{"id":62017,"date":"2025-06-17T01:23:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T01:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=62017"},"modified":"2025-06-17T01:23:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T01:23:53","slug":"atlanta-braves-outfielder-ronald-acuna-jr-named-nl-player-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=62017","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. named NL Player of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-index=\"1\">Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.\u2019s impressive week now comes with an official recognition.<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"2\">MLB named the Braves outfielder the National League Player of the Week, according to an announcement made on Monday. Acu\u00f1a hit .619 with three home runs, six RBIs and a 1.788 OPS as the club posted a 4-2 record against the Brewers and Rockies.<\/p>\n<div data-start-index=\"5\">\n<p data-index=\"6\">The Braves knew they would get a dynamic player when Acu\u00f1a returned from a season-ending ACL injury May 23, but his first three weeks back surpassed all expectations.<\/p>\n<section>ExploreUsher bobblehead giveaway comes to Truist Park this week<\/section>\n<p data-index=\"8\">The 27-year-old leads the league with a .478 on-base percentage and trails only Aaron Judge with a 1.179 OPS since returning to the team\u2019s lineup. He is riding a six-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 12 straight contests.<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"9\">\u201cYou don\u2019t know what to expect when they do miss all that time,\u201d manager Brian Snitker said before the Rockies series. \u201cHe\u2019s hit the ground running since he\u2019s been here, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"11\">The Braves will welcome the Mets to Truist Park on Tuesday night for a three-game series before traveling to Miami on Friday to face the Marlins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outfielder hit .619 with three home runs, six RBIs and a 1.788 OPS as the club posted a 4-2 record against the Brewers and Rockies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":62018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62017","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 - 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