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Braves Report podcast: Acuna returns, Mets next up on schedule

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. walks off the field after grounding out and stranding two runners during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, April 30, 2022. The Rangers won 3-1. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. walks off the field after grounding out and stranding two runners during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, April 30, 2022. The Rangers won 3-1. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
By AJC Staff
May 2, 2022

The Braves’ superstar is finding his way back into the order just in time for the first series with the first-place Mets.

In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Braves Report Podcast, AJC beat reporter Justin Toscano and Jay Black dig into the headlines of a busy baseball week.

Our team looks at what it took for Ronald Acuna to recover from his ACL injury, some insightful analysis from Atlanta’s most expensive pitcher on why he’s struggling, how the Braves stack up against the Mets and some answers to your mailbag questions.

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