Olson and Dubon Win Gold Gloves as Braves Head Into Free Agency

The Atlanta Braves opened awards season with a double celebration as Matt Olson and Mauricio Dubon were both named Gold Glove winners. Olson and Dubon emerged victorious from a Braves group that had four finalists, with Chris Sale and Michael Harris II also in contention, giving Atlanta two of the game's top defensive honours as November began. The timing could hardly be more significant: free agency officially opens at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, five days after the World Series concluded, and the Braves are set to let Dubon, Raisel Iglesias and Tyler Mahle among others test the open market. With a likely lockout looming at the start of December, the weeks ahead promise a frantic pace of signings and trades across the league. For Atlanta, the Gold Gloves are a reminder of the defensive standard the club sets — and a bargaining chip in a winter where every edge counts. The offseason, as ever in Atlanta, is already heating up.