Harris started his professional career that year with theGulf Coast Braves before being promoted to theRome Braves.[14] Over 53 games between the two teams, he batted .277/.344/.393 with two home runs and 27 runs batted in.
Due to the cancellation of the 2020Minor League Baseball season due toCOVID-19, he did not play for a team.[15] In 2021, the Braves invited him to their spring training.[16] He spent the 2021 season with theRome Braves, slashing .294/.362/.436 with seven home runs, 64 runs batted in, and 27 stolen bases.[17] In June, he was selected to play in theAll-Star Futures Game.[18][19]
Harris was again invited to spring training by the Braves in 2022.[20][21] He was assigned to theMississippi Braves to begin the 2022 season, slashing .305/.372/.506 with five home runs, 33 runs batted in, and 11 stolen bases in 43 games before being called up to the major leagues.[22] During the 2022 season, Harris was ranked the 63rd-best prospect in all of Minor League Baseball, and the Braves' best prospect.[23]
On May 28, 2022, Harris was selected to the major league roster, and he made his debut later that day against theMiami Marlins.[24][25] Harris struck out in his first major league at-bat, and later on in the same game, recorded his first hit, a single, and scored his first run.[26] While facing theArizona Diamondbacks on May 31, Harris drove in his first career run.[27] Harris hit his first career home run against theWashington Nationals on June 13.[28] During the month of June, Harris had a .347/.371/.574slash line. Of his 35 hits, 13 were extra base hits. He also drove in 16 runs, stole four bases, and won the Rookie of the Month Award.[29][30] On August 17, the Braves and Harris agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth at least $72 million.[31][32][33] As the season continued, Harris, teammateSpencer Strider, and the Braves' later call-upVaughn Grissom were considered possible National League Rookie of the Year candidates.[34][35][36] Harris was again named Rookie of the Month for August, posting a .337/.400/.590 slash line. Sixteen of his rookie-leading 32 hits during the month were for extra bases.[37][38] In September, Harris was recognized as Rookie of the Month for the third time, having batted .324 with six home runs and 19 RBI.[39]
On November 14, Harris was named the 2022National League Rookie of the Year, finishing ahead of teammate Spencer Strider.[40] Harris and Strider were the second pair of Braves to finish first and second for the award, followingCraig Kimbrel andFreddie Freeman in 2011.[41] Harris dedicated the award to Marquis Grissom, his youth baseball tutor, with whom he had continued working during the offseasons.[42][43]
Harris played in 138 games for the Braves during the 2023 campaign, slashing .293/.331/.477 with 18 home runs, 57 RBI, and 20 stolen bases.[44]
Harris began the 2024 campaign with Atlanta, playing in 67 games and hitting .250/.295/.358 with five home runs, 20 RBI, and eight stolen bases. He was placed on the injured list with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain on June 15.[45] Harris was transferred to the 60–day injured list on July 24.[46] He was activated on August 14, and hit his first careergrand slam off ofSan Francisco Giants pitcherRobbie Ray, which landed inMcCovey Cove, making him the first visiting player to hit the water with a grand slam.[47][48]
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