to-back state championships in 2011 and 2012.
  2. Olson was drafted by the Athletics in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2016.
  3. After graduating from high school with honors in 2012, Olson was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.
  4. Olson has won three Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger Award, four Fielding Bible Awards, led the MLB in home runs and RBIs in 2023, and was an MLB All-Star in 2021, 2023, and 2025.

The world when Matt Olson was born

Matt Olson was born in 1994. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1994

  • #1 song"I'll Make Love to You" – Boyz II Men
  • Top movieForrest Gump
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookThe Chamber – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentO.J. Simpson's white Bronco chase watched by 95 million
  • Top headlineO.J. Simpson car chase captivates the nation
  • Technology milestoneNetscape Navigator released
  • Defining fadThe Macarena (early)
  • Notable inventionAmazon.com founded
  • World population5.61 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNo World Series (Strike)
  • Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
  • U.S. population260.3M

1994 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Matt Olson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19942026
Gas$1.11$3.45/gal
Average home$107,200$435,000
Average income$40,217$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.18$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population260.3M341 million

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