Denver– atlanta braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. missed Saturday night’s game against colorado rockies In the second innings due to left hamstring tightness.
With his team leading 2–0, Acuña was attempting to run out a ground ball before it went about halfway down the base path and caught his left hamstring.
He was examined by team medical personnel before leaving the field and returning to the Atlanta dugout.
he was replaced eli white In the right area.
Braves manager Walt Weis said Acuna would undergo an MRI and the team would not know more about the severity of the injury until Saturday or Sunday.
“We’ll look at the seriousness of it,” Weiss said. “I didn’t like the way it was looking. Ronny has started swinging the bat. We’ll see what happens. Hopefully, if he’s out, it’ll be short-lived.”
Acuña had a leadoff single and scored the Braves’ first run on a two-run homer. drake baldwin In left field.
After suffering a torn ACL in May 2024 that limited him to a total of 144 games over the past two seasons, the 28-year-old Acuna has played in all 34 of Atlanta’s games this season.
The five-time All-Star and 2023 National League MVP is hitting .252 with two home runs, nine RBI, 17 runs scored and a team-high seven stolen bases this season. Over the last six games he was hitting .381.
If Acuna misses a game, Weis said the Braves have options to make up for his absence in right field, including mauricio dubonwhite and george mateo.
“We’re very versatile, but you never like to have a challenge like this, losing one of your best players and most talented players if that happens,” Weiss said. “We’ll be fine. We just have a few moving parts.”
