RONALD ACUÑA NEWS

Goes yard in both ends of twin bill Acuna went 4-for-8 with two walks, two home runs, a third run scored, four RBI and a stolen base across both games of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Tigers.

Impact After taking Reese Olson deep in the third inning of the first game for a two-run blast, Acuna crushed a solo shot to straightaway center field off Michael Lorenzen in the third frame of the nightcap. The homers were his 14th and 15th of the year while his steal in the matinee was his 29th, and he's now tied his home run and stolen base totals from 2022 in 51 fewer games. Acuna's .333/.405/.580 slash line has him firmly in the early conversation for the NL MVP as the halfway point in the season approaches.

JUNE 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mark Bradley: The Braves' lineup - deep and getting deeper This is how it starts. Baseball’s best player comes to bat. There’s a 50 percent chance he won’t make an out. That’s not an exaggeration. Ro...

JUNE 12, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Posts three extra-base hits in win Acuna went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, two total runs and three total RBI in Saturday's 6-4 win against Washington.

Impact Acuna had a seven-game hitting streak snapped Friday, but he got right back on his feet with three knocks -- all of which went for extra bases -- Saturday. The superstar outfielder hasn't been flashing his power much lately, going deep just twice over his past 21 contests, but that hasn't stopped him from putting up big fantasy numbers. During that stretch, he's hitting .311 with 15 runs, 10 RBI, eight doubles and 10 stolen bases.

JUNE 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes two more bags Acuna went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two steals in Thursday's 7-5 win against the Mets.

Impact Acuna continues to run wild -- with Wednesday's pair of steals, he now trails league leader Esteury Ruiz by just one theft on the campaign. Of course, Acuna has produced in other ways that Ruiz can't match, swatting 12 homers, driving in 33 runs and scoring 52 times. During his current six-game hitting streak, Acuna is slashing .393/.393/.571 with a home run, three RBI, four runs and six thefts.

JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Two more steals Sunday Acuna went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact The 25-year-old superstar is up to 26 steals on the season, two back of major-league leader Esteury Ruiz. Acuna's doing damage in all phases of the game though, banging out multiple hits in five of the last 10 contests and slashing .331/.407/.564 on the year with 12 homers, 32 RBI and 52 runs.

JUNE 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ronald Acuña Jr. made some bombastic MLB history Saturday night Ronald Acuña Jr. absolutely unloaded on this moonshot, making MLB history in the process. Seemingly every time Ronald Acuña Jr. takes the fi...

JUNE 4, 2023 • FANSIDED.COM

Ronald Acuña Jr. home runs: Nine of 12 would have left every park Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a 464-foot home run against the Diamondbacks Saturday night. It was his third home run this season that traveled at lea...

JUNE 4, 2023 • AJC.COM

Homer and steal in win Acuna went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, a stolen base and two total runs scored in Saturday's 5-2 win over Arizona.

Impact Acuna ended his 14-game homer drought with a sixth-inning blast for Atlanta's last run of the game. He's been a bit more productive on the basepaths with six steals on nine attempts since May 19. The outfielder continues to be effective in all areas of the fantasy game with a .325/.403/.563 slash line, 12 homers, 32 RBI, 50 runs scored and 24 steals through 58 contests as Atlanta's main leadoff hitter.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks four hits Acuna went 4-for-5 with a triple, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win against the Phillies. He was also caught stealing.

Impact The top-four batters in Atlanta's lineup combined to go 12-for-20, led by Acuna's four-hit effort. The star outfielder was just 3-for-21 (.143) over his last five appearances but Sunday's big day boosted his slash line to .333/.415/.571. After collecting a season-high four hits, Acuna is up to 27 extra-base hits, 30 RBI and 48 runs scored through 241 plate appearances.

MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Braves' bats on fire, Acuña the spark ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. is the major reason the Braves have produced so many impressive first-inning statistics. But his MVP-caliber con...

MAY 29, 2023 • MLB.COM

Why Ronald Acuña Jr. will win NL MVP, and at least two AL East teams won't make the playoffs

Ben Verlander makes a few notable predictions roughly 50 games into the 2023 MLB season.

MAY 26, 2023

Nabs two more steals Acuna went 2-for-5 with a double and a pair of steals against Philadelphia in an 8-5 victory Monday.

Impact Acuna continues to stake his claim as fantasy's most valuable player, as he's now racked up four steals over his past four contests. The electrifying outfielder is up to 22 thefts on the season, trailing only Oakland's Esteury Ruiz in that category. Unlike Ruiz, Acuna has supplied plenty of power as well with 11 long balls on the campaign. He's the only big-leaguer to rack up double-digit homers and thefts thus far this season.

MAY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

The history of the 40/40 season: Is Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. next? A couple of months ago, Brett Silas previewed potential 30/30 players on the Atlanta Braves roster. Ronald Acuña Jr. sat at the top of that...

MAY 25, 2023 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Swipes 20th bag Acuna went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Impact The superstar outfielder saw his 12-game hitting streak end in the contest, but he still found a way to be productive. Acuna is now 20-for-22 on the basepaths in only 48 games this season, putting him on pace to shatter his prior career high of 37 steals set in 2019, and he's been on an MVP pace with his bat as well -- he's slashing .337/.427/.588 with 11 homers, 27 RBI and 46 runs while hitting exclusively out of the leadoff spot for Atlanta.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ronald Acuña Jr. thrives, but Charlie Morton blows early lead in loss to Dodgers Acuña leads the majors in first-inning runs (16) and stolen bases (7), as well as first-inning doubles (8) and hits (23).

MAY 23, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Aaron Judge, Nolan Arenado headline Ben Verlander's team of the week

FOX Sports MLB analyst Ben Verlander's latest team of the week features Aaron Judge and Nolan Arenado.

MAY 22, 2023

Acuña Jr. on pace to shatter MLB records This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman’s Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regular...

MAY 22, 2023 • MLB.COM

Keeps mashing Wednesday Acuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, a stolen base and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.

Impact Acuna has homered in four straight contests, and his hitting streak is up to eight games. He's batted .375 (12-for-32) with five homers and three steals over that span. The star outfielder's surge has him up to a .345/.437/.613 slash line with 11 long balls, 18 steals, 27 RBI and 39 runs scored through 43 contests this season. Acuna remains one of the top fantasy players since he can contribute in all five standard roto hitting categories while batting leadoff in Atlanta's potent lineup.

MAY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE