Top prospect Ronald Acuna will make Braves debut today

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The Braves were waiting for Acuna to hit his stride in Triple-A. He’s hit .300 (12-for-40) across the past 10 games.

“We’re looking for Ronald to get hot at this point,” Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos said April 19. “I know it’s going to be talked about and so on, but once he starts to perform, unless there’s an immediate need, an injury or we have a lack of performance up here – more development isn’t going to hurt anybody. We’d prefer to call players up when they’re performing at a high level, when they’re locked in.”