Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. exposes double standard with team: ‘They would take me out of the game’

Atlanta Braves prima outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hinted astatine a treble modular wrong the clubhouse aft a definite mishap by a teammate led to nary reprimand from manager Brian Snitker. 

Fellow outfielder Jarred Kelenic was seen jogging to archetypal basal aft a hard-hit shot helium believed was going to beryllium a location run. However, the shot deed the partition alternatively of going implicit it, and Kelenic panicked by trying to sprint to 2nd basal for a treble alternatively of staying astatine first. 

It was an ill-advised decision, arsenic helium was thrown retired by a Minnesota Twins subordinate astatine 2nd basal upon replay review. 

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Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves celebrates his expansive slam location tally against Los Angeles pitcher Lance Lynn astatine Dodger Stadium connected Aug. 31, 2023. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Now, Kelenic’s mistake connected the basepaths didn’t support the Braves from beating the Twins connected Saturday, 4-3. 

But his determination to trot retired of the batter’s container erstwhile helium made interaction with the shot is what galore were calling retired connected via societal media. If helium hadn’t done so, he’s apt astatine 2nd basal harmless alternatively of heading backmost to the dugout. 

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Snitker, though, didn’t person a a occupation with Kelenic. 

"Was I expected to?" Snitker said erstwhile asked if helium spoke to Kelenic astir that play aft the game. 

While Snitker didn’t spot an issue, Acuña appeared to deliberation otherwise. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves celebrates a treble against the Rockies astatine Coors Field connected Aug. 28, 2023, successful Denver, Colorado. (Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)

Acuña responded to MLB.com newsman Mark Bowman’s X station astir Snitker’s remark regarding Kelenic, and was intelligibly ticked off.

"If it were me, they would instrumentality maine retired of the game," Acuña said successful his post, which has since been deleted.

Acuña has past of that happening. 

In 2019, Snitker benched him for mishaps connected the bases, erstwhile helium did the aforesaid happening arsenic Kelenic. Acuña, though, decided to enactment astatine archetypal basal aft realizing the shot didn’t spell retired arsenic helium had hoped. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves hits a two-run homer against the Colorado Rockies astatine Coors Field connected Aug. 28, 2023, successful Denver. (Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)

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"He didn’t run," Snitker said astatine the time, via ESPN. "You’ve got to run. It’s not going to beryllium acceptable here."

So, it’s understandable wherefore Acuña would beryllium upset with Snitker's attraction of Kelenic. 

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