Ronald Acuña Jr.

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Team: Atlanta Braves (majors)

Born: December 18, 1997 in La Guaira, Venezuela ve

Debut: April 25, 2018 (Age 20-128d, 19,225th in MLB history)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2019 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2019): 0.159 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2025

Full Name: Ronald Jose Acuna

Pronunciation: \ah-CUHN-ya\

Relatives: Cousin of Vicente Campos, Alcides Escobar, Edwin Escobar, Kelvim Escobar; Nephew of Jose Escobar

Rookie of the Year

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

4.1

AB

433

R

H

127

BA

.293

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.366

SLG

.552

OPS

.917

OPS+

144

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2015	17	ATL-min	Rk	55	237	201	41	54	14	4	4	18	16	4	28	42	.269	.380	.438	.818		88	8	8	0	0	0		KIS,DAN · GULF,APPY
2016	18	ATL-min	A,Rk	42	179	154	28	48	2	2	4	19	14	7	19	29	.312	.392	.429	.821		66	5	2	3	1	0		ROM,KIS · SALL,GULF
2017	19	ATL-min	AA,AAA,A+	139	612	557	88	181	31	8	21	82	44	20	43	144	.325	.374	.522	.896		291	13	4	2	6	0		MSS,GWI,FLF · SOUL,IL,FLOR
2018	20	ATL-min	AAA	23	101	90	9	19	2	0	1	3	5	1	11	25	.211	.297	.267	.564		24	0	0	0	0	0		GWI · IL
2018	20	ATL	NL	111	487	433	78	127	26	4	26	64	16	5	45	123	.293	.366	.552	.917	144	239	4	6	0	3	2	78/9D	MVP-12,RoY-1
1 Yr				111	487	433	78	127	26	4	26	64	16	5	45	123	.293	.366	.552	.917	144	239	4	6	0	3	2
162 Game Avg.				162	711	632	114	185	38	6	38	93	23	7	66	180	.293	.366	.552	.917	144	349	6	9	0	4	3

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Ronald Acuña Jr.

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Projections

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Transactions

Salaries

Other Resources & Links

More Acuna Pages

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