<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-draws-marlins-broadcaster-message');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ronald Acuna Jr. heated moment draws controversial Marlins broadcaster message');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ronald-Acuna-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ronald Acuna Jr. heated moment draws controversial Marlins broadcaster message</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-27T12:42:41-07:00">August 27th, 12:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-27T12:57:12-07:00">August 27th, 12:57pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Braves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After losing the series opener against the Miami Marlins, the Atlanta Braves bounced back behind a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-brian-snitker-drops-truth-bomb-hurston-waldrep-shaky-start">gutsy performance by rookie Hurston Waldrep</a>. The teams met up Wednesday for the rubber match of the series and tempers flared early.</p><p>All-Star first baseman Matt Olson put the Braves up 3-0 with a two-run homer in the third inning. And on the very next pitch, Marlins hurler Ryan Gusto nailed Ronald Acuña Jr. in the left arm with a 93 MPH sinker.</p><p>Acuña immediately dropped his bat and started barking at Gusto. After taking a couple steps toward the mound, Acuña was held back by the home plate umpire and Miami catcher Liam Hicks. The benches cleared and the former MVP continued to complain while making his way to first.</p><p>Apparently <a href="https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1960762593049502042" rel="noopener">running out of patience</a> with Acuña for voicing his displeasure over the beaning, Marlins’ analyst Tommy Hutton dropped a controversial take. “If you’re that mad, charge him. If you’re that mad, go after him!” the broadcaster shouted, per Jomboy Media. “See, you don’t see that anymore,” Hutton added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Benches cleared after Ronald Acuña was hit by an inside pitch after Matt Olson homered</p><p>Marlins broadcaster was saying if Acuña was really that mad he should've charged him <a href="https://t.co/fvlgByRoop">pic.twitter.com/fvlgByRoop</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1960762593049502042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Benches clear after Braves’ star Ronald Acuña Jr. HBP</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ronald-Acuna-Jr.-2.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Prior to the controversial call for Acuña to start a fight, Marlins’ play-by-play man Kyle Sielaff noted, ”Everyone’s feeling a little testy this afternoon. They might issue warnings here. There was no intent by Gusto but after the homer by Olsen…”</p><p>Acuña certainly appeared to believe there was intent in Gusto’s up-and-in pitch, coming directly after Olson’s bomb. And, as Sielaff predicted, warnings were issued to both teams.</p><p>This did not sit well with Brian Snitker. The longtime Braves manager <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/marlins-braves-benches-clear-ronald-acuna-jr-hit-by-pitch" rel="noopener">got ejected</a> for arguing the umpires’ decision to warn both teams, per Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Such a move punishes Atlanta by taking away its ability to throw inside.</p><p>The Braves are justifiably testy regarding Acuña’s health. The star right fielder missed nearly all of 2024 with a torn ACL and he’s had injury issues this season as well. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-breaks-silence-return-from-acl-injury">Acuña started the year on the IL</a> as he recovered from knee surgery, making his debut in May. He then landed on the injured list again at the end of July with a calf ailment.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-atlanta-makes-ronald-acuna-jr-roster-move">Braves welcomed Acuña back</a> to the lineup on August 15 as they play out what has quickly become a lost season. The five-time All-Star is slashing .303/.420/.542 with 15 home runs, 31 RBI and 55 runs scored in 66 games. His 168 OPS+ is near the National League-leading 171 OPS + he posted in his 2023 MVP season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ronald Acuna Jr. heated moment draws controversial Marlins broadcaster message

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-atlanta-makes-ronald-acuna-jr-roster-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves make official Ronald Acuna Jr. roster move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Atlanta-Braves-outfielder-Ronald-Acuna-Jr-1.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Braves make official Ronald Acuna Jr. roster move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-15T12:44:05-07:00">August 15th, 12:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-15T12:44:05-07:00">August 15th, 12:44pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Braves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves have struggled with injuries throughout the season. Ronald Acuna Jr. went on the injured list for the second time this season with a calf strain. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-austin-riley-get-updates-before-mets-showdown">He and Austin Riley got updates earlier this week from Braves manager Brian Snitker</a>. Atlanta hoped that the All-Star outfielder would be back before the weekend. Now that he is ready, Sandy Leon is headed to the minors.</p><p>Acuna Jr. made a big splash when he returned from the IL after a torn ACL. The superstar’s triumphant return earned him an All-Star appearance, even if he passed on the Home Run Derby in Atlanta. His calf strain took the win out of his team’s sails once again, though. However, the team <a href="https://x.com/Braves/status/1956430264256651713" rel="noopener">reinstated him from the IL</a> before their game on Friday, according to the Braves’ social media.</p><p>Riley’s return is a bit further down the road thanks to a setback in his recovery. The responsibility of re-igniting Atlanta’s offense falls on Acuna Jr.. His team is in desperate need of a spark after falling into fourth place in the National League East. Snitker has done the best with his roster, but offensive slumps and injuries have held the team back from being successful.</p><p>Leon is going to the minor leagues to open up a roster spot on the Braves. Acuna Jr. and Co. are out of time to make a comeback this season. However, a strong finish to the season could give the team hope moving forward. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-rumors-what-atlanta-has-no-interest-in-doing-at-trade-deadline">Atlanta committed to its core at the trade deadline</a>. Snitker and the front office believe that their veterans have what it takes to contend in the NL once again.</p><p>Acuna Jr.’s 2025 season has been a good summary of the Braves’ struggles. He started the season out of the lineup, had an explosive return, but struggled to stay in his groove. The year might feel like a waste, but Atlanta is not discouraged. The team hopes that Acuna Jr.’s team helps kick off a winning streak to ride into the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves make official Ronald Acuna Jr. roster move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-s-injury-timetable-after-avoiding-worst-case-scenario');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr.’s injury timetable after avoiding worst-case scenario');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Braves-OF-Ronald-Acuna-Jr-1.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr.’s injury timetable after avoiding worst-case scenario</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-30T12:18:08-07:00">July 30th, 12:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-30T12:18:08-07:00">July 30th, 12:18pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Braves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A tough 2025 season for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-lands-il-injury-loss-royals">Atlanta Braves got a bit</a> tougher with the injury to star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. The All-Star right fielder already missed quite a bit of time this season due to injury, and didn’t make his season debut until late May. Once again, he’ll miss time, as his leg continues to give him discomfort. According to Braves beat writer Mark Bowman on X (formerly Twitter), Acuna’s discomfort in the <a href="https://x.com/mlbbowman/status/1950562449473913179" rel="noopener">upper Achilles/lower right calf</a> region could lead to him being out two to three weeks.</p><p>“Acuña’s discomfort is in the upper Achilles/lower right calf region,” reported Bowman on Wednesday. “Preliminary tests provided no reason to believe he has a significant injury. Today’s MRI will verify if this is true. If results match current expectations, there’s a chance Acuña could play again in 2-3 weeks.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-removed-royals-game-achilles-issue">If Acuna is back in</a> three weeks’ time, then that is an outcome that Atlanta would happily take. Despite the fact that they are at least 13 games out of a playoff spot at the moment, the team is still buying. They’ve acquired reliever Tyler Kinley from the Colorado Rockies and starting pitcher Erick Fedde from the St. Louis Cardinals. It wouldn’t be surprising to see GM Alex Anthopoulos swing a trade for a bat to help replace Acuna for now. How will the Braves pivot from their star’s injury moving forward?</p><h2><b>Ronald Acuna Jr.’s injury will cause Braves to alter plans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Braves-OF-Jarred-Kelenic.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At the moment, it looks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/braves-jarred-kelenic-breaks-silence-getting-optioned">like Jarred Kelenic will likely</a> play right field for the Braves. He’s certainly not Acuna Jr., but for the moment, he should provide steady play at the bottom of the lineup. So far this season, he’s only hitting .167 over 60 at bats. Yet, at 26 years old, perhaps regular playing time in Atlanta will give him a boost in the interim.</p><p>There’s still a chance that Anthopoulos pulls a deal in the next 24 hours before the trade deadline passes. He’s done it plenty of times in the past, including during their 2021 World Series title run when Acuna Jr. missed time with another injury. Although the odds of Atlanta making another run like that are slim, it’s not wise to count out a team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/atlanta-braves-2025-over-under-win-total-prediction-odds-pick">as talented as the Braves.</a> Could another deal or two make enough of a difference to get Atlanta back to the postseason?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr.’s injury timetable after avoiding worst-case scenario

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-lands-il-injury-loss-royals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. lands on IL after injury in loss to Royals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Braves-right-fielder-Ronald-Acuna-Jr.-13-leaves-the-game-against-the-Royals.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. lands on IL after injury in loss to Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-29T20:20:07-07:00">July 29th, 8:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-30T07:44:28-07:00">July 30th, 7:44am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Braves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. has been <a href="https://x.com/DOBrienATL/status/1950388233000669482" rel="noopener">placed on the 10-day injured list</a> after his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-removed-royals-game-achilles-issue">exit from Tuesday night’s game</a> against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, according to several reports.</p><p>“Ronald Acuña Jr. will go on the 10-day IL with right Achilles tightness,” said David O’Brien of The Athletic in a post on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>The 27-year-old Acuna did not finish the Royals game. He was removed in the sixth inning after feeling tightness in his right Achilles tendon while trying to make a play in the outfield. It’s uncertain, however, whether he suffered the injury during that sequence, but it’s definitely a concerning development for Atlanta, which dropped its ninth game in 11 outings since the 2025 MLB All-Star break.</p><p>Ronald Acuna, the former National League Most Valuable Player, <a href="https://x.com/mlbbowman/status/1950392699581858129" rel="noopener">was emotional</a> while providing an update on his Achilles following the 9-6 loss to the Royals (h/t Mark Bowman of MLB.com).</p><p>Wrote Bowman: “Acuña held back tears as he talked after tonight’s game. He said he’ll be further evaluated (likely MRI) tomorrow. He felt discomfort when he scored from first on Monday. He lobbied to play today because in his mind he had missed too much time already this season.”</p><p>Before he left the contest, Ronald Acuna went 0-for-2 with a walk. He was replaced by Eli White in the outfield. White could continue playing in right field in place of Acuna, who signed an eight-year, $100 million contract extension with Atlanta in 2019.</p><p>The level of concern for Acuna’s Achilles issue is amplified by his injury history. He suffered a season-ending torn ACL injury in his left knee in 2024, when he was limited to just 49 games. Acuna hit .250/.351/.365 with four home runs and 15 RBIs that year.</p><p>He made his 2025 debut in May and immediately turned heads with a home run against the San Diego Padres. Acuna played well enough to get an MLB All-Star nod, the fifth in his career in the big leagues, thus far. He entered the meeting with the Royals batting .309/.430/.582 with 14 homers and 26 RBIs to go with four stolen bases through 54 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. lands on IL after injury in loss to Royals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/atlanta-braves/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-removed-royals-game-achilles-issue');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ronald Acuna Jr. removed from Braves-Royals game with Achilles issue');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ronald-Acuna-Jr-5.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Aiken-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ronald Acuna Jr. removed from Braves-Royals game with Achilles issue</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-29T19:18:47-07:00">July 29th, 7:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-29T19:35:19-07:00">July 29th, 7:35pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Braves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a game the Atlanta Braves really needed to win over the Kansas City Royals, disaster struck when star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. jogged off the field and exited the game with <a href="https://x.com/Braves/status/1950375254200897810" rel="noopener">Achilles tightness</a>.</p><p>Breaking down what happened to the five-time All-Star in the sixth inning, The Athletic’s David O’Brien broke down what <a href="https://x.com/DOBrienATL/status/1950372909102616791" rel="noopener">he saw during the play</a> and what it could mean for his future.</p><p>Now granted, if Acuña Jr. is, in fact, okay, then this isn’t the end of the world, but if the star outfielder misses significant time, it could all but end any opportunity to turn this nightmarish season around before it’s too late.</p><p>After starting off the season with a seven-game losing streak, the Braves have struggled to get much of anything going in 2025, winning just 12 series so far this season, including losses to the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers since the All-Star break. While the team could still pull out the series against the Royals, as they did win Game 1, it will be hard to do without Acuña Jr. available.</p><p>Originally linked to multiple contending teams as a potential trade deadline acquisition, Acuña Jr. has been more or less made untouchable, with the Braves wanting to build around him instead of initiating a ground-up rebuild at the expense of their NL MVP. While that could still happen at some point in the future, at 45-60, it feels like the winds of change may soon be coming to Atlanta, with the franchise making major moves to set up their future one way or another.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.301	15	31	0.968	6

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.301	15	31	0.968	6

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