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Career timeline: Austin Riley

June 8, 2015

The Braves selected Austin Riley with the 41st overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft

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May 15, 2019

Riley homered in his MLB debut -- and his father spilled his beer in excitement

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June 12, 2019

Riley hit a game-tying HR in the 9th and scored the game-winning run in the 11th inning of a thrilling victory

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June 29, 2019

Riley clubs a game-winning HR in the 8th inning vs. the Mets, giving him 14 homers through his first 42 games

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2020 NLCS Game 1

Riley hits a go-ahead solo shot in the 9th inning -- his first career postseason homer -- of a win over the Dodgers

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July 27, 2021

Riley hit two homers, including his second career grand slam, and tallied a career-high six RBIs in a win over the Mets

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Sept. 21, 2021

Riley joins Hall of Famers Eddie Mathews and Chipper Jones as Braves third basemen to tally a 30-HR season at 24 or younger

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2021 NLCS Game 1

Riley hits a walk-off single off Blake Treinen, who also allowed Riley’s decisive HR in the 9th inning of Game 1 of the 2020 NLCS

Aug. 1, 2022

Riley signed a 10-year, $212 million extension with the Braves, positioning him to stay with Atlanta through at least 2032

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Sept. 30, 2022

Riley caps his first All-Star season -- and a 38-homer campaign -- by going deep off Jacob deGrom in the opener of a significant 3-game sweep