{"id":696375,"date":"2026-06-10T21:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/696375\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:13:09","slug":"braves-place-ronald-acuna-jr-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/696375\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves Place Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. On Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Braves announced that outfielder Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/a> has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a strained left hamstring. First baseman Rowdy Tellez<\/a> has been selected to take his place on the active roster. Right-hander Jhancarlos Lara<\/a> has been designated for assignment to open a 40-man spot for Tellez.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s already the second time this year that Acu\u00f1a\u2019s left hamstring has sent him to the IL. He spent a little over two weeks there from early- to mid-May. He has been back for a few weeks but the injury has flared up again and sent him to the IL once more.<\/p>\n

Around the injuries, Acu\u00f1a has been performing well but not up to his own standards, currently sporting a .251\/.373\/.421 line. That translates to a 125 wRC+, indicating Acu\u00f1a has been 25% better than league average on the year, but he has a career wRC+ of 142 and was at 161 last year.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t appear the injury is serious but Atlanta can afford to be cautious. They have the best record in baseball at 45-22. They have a nine-game lead over the Phillies in the National League East. Given their strong short-term position, they should be thinking about the long term and making sure Acu\u00f1a is healthy for October.<\/p>\n

They will still have Mike Yastrzemski<\/a> and Michael Harris II<\/a> in two spots. With Acu\u00f1a on the shelf, Mauricio Dub\u00f3n<\/a> and Eli White<\/a> will probably step in for more outfield work. If Dub\u00f3n is spending more time on the grass, that could open up more shortstop playing time for Jorge Mateo<\/a> or Ha-Seong Kim<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tellez, 31, will probably just be serving as a bench bat. He has only been a first baseman throughout his career and won\u2019t help in the outfield. Matt Olson<\/a> is the club\u2019s first baseman and hasn\u2019t taken a day off in years. Dominic Smith<\/a> is the regular in the designated hitter spot. He has a strong .292\/.331\/.458 line and 118 wRC+ on the year.<\/p>\n

Dub\u00f3n, White, Mateo and Kim are all right-handed hitters and Tellez is a lefty, so perhaps he will be called upon to pinch-hit for those guys in some key spots against tough righty arms. Tellez doesn\u2019t have a strong walk rate against righties in his career but has done most of his damage with the platoon advantage, leading to a .236\/.299\/.452 career line against righties. He signed a minor league deal with Atlanta in the offseason and has been hitting well in Triple-A this year, with a .259\/.367\/.483 line, including a 308\/.406\/.608 slash against righties.<\/p>\n

Lara, 23, was added to Atlanta\u2019s roster in September of last year but never got into a game. He was optioned a few days later and has been on optional assignment for all of this season as well. He has elite stuff, with his fastballs averaging in the upper-90s, but atrocious control. He has walked 17.5% of batters faced in his minor league career, which is about double a normal rate. That includes an ugly 33.3% walk rate in 15 Double-A appearances this year, helping him produce an 8.22 earned run average.<\/p>\n

He now heads into DFA limbo, which can last as long as a week. The waiver process takes 48 hours, so Atlanta could take as long as five days to explore trade interest. If Lara garners any interest, it would be as a project, since the results certainly aren\u2019t there right now. But since he has natural talents and still has options, perhaps some club with roster space will look to stash him. If he is passed through waivers unclaimed, he would stick in Atlanta\u2019s system without using up a roster spot.<\/p>\n

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