Braves 2018
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The Braves start a 4 game series today with a day/night doubleheader at home against the Marlins. Last thing they need to do is relax. With the Phillies hosting the Red Sox and the Nationals at St. Louis, there might be a chance to establish a bit of a lead in the East.
Not a bad debut for the kid. Gave up 2 hits in 6 innings with the Bravos up 8-1.
Liked the way he pitched his way out of the second inning.
The Braves did what they needed to do last night in the sweep. Acuna is growing up very quickly before our eyes.
Acuna leads off both games of twin bill with HRs
By Mark Bowman MLB.com @mlbbowman
1:05 AM EDT
Acuna leads off both games of twin bill with HRs
By Mark Bowman MLB.com @mlbbowman
1:05 AM EDT
ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuna Jr. is too young to have a gained a strong memory of Rickey Henderson's playing days. But the Braves phenom has spent the past few days doing his best impersonation of Henderson as a leadoff hitter.
After drilling a leadoff homer in the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Marlins, Acuna smashed Merandy Gonzalez's first pitch of the second game over the center-field wall. The 20-year-old Braves phenom became just the fourth player in Major League history to begin both ends of a twin bill with a home run.
https://www.mlb.com/news/ronald-acuna-hits-two-leadoff-homers/c-290149222
What you need to know about Acuna's HR streak
Rookie has leadoff dingers in 3 straight games, homers in 5 in a row and 7 of 8
Ronald Acuna Jr. made history Tuesday night by homering in his fifth consecutive game, with three of his six home runs in that span coming as the first batter of the contest for the Braves. The 20-year-old phenom launched the first pitch he saw from Marlins right-hander Trevor Richards well beyond the wall in left field at SunTrust Park for his 18th of the season, and followed that up with yet another homer in the seventh, an opposite-field, three-run shot off left-hander Adam Conley.
In what is shaping up to be a tight National League Rookie of the Year race, Acuna is strengthening his candidacy by the day, and helping keep the Braves atop a tight NL East. In the process, he's joining some rarefied company.
Here's what you need to know about Acuna's historic performance:
Find out here https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/dyk-facts-on-ronald-acunas-home-run-streak/c-290353776
Rookie has leadoff dingers in 3 straight games, homers in 5 in a row and 7 of 8
Ronald Acuna Jr. made history Tuesday night by homering in his fifth consecutive game, with three of his six home runs in that span coming as the first batter of the contest for the Braves. The 20-year-old phenom launched the first pitch he saw from Marlins right-hander Trevor Richards well beyond the wall in left field at SunTrust Park for his 18th of the season, and followed that up with yet another homer in the seventh, an opposite-field, three-run shot off left-hander Adam Conley.
In what is shaping up to be a tight National League Rookie of the Year race, Acuna is strengthening his candidacy by the day, and helping keep the Braves atop a tight NL East. In the process, he's joining some rarefied company.
Here's what you need to know about Acuna's historic performance:
Find out here https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/dyk-facts-on-ronald-acunas-home-run-streak/c-290353776
Heard on the radio this morning xrays were negative, and Acuna will be day to day. Prolly has a major, and painful, bruise right now. Thank God nothing was broken.
This is the first post in this thread. I think this is what we all thought. This has been a fun season.
Urena suspended 6 games for hitting Acuna
MLB.com
13 minutes ago
MLB.com
13 minutes ago
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Urena has received a six-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally hitting Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves with a pitch in the bottom of the first inning of Wednesday night's game at SunTrust Park in Atlanta. Joe Torre, Chief Baseball Officer for Major League Baseball, made the announcement.
Unless appealed, Urena's suspension is scheduled to begin tomorrow, when the Marlins are to play the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. If he elects to appeal, then the discipline issued to Urena will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.
In addition, Braves first base coach Eric Young has received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his actions during the incident. Young's suspension will be served tonight, when the Braves are scheduled to host the Colorado Rockies.
I hope he has a lengthy appeals process (if he appeals) so that he still gets to bat against Atlanta in the next Braves/Marlins series the weekend after this.
24-4 Mets now. It'll be nice going into tonight's game knowing that the Braves can't lose ground.
I hope the Mets aren't later wishing they'd saved some runs for game 2 then.
My first thought as well. Maybe they can just make this an 18 inning game and just keep going.
Stop me if you've heard this one before... The Braves get a good outing from their starter, hand the lead to the bullpen, the pen blows it and the Braves lose.
I really like Brian Snitker and the job he has done with this young team but I don't get the way he uses the bullpen at all.
Do not know what to make of this team ... just when it looked like this team was catching fire the bats go dead and the pitching falls apart. Think it will be a struggle to make the playoffs and, if they do, I don’t expect to get very far.
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Braves' nicknames for Players' Weekend
For the second consecutive year, Major Leaguers will put their personalities and passions on the field when Players' Weekend takes center stage during all games from Friday, Aug. 24, through Sunday, Aug. 26.
Here are the nicknames the Braves will wear on their backs while sporting colorful, non-traditional uniforms featuring alternate designs inspired by youth-league uniforms:
Ronald Acuna Jr.: "SABANERO SOY"
Ozzie Albies: "PUCHI"
Jesse Biddle: "JB"
Brad Brach: "B-RAD"
Johan Camargo: "JC"
Shane Carle: "SHUGGA"
Charlie Culberson: "CULBY"
Adam Duvall: "DUVY"
Ryan Flaherty: "FLASH"
Tyler Flowers: "MMBB"
Mike Foltynewicz: "FOLTY"
Freddie Freeman: "ANDREW"
Sam Freeman: "FREEZY"
Max Fried: "MAXIMUS"
Kevin Gausman: "GAUSY"
Ender Inciarte: "GAME ENDER"
Luke Jackson: "SKYWALKER"
Nick Markakis: "TTT"
Brandon McCarthy: "MAC"
A.J. Minter: "MINT"
Sean Newcomb: "NEWK"
Wes Parsons: "PARSONS"
Jose Ramirez: "RAMIREZ"
Anibal Sanchez: "ALEJO"
Mike Soroka: "ROCK"
Kurt Suzuki: "ZUK"
Dansby Swanson: "DANS"
Julio Teheran: "EL CABALLO DE OLAYA"
Jonny Venters: "JV"
Arodys Vizcaino: "ARODYS"
Dan Winkler: "WINK"
https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/braves-nicknames-for-players-weekend/c-289585548
For the second consecutive year, Major Leaguers will put their personalities and passions on the field when Players' Weekend takes center stage during all games from Friday, Aug. 24, through Sunday, Aug. 26.
Here are the nicknames the Braves will wear on their backs while sporting colorful, non-traditional uniforms featuring alternate designs inspired by youth-league uniforms:
Ronald Acuna Jr.: "SABANERO SOY"
Ozzie Albies: "PUCHI"
Jesse Biddle: "JB"
Brad Brach: "B-RAD"
Johan Camargo: "JC"
Shane Carle: "SHUGGA"
Charlie Culberson: "CULBY"
Adam Duvall: "DUVY"
Ryan Flaherty: "FLASH"
Tyler Flowers: "MMBB"
Mike Foltynewicz: "FOLTY"
Freddie Freeman: "ANDREW"
Sam Freeman: "FREEZY"
Max Fried: "MAXIMUS"
Kevin Gausman: "GAUSY"
Ender Inciarte: "GAME ENDER"
Luke Jackson: "SKYWALKER"
Nick Markakis: "TTT"
Brandon McCarthy: "MAC"
A.J. Minter: "MINT"
Sean Newcomb: "NEWK"
Wes Parsons: "PARSONS"
Jose Ramirez: "RAMIREZ"
Anibal Sanchez: "ALEJO"
Mike Soroka: "ROCK"
Kurt Suzuki: "ZUK"
Dansby Swanson: "DANS"
Julio Teheran: "EL CABALLO DE OLAYA"
Jonny Venters: "JV"
Arodys Vizcaino: "ARODYS"
Dan Winkler: "WINK"
https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/braves-nicknames-for-players-weekend/c-289585548
