{"id":33682,"date":"2025-02-12T23:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T23:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=33682"},"modified":"2025-02-12T23:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T23:04:45","slug":"brian-snitker-gives-update-on-braves-star-ronald-acuna-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=33682","title":{"rendered":"Brian Snitker gives update on Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-107584\">\n<div>\n<p>North Port, Florida is buzzing as Braves baseball returns, with a lot of eyes on Atlanta\u2019s two biggest stars returning from injury \u2014 Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider.<\/p>\n<p>Strider has been throwing bullpen sessions, with Brian Snitker saying, \u201cThe ball is coming out really good.\u201d Acuna, on the other hand, seems to be a step behind Strider in their respective rehabs, purely based on the individual injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRonald is doing everything, he hasn\u2019t done a lot of the cutting, things like that. But I have seen him in Atlanta before we came down and as you\u2019re seeing now, he\u2019s doing great. He\u2019s checking all of the boxes. He looks great.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.@Braves skipper Brian Snitker joined us with the latest on Spencer Strider and Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. as they continue their recoveries from season-ending surgeries.#MLBNHotStove | @SageUSAmerica pic.twitter.com\/L8e4bCPO1p<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) February 12, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Strider is expected to return around the end of April or the beginning of May, but Acuna\u2019s timeline is a bit longer. He tore his right ACL near the end of May and is seemingly targeting the second half of May for a return, putting him on pace for a full-year recovery.<\/p>\n<p>When he tore his left ACL in July 2021, he returned at the end of April 2022 and battled discomfort for much of that season. So, it\u2019s no surprise the Braves are taking things slow with him, even if Acuna is chomping at the bit to get out there.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate goal is getting their superstar right fielder back to 100% so there are no lingering issues after he does return. The Braves will manage without Acuna, as Jarred Kelenic and Bryan De La Cruz platoon in right field.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Photographer: Rich von Biberstein\/Icon Sportswire<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Port, Florida is buzzing as Braves baseball returns, with a lot of eyes on Atlanta&#8217;s two biggest stars returning from injury &#8212; Ronald Acuna Jr. and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":33687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brian Snitker gives update on Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=33682\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brian Snitker gives update on Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. - 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