Neither Ozzie Albies nor Ronald Acuna are in the lineup for the Braves’ game vs. the Nationals on Monday night, and it sounds as if they both might be out for a little while longer while continuing to heal.
Braves manager Brian Snitker offered injury updates on Albies (right wrist bone contusion), who took some swings Monday, and Acuna (left wrist inflammation), who is still sore.
“He’s still not 100 percent, right-handed, and that’s the thing we were worried about,” Snitker said of Albies. “But he was swinging, it’s better, but it’s still not there yet. He did all his defensive work. Ronald’s still pretty sore. So it’s probably going to be a little while on him.”
Albies has hit off the tee and done soft toss from the right side, and has taken coach’s batting practice from the left side. The Braves are still being cautious with the switch-hitter’s wrist, per Snitker, and it’s not something they’ll rush.
“If Ozzie’s going to be Ozzie, it’s going to be 100 percent, the way he plays,” Snitker said. “But it was encouraging, what I saw, right-handed, and he said it is feeling better. So that’s a good thing, so it’s progressing in the right way.”
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