Acuña, Ozuna and Riley homer as Braves end 5-game skid and Royals tie club mark with 14 walks
It was the fourth time the Royals walked 14 and the first since 2006.
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- New York Times
Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. leaves game with Achilles injury
KANSAS CITY — The Braves' hellish season took yet another painful turn Tuesday when Ronald Acuña Jr. left the game in the sixth inning with right Achilles soreness that will land him on the 10-day injured list. Acuña is scheduled to fly back to Atlanta on Wednesday for an MRI to rule out anything more serious. He was seen wearing a protective boot after the game. Advertisement The Braves and their star right fielder hope that it's only tightness — the preliminary diagnosis after a team doctor examined him briefly at Kauffman Stadium. When asked if he was worried, Acuña said through an interpreter, 'Yeah, of course. I mean, it's an injury. I'm worried.' Acuña said he didn't feel a pop, and he was able to jog off the field under his own power when manager Brian Snitker replaced him with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, after noticing Acuña was slow to pursue a foul ball in the right-field corner, followed by a double to the left-center gap moments later. 'It's more pain,' Acuña said, rather than the pop and subsequent agony typically associated with a ruptured Achilles. 'But I feel it a lot when I try to put pressure on it.' Ronald Acuña Jr. was removed from tonight's game in the middle of the 6th inning with right achilles tightness. He jogged off the field under his own power — Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 30, 2025 Acuña said he tweaked the Achilles in Monday's series opener at Kansas City while scoring from first base on Austin Riley's eighth-inning double, but thought he could play through it. He told the training staff he wanted to play Tuesday, even after they told him he could take the day off. 'I've just missed so much time already through injuries, I don't want to miss any more time,' said Acuña, adding that the injury worsened in Tuesday's game, especially in the sixth inning while pursuing the fly balls Snitker referred to. The Braves have dealt with pitching injuries and slumping position players all season, and Acuña has been one of the few bright spots for a team that's 45-61, well out of playoff contention for weeks, even if not yet mathematically eliminated. Their entire Opening Day starting rotation is on the 60-day IL. Advertisement 'It's just one of them things that — you just deal with it,' Snitker said. 'It's not fun dealing with it, it's not easy dealing with, but you just have to.' Initially, Acuña waved his finger when Snitker sent Eli White out to replace him, signaling that he wanted to continue playing. But as White neared him, Acuña began his slow jog to the dugout, then walked with the team's head trainer to the clubhouse. Acuña, the 2023 National League MVP and a five-time All-Star, missed the Braves' first 49 games this season while completing a year-long rehab from ACL surgery on his left knee. That was the second ACL surgery for Acuña, who tore his right ACL in July 2021. He returned to the lineup in less than 10 months after that surgery and dealt with residual soreness throughout the 2022 season. This time, doctors and trainers laid out a slower, more conservative approach to his ACL rehab, and Acuña has had no significant issues with his legs since being activated from the IL on May 23. He has missed only one game due to injury — because of low-back soreness after feeling a twinge during a pregame workout on July 8 in Sacramento. He rejoined the lineup the next day and has played in all but three Braves games since coming off the IL. He's hit .306 with 24 extra-base hits (14 home runs) and a 1.006 OPS in 55 games. Acuña was voted to start in the All-Star game, leading all NL outfielders in fan voting despite missing the first eight weeks of the season.
New York Post
2 hours ago
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Ronald Acuna Jr. heads to injured list with Achilles tightness in latest Braves nightmare
As if the season couldn't get any worse for the Braves. Ronald Acuña Jr. is headed to the 10-day injured list following an early exit with right Achilles tightness during Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Royals, according to multiple reports. The Braves star was spotted in a walking boot after the game, according to Right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. leaves the game during the sixth inning of the Braves' road loss to the Royals. Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Acuña was removed from the game with an Achilles issue after he seemed to suffer the injury chasing a ball in the outfield in the sixth inning. Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was at bat when he hit a ball into right field that drifted foul. Acuña was giving chase to the ball when he appeared to pull up as he got close to the right field foul line. The Braves outfielder seemed to be in some pain when he walked to retrieve the foul ball. Moments later, Acuña was pulled from the game, even though he initially attempted to wave off his team when the coaching staff first tried to take him out. He eventually came out of right field and jogged back to the Braves' dugout, while Eli White came in to replace him. The broadcast showed Acuña walk into the dugout before he was quickly met by a team trainer, who walked with him down the steps and into the clubhouse. Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. Peter Aiken-Imagn Images This is the latest injury for Acuña, who dealt with ACL tears in his left knee on two occasions, in 2021 and 2024. He was out of the first 49 games of this year with the knee injury from last season. Acuña entered Tuesday's game hitting .309 after getting named to the National League All-Star team for the fifth time.
Fox Sports
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Braves All-Star OF Ronald Acuña Jr. leaves with Achilles tendon tightness and will go to IL
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was removed from Tuesday night's loss at Kansas City with tightness in his right Achilles tendon and will be placed on the 10-day injured list. Acuña experienced the discomfort after chasing down a ball in right field. He'll be evaluated further on Wednesday. 'It's an Achilles thing, it's going to take a while,' manager Brian Snitker said after the Braves fell 9-6 to the Royals. 'He'll go on the IL and hopefully in 10 days or so it'll clear up.' Acuña said he initially felt pain while running the bases on Monday night. 'It happened when I scored from first to home on that play,' Acuña said through an interpreter. 'They are going to examine me tomorrow so we'll see how it goes.' The discomfort returned after Acuña ran for a foul ball in the sixth inning Tuesday night. Later in the inning, a ball was hit over his head and he gave chase. He left the game after the sixth. 'It was hurting even more,' Acuña said. 'I was kind of out there hoping they wouldn't hit it my way and of course any time you do that, they always hit it your way.' Acuña said the pain was worse than it was on Monday. 'I told them yesterday and everyone said, 'Take the day if you want it, you can have the day off,'' Acuña said. 'I've missed so much time already through injuries I didn't want to miss any more time.' The five-time All-Star and 2023 National League MVP missed most of last season with a torn left ACL. 'It's an injury, I'm worried,' Acuña said. 'It's more pain, but it feels kind of, I feel it a lot when I try to put pressure on it.' The Braves (45-61) have dealt with numerous injuries during their disappointing season. 'It's just like, Ozzie (Albies) hit a ball into the dirt and it went in his eye,' Snitker said. 'I was worried that that was an oblique the way he reacted there. I don't know, it's just one of those things, you just have to deal with it. It's not fun dealing with it, not easy dealing with it, but you just have to.' Acuña walked off the field before a trainer followed him into the locker room. Acuña is batting .306 with 14 homers and 26 RBIs in 55 games this season. He went 2 for 4 with a homer on Monday night. Snitker said Eli White will play right field in Acuña's absence. ___ AP MLB: recommended Item 1 of 3
