Social media was set ablaze Wednesday night as fans found out Braves super prospect Ronald Acuna would be joining the team Wednesday in Cincinnati.
Acuna, 20, is the near-consensus top prospect in baseball.
This @Braves team is fun to watch. The heart they had to come back tonight was amazing. Upsetting I had to watch a walk off homer but @FreddieFreeman5 played a great game. Excited for the Ronald Acuna era to start #ChopOn
— Tyler Carter (@Carter3109) April 25, 2018
Here's a cheers to hoping Ronald Acuna is similar to what Mike Trout has been for the Angels. Unreal tools. Time to unleash a 20-year old budding phenom to the SHOW.
— Patrick MacCoon (@PMacCoon) April 25, 2018
Tomorrow is my wife's birthday.
— 2020 World Series Champions (@TomahawkJake) April 25, 2018
We've had dinner reservations for awhile now.
She said I can stay home and watch Ronald Acuna's debut. pic.twitter.com/6wNUNRzwRE
RONALD ACUÑA IS OFFICIALLY AN ATLANTA BRAVE YALL!!!
— Mike Aker 🏁🦌🇺🇸⚾️🏈 (@AkeNbake9) April 25, 2018
It’ll be interesting to see where Ronald Acuna slots in the Braves lineup. Inciarte is a quintessential leadoff. Freddie is a lock at 3. If you buy Albies power outburst, is he at 5 now? Acuna 2? Vice Versa? I hope he runs early and often! 🚀🚀🚀
— Open Bar Fantasy Baseball Podcast (@OpenBarDudes) April 25, 2018
Ronald Acuna and Gleyber Torres called up in the same week (also Walker Buehler)... the MLB just got that much better
— Robert Arbuco (@rda228) April 25, 2018
The Ronald Acuña era is here #ChopOn
— Cameroñ_Carruth (@Cameron_Carruth) April 25, 2018
Ronald Acuna to be called up tomorrow!!!! Haven't been more excited about a prospect since Harper
— Aaron Joseph Wingo (@AaronWingo35) April 25, 2018
When you read that Ronald Acuna is finally getting called to The Show. pic.twitter.com/PGy7oiAu0O
— Josh Cramer (@JoshC82) April 25, 2018
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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.
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