Winning: Braves' Ozzie Albies gets shoutout from Ricky Vaughn

By Cory McCartney
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Ozzie Albies, who arrived in Atlanta as the Braves' second-ranked prospect, hasn't disappointed -- and now he's getting some love on Twitter form one of the most iconic pitchers in cinematic history.

In Wednesday's 7-1 loss to the Mets, the Braves' 20-year-old second baseman had three hits and stole two bases, and afterward was tagged in a Tweet from actor Charlie Sheen.

https://twitter.com/charliesheen/status/913244929521967104

It was high praise and Atlanta's Curacao product delivered in his response, harkening back to one of Sheen's most well-known roles when he played Cleveland Indians bad boy pitcher Ricky Vaughn in 1989's Major League and its 1994 sequel.

https://twitter.com/albiesozzie97/status/913277959129243648

The Hall of Fame talk is more than a little early, but in 226 plate appearances over 53 games, Albies has 111 wRC+ -- which ranks 11th at his position with at least 220 PAs -- and his 3.8 defensive WAR is eighth among second basemen.

Now it's unclear if Sheen meant #LethalPoetry in response to his Tweet or Albies' play, but either way, it's some nice love for the Braves' rookie.