Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. out with hamstring tightness, to undergo MRI

Denver — Atlanta Braves Right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr Against the rest from Saturday night’s game Colorado Rockies Left hamstring strain in second innings.

With his team leading 2-0, Acuna was attempting to run out a ground ball before he was pulled about halfway down the base paths and caught his left hamstring.

He was checked out by the team’s medical staff before being carted off the field and back in the Atlanta dugout.

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Braves manager Walt Weiss said Acuna will undergo an MRI and the team likely won’t know more about the extent of the injury until Saturday or Sunday.

“We’ll see the severity of it,” Weiss said. “I didn’t like to see it. Ronnie is starting to swing the bat. We’ll see what happens. Hopefully, if he’s out, it’ll be short-term.”

Acuna had a leadoff single and scored the Braves’ first run on a two-run homer Drake Baldwin In left field.

After suffering a torn ACL in May 2024 that limited him to a combined 144 games over the past two seasons, Acuna, 28, has played in all 34 of Atlanta’s games this season.

The five-time All-Star and 2023 National League MVP is batting .252 this season with two home runs, nine RBIs, 17 runs scored and a team-high seven stolen bases. He was hitting .381 over the past six games.

If Acuna misses a game, Weiss said the Braves have options including his absence in right field. Mauricio Dubonwhite and George Mateo.

“We’re very versatile, but you never like to be challenged like that, if that happens, you’re going to lose one of your best players and most talented players,” Weiss said. “We’ll be fine. We’ll have some moving parts.”