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Braves’ Ronald Acuna already standing out in Japan All-Star series

Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna playing in Japan
Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna playing in Japan
Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna playing in Japan
Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna playing in Japan
Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna playing in Japan
Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna playing in Japan
Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna playing in Japan
Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna playing in Japan
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TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 08: Outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates hitting a double in the bottom of the 1st inning during the exhibition game between Yomiuri Giants and the MLB All Stars at Tokyo Dome on November 8, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
By Staff writer
Nov 9, 2018

Baseball fans in Japan are already seeing the same talent and enthusiasm from Ronald Acuna that Braves fans saw this season.

Acuna is playing for an All-Star team of major leaguers in a series against their counterparts from Nippon Professional Baseball (see gallery, above).

Acuna had two hits Thursday, one of them a double, as the major-league stars beat the Yomiuri Giants, 9-6, in Tokyo. Acuna also struck out twice and scored a run.  Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto hit a homer for the major-leaguers.

On Friday, Acuna went 0-for-5 with a strikeout in a, 7-6, loss to the Samurai Japan squad in the Tokyo Dome.

Acuna played center field and left field in both games.

The seven-game series runs though Nov. 15, with games being played in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagoya.

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