The Latest Breaking News from Ronald Acuna

The Phillies star just gained a lot more fans.

Ronald Acuña Jr. had the best possible Thursday.

ATLANTA — ESPN ranks eight Braves among MLB’s top 74 players. Ronald Acuna is No. 14, Ozzie Albies No. 74. In between come Austin Riley, Max Fried, Michael Harris, Spencer Strider, Matt Olson and Sean Murphy. That’s two pitchers, one catcher, three infielders and two outfielders. That’s what you’d call…

As she prepares to draft in an experts league, Jen Piacenti examines how the first round might go.

It's going to be a LONG offseason.

ATLANTA -- This is how fast it can happen. With two out in the sixth inning, Zack Wheeler had retired 17 of 18 hitters, needing 58 pitches to run through the Braves’ batting order twice. His 59th delivery – a sinker that bore in, as opposed to down – plunked…

BOSTON — The Red Sox’ bullpen went unaddressed at the trade deadline last Tuesday. A week later, it cost them again.

ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman strolled into the press conference room at Truist Park, took a glance at the media — many of whom covered the bulk of his Braves career – and turned right around. “Give me a moment,” he said, exiting the area.

The Braves are reigning World Series champions largely thanks to their farm system that developed stars such as Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies, Max Fried, Ronald Acuna and Ian Anderson, among many others. While the Braves wouldn’t have engineered their unforeseen October run without a historically great trade deadline, the core…