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Allen will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

The 26-year-old continues to make his case to be Atlanta's starting shortstop ahead of Orlando Arcia. Allen is batting .313 (10-for-32) through 10 games with four steals in four attempts, while Arcia ...

Arcia has started just three times in the last 11 games and appears to have ceded the top job at shortstop to Nick Allen, who has produced a .321/.367/.393 slash line so far this season. Meanwhile, ...

Allen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Allen is wearing goggles this season to correct an astigmatism which he said was a particular issue for him during night games, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Allen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Some players are overperforming early in the Major League Baseball schedule and are due to regress. With roughly 10 percent ...

He wears sports goggles, has a slick glove and a solid contact bat. That addition is shortstop Nick Allen. The 26-year-old former Oakland Athletics prospect is thriving early on in his new scene.