Braves beat reporter on potential plan for Ronald Acuña Jr.
Braves Country is on their hands and knees pleading for the blue box that reveals Ronald Acuña Jr. has been activated to the major-league roster. The 2023 NL MVP is completely overwhelming minor-league pitching. In 15 at-bats, he already has seven hits, including a couple of home runs, and he’s also walked seven times, giving […] The post Braves beat reporter on potential plan for Ronald Acuña Jr. appeared first on SportsTalkATL.com.
Braves Country is on their hands and knees pleading for the blue box that reveals Ronald Acuña Jr. has been activated to the major-league roster.
The 2023 NL MVP is completely overwhelming minor-league pitching. In 15 at-bats, he already has seven hits, including a couple of home runs, and he’s also walked seven times, giving him an on-base percentage of .591 and OPS of 1.524. There’s no question he’s ready to contribute for the Braves offensively, the decision makers just want to see him clear a couple of final hurdles.
One of those happened yesterday afternoon, as Acuña played nine innings in the field for the first time during his rehab assignment. Some thought that might be the last checkbox, but according to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman, Acuña is back in the Gwinnett Stripers lineup tonight. Bowman says that doesn’t totally rule him out for a return tomorrow at Truist Park, but that given the travel, it’s more likely he would be activated during the weekend.
Acuña is in Gwinnett’s lineup in Louisville tonight. This doesn’t erase the possibility he could be activated tomorrow. But given the travel, a Saturday or Sunday return seems more likely. It all depends on how he feels when he awakes and talks to the Braves staff tomorrow
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) May 22, 2025
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UPDATE: Ronald Acuña Jr. was a healthy scratch from Thursday’s lineup. The expectation now is for him to return to Atlanta to make his highly anticipated season debut on Friday against the Padres.
Kelenic is now leading off for Gwinnett tonight. Acuña is a healthy scratch. This indicates he will be in the lineup for tomorrow’s game against the Padres. His return will come three days shy of the one-year anniversary of his ACL tear.
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) May 22, 2025
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