Braves Snitker Reveals Plan for Ronald Acuña Jr
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MLB Network's Mark DeRosa made a bold claim about Ronald Acuña Jr's place in Braves history and Chipper Jones backed him up.
Former New York Yankee Alex Verdugo may soon be looking for a new team after Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. came back after a year-long injury.
Ronald Acuña Jr. hadn't played in MLB for a year when he stepped to the plate against the San Diego Padres on Friday. It didn't matter, as Acuña jumped on the f
A year after his ACL injury, Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. made a dramatic return. Playing in his usual leadoff position, Acuña took a fastball from San Diego ‘s Nick Pivetta and blasted a 467-foot home run with a velocity of 115.5 mph. That was the hardest-hit ball by any Braves player this season, per ESPN.
The Braves have another player clicking now, and it's an extremely talented one. Acuña is back. Man, is he back.
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Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed his first pitch 467 feet for a home run in his dramatic return to the Atlanta Braves.
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Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. announced his return to the majors in the loudest and earliest way possible on Friday night against the San Diego Padres. Against the first MLB pitch he's seen since he tore the ACL in his left knee on May 26 of last year, Acuña did this:
The recent weekend series reminded a lot of people of the talent that Ronald Acuña Jr. brings to the Atlanta Braves. However, one MLB Network analyst and former Braves player, Mark DeRosa, took his praise a step further. "I would argue he's the most talented player to ever put the Braves uniform on," DeRosa said on MLB Network.
Ronald Acuña Jr. homered for the second straight game in his return from a nearly year-long absence due to a knee injury, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 win over the San Diego Padres.