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Ronald Acuna hits long homer off Yankees ace

1. His full name is Ronald Jose Acuna, and he was born Dec. 18, 1997 in La Guaira, Venezuela. 2. The Braves signed Acuna in July 2014, and the scout who signed him, Rolando Petit, tried to sign Acuna’s dad in the 1990s. 3. Acuna’s dad, Ron Acuna, played in the Mets, Blue Jays and Brewers organizations from 1999-2006, reaching as high as Double-A. 4. Ronald Acuna played in Australia in November and December 2016. In 20 games, he had an OPS of 1.001. 5. In 2017, Acuna became the youngest MVP in the Ariz
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March 2, 2018

Ronald Acuna is in the home-run column.

Acuna sent a 1-1 Masahiro Tanaka pitch to deep center to put the Braves up 3-0 on the Yankees in the first inning of Friday’s game.

After a 1-for-9 start to the season, the Braves’ top prospect has caught fire in the past few days. He’s coming off back-to-back two-hit days.

Acuna is competing for a spot in the opening-day outfield. He started in left field Friday.

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