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Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. made his winter league debut down in Venezuela on Friday night. The Atlanta Braves’ superstar right fielder immediately received the treatment that most superstars couldn’t imagine seeing. There is one, perhaps, and even he would likely have been surprised.<\/p>\n

In a Barry Bonds-style treatment, opposing manager Ozzie Guill\u00e9n (yes, the former Chicago White Sox manager) intentionally walked Acu\u00f1a to lead off the game. As he was informed of the intentional walk, he gave a look on his face that they had to be kidding him.<\/p>\n

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\u00a1Boleto intencional en el primer turno! \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

Ozzie Guill\u00e9n orden\u00f3 dar las cuatro malas a Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. en su primer turno del juego. El m\u00e1nager de Tigres se tom\u00f3 la decisi\u00f3n de forma jocosa, sabiendo de la buena relaci\u00f3n que existe entre ambos. \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n

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Guill\u00e9n tipped his cap with a smile from the dugout. He wanted to acknowledge that the decision was all in good fun.<\/p>\n

Acu\u00f1a reached base again in the third inning, once again on an intentional walk. This time, it would come back to bite Guill\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

He swiped second base to put himself in scoring position. He came around to score on a single by Jadher Areinamo. That gave the Tiburones a 1-0 lead in the game, a lead that would never be relinquished.<\/p>\n

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\u00a1ROBADA Y ANOTADA! \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n

Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. se rob\u00f3 la segunda base y, posteriormente, anot\u00f3 tras el sencillo de Jadher Areinamo. \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc2fARA 0-1 LAG\ud83e\udd88 | 3er inning \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

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The Tiburones smacked the Tigres 11-0 to pick up in style. Fireworks went off like it was a holiday as the team and the fans celebrated. Eight of those runs came during a rally in the fifth inning. During the rally, Acu\u00f1a drove in a run via a sacrifice groundout to shortstop.<\/p>\n

Acu\u00f1a is coming of a comeback season that saw him once again be voted as a starting outfielder for the National League in the All-Star Game. In 95 games, he batted .290 with a .935 OPS, 21 home runs and 42 RBIs. Despite the missed time, he finished tied with Marcell Ozuna for second on the team in home runs behind Matt Olson (29).<\/p>\n

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Stolen bases, by design, weren\u2019t the feature of his game that they typically are, though it finally got to be down in Venezuela. That was done in an effort to keep him healthy and ease him back in. However, his bat on its own is still all-star caliber.<\/p>\n

The five-time all-star will get to have a more normal offseason this year along with actually getting to participate in Spring Training. That should put Acu\u00f1a in the position to be in even stronger shape and ready to take what we saw in 2025 and turn up the dial again.<\/p>\n

Any reps he gets down in Venezuela will help make up for any lost action from earlier in the regular season. So far, it’s been almost like an exhibition atmosphere for him individually. There is emphasis on the individual because this is a real game that matters. We’ll see what he gets to do in games going forward.<\/p>\n

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