{"id":462062,"date":"2026-02-08T16:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/462062\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:40:08","slug":"braves-ronald-acuna-jr-has-clear-favorite-for-super-bowl-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/462062\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. Has Clear Favorite for Super Bowl Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">We&#8217;ve reached Super Bowl Sunday, and Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. appears to have picked his pony for the race. MLB Espa\u00f1ol posted a photo of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/braves\/onsi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> star with New England Patriots kicker Andy Borregales, a fellow Venezuelan native. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">On the day of the Super Bowl, some history is set to be made. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">&#8220;Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. alongside Beto Montenegro and Andy Borregales, [the latter of whom] will become the first Venezuelan to participate in a Super Bowl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1Qu\u00e9 junte! \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. junto a Beto Montenegro y Andy Borregales, quien se convertir\u00e1 en el primer venezolano en participar en un Super Bowl.  <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8: Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr en Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PKTQYCfG4M\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/PKTQYCfG4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Espa\u00f1ol (@mlbespanol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mlbespanol\/status\/2020328419331109091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6t\">Borregales was named to the All-Rookie Team by the Pro Football Writer&#8217;s Association of America. He made 27 field goals on 32 attempts (84.4%). He was a perfect 4-for-4 from 50 yards or farther. His lone field goal in the AFC Championship Game helped put the Patriots on top over the Broncos 10-7 to clinch their ticket to the Super Bowl. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\"> Now, while it is understandable for Acu\u00f1a to pick the Patriots, Atlanta fans won&#8217;t be happy. The main association that the Falcons have with the Patriots is Super Bowl LI, also known as 28-3. That&#8217;s not something many fans just get over, even if Tom Brady and company are long gone. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\">What happens next for the Atlanta Braves? Don&#8217;t miss out on any news and analysis! Take a second,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/braves\/onsi\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our free newsletter<\/a>, and get breaking Braves news delivered to your inbox daily!<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">However, most should be able to put their differences aside for this. Many should be allowed to do so when supporting their fellow countrymen. After Acu\u00f1a is hoping to make his country proud next month when he represents them in the World Baseball Classic. He&#8217;s been down in his home country preparing for it, and it could be what helps jump-start an MVP-caliber season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">In total, there are four Braves players who are reportedly heading to the World Baseball Classic. It is unknown, however, who Ozzie Albies, Jurickson Profar and Chadwick Tromp want to see win the Super Bowl. Perhaps one of them is quietly hoping Sam Darnold pulls off his miraculous run with the Seahawks. Maybe one of them is hoping Drake Maye gets a ring after missing out on the MVP. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">Either way, once this game reaches its conclusion, the page will officially turn in the minds of many to baseball season. After all, pitchers and catchers report the day after the big game, with workouts beginning the day after. <\/p>\n<p>More From Atlanta Braves on SI<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We&#8217;ve reached Super Bowl Sunday, and Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. appears to have picked his pony for the race.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-462062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}