Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. Fights Tears in Reaction to New Injury: 'I'm Worried'

When Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. pulled up lame on a foul ball during the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night, Braves fans naturally feared the worse.

Acuña's reaction to the injury after the game did nothing to dispel those concerns. If anything, the right fielder only added to them.

"Of course. It's an injury. I'm worried," Acuña said, via 92.9 The Game's Grant McAuley, through a team translator when asked if he's concerned about a tear.

Acuña left Tuesday's game just after clearly limping while attempting to run after a couple fly balls in the sixth inning. The Braves quickly placed the right fielder on the 10-day injured list with right Achilles tightness.

Acuña told reporters that he didn't feel 100% before Tuesday's game and that his right leg progressively became a bigger problem throughout the night.

"It happened when I scored from first to home on that play. They're going to examine me tomorrow, and we'll see how it goes," said Acuña through a translator.

"I think it definitely got worse today. I told them yesterday, and everyone said, 'Hey, take the day if you want it. You can have the day off.' But I've just missed so much time already through injuries, I don't want to miss anymore time."

Acuña avoided directly answering whether or not he felt any "pop" in his leg. But the right fielder, who was trying not to cry throughout his answers, revealed he was in quite a bit of pain.

"I feel it a lot when I try to put pressure on it.

"It was hurting even more," Acuña said of his leg after the foul ball in the sixth inning. "I was kind of out there and hoping they wouldn't hit it my way. Of course, anytime you do that, they always hit it your way."