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Listen: What the season-ending injury to Ronald Acuña Jr. means for Braves

By AJC Sports
May 27, 2024

In this edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Braves Report podcast, host Barrett Sallee and AJC Braves beat reporter Justin Toscano discuss the injury to Ronald Acuña Jr. and what it means moving forward.

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