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The Braves have made it official, announcing that they have called up top prospect Ronald Acuña. Acuña will be wearing number 13, no doubt to honor past Braves luminaries like Adonis Garcia, Nate McLouth, Ozzie Guillen, Juan Eichelberger and Jerry Royster, all of whom have worn the fabled 1 and 3. The 20-year-old Acuña was 11-for-his-last-33 with a homer, a double, four walks, and three stolen bases at Triple-A Gwinnett following a slow start. Continue to Article

April 25, 2018 11:32:pm EST

The 20-year-old Acuna singled and scored the tying run in the eighth inning of his big league debut, and the Atlanta Braves went on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Wednesday night. Acuna became the youngest player in the majors when he was called up from Triple-A before the game. "As soon as I hit the field, I felt at home," Acuna said through a translator. Continue to Article

April 25, 2018 10:50:pm EST

New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey was in no mood to talk about his demotion to the bullpen. Harvey's demotion came after a 12-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, which dropped him to an 0-2 record. Against Atlanta, the 2013 MLB All-Star allowed six runs on eight hits, walking one and striking out four in six innings. Continue to Article

April 25, 2018 8:41:pm EST

No break-in period needed for 20-year-old Ronald Acuna Jr. Promoted by the Atlanta Braves from Triple-A, the youngest player in the majors was put into the starting lineup Wednesday night, batting sixth and playing left field against Cincinnati. "I'm not worried about too much," Acuna said through a translator. "I'm just going to give it my best effort and leave it all out on the field. I'm trying to approach it like a minor league game at the major league level." Acuna wore No. 13, just like fellow Venezuelans Dave Concepcion and Ozzie Guillen. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said there was no doubt Acuna would start in his debut. "I didn't even think about that," Snitker said. "We've never done Continue to Article

April 25, 2018 6:03:pm EST

Michael Kopech blew up White Sox Twitter again Wednesday morning, adding eight more strikeouts to his impressive 2018 total and turning in another strong outing down at Triple-A Charlotte. Couple that with news that Ronald Acuna, the No. 2 prospect in baseball, is set to make his major league debut with the Atlanta Braves, and the already loud "are we there yet?" style chorus wondering when Kopech will arrive on the South Side grew even louder. The deal is this: The rulebook states a player will accrue a year of major league service time if he spends 172 days on a major league roster in a given year. Continue to Article

April 25, 2018 3:10:pm EST