Atlanta Braves
Ronald Acuna flies out in first career at-bat
April 25, 2018
For a moment, it looked like Ronald Acuna had his Jason Heyward moment.
Acuna swung at the first pitch he saw, and it carried to deep center but not quite enough to leave the park. It was an 80.8 mph slider from Reds starter Brandon Finnegan.
The 20-year-old Acuna joined the Braves this afternoon. He’s Baseball America’s No. 1 overall prospect.
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Gabriel Burns is a general assignment reporter and features writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After four years on the Braves beat, he's expanded his horizons and covers all sports. You'll find him writing about MLB, NFL, NBA, college football and other Atlanta-centric happenings.
