The injury news on Ronald Acuña Jr. is encouraging so far.
Acuña left Saturday night’s Atlanta Braves-Philadelphia Phillies game after being hit by a pitch from Sam Coonrod in the seventh. Acuña stepped toward the pitch on an inside ball that ended up hitting him in the hand.
The good news is that the X-ray was negative. The Braves say Acuña is day-to-day with a left pinky finger contusion.
Braves fans were not happy about Acuña being hit. Many noted that Acuña homered off Coonrod the last time they faced each other. However, Coonrad only missed his spot by inches. Acuña already bats with his hands positioned closed to the inside corner. And then he rotated his body toward the ball, too, and didn’t have a chance to back away. In other words, nothing looked intentional.
Acuña is having a big season with 10 home runs and 22 RBI already. The 23-year-old missed some time already earlier this season after hurting his abs on the bases.
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