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Acuna Named Southern League Player of the Week

Published on May 30, 2017 under Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


PEARL, MS -- Mississippi Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna was named Southern League Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, May 28. This is the second honor by the league this month for the Braves No. 6 prospect.

Acuna, 19, posted a .417 batting average (10-for-24) in six games during the week. He had three doubles, a homer and three RBI for the M-Braves. In 19 contests since joining the Double-A Braves, Acuna is hitting .375 with nine extra-base hits and 13 RBI.

The young prospect was hitting .287 with three doubles, five triples, three homers, 19 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 28 games at High-A Florida before his promotion.

As ranked by Baseball America, the Braves No. 6 prospect spent most of last season at Low-A Rome where he posted a .311 batting average with eight extra-base hits, 18 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 40 games. He also appeared in two games with the GCL Braves.

A native of Venezuela, Acuna was signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2014.

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