Ronald Acuna Jr.

Ronald Acuna Jr. was born on 18 December 1997(27 years old) in Venezuela. Ronald Acuna Jr. is Baseball Player, Zodiac sign - Sagittarius. More detail about Ronald Acuna Jr. given below.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Timeline

• 2014
  

  Acuu00f1a signed with the Atlanta Braves for $100,000 as an international free agent in July 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Gulf Coast Braves and was later promoted to the Danville Braves that season. In 55 games between the two teams he batted .269 with four home runs, 18 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases.

• 2016
  

  In 2016, he slashed .312/.392/.429 with four home runs and 19 RBIs in only 42 games combined between the Gulf Coast Braves and Rome Braves due to an injury. After the season, he played for the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League and was named an ABL All-Star. Acuu00f1a made his first appearances in Grapefruit League games at the start of the 2017 season as an extra player originally assigned to minor league camp. He began the year with the Florida Fire Frogs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and was later promoted to the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League. Acuu00f1a was named to the All-Star Futures Game roster in July, and played the whole game, one of three World Team members to do so. He reported to the Gwinnett Braves of the Class AAA International League immediately after the All-Star break, making his International League debut against the Charlotte Knights, during which he hit an opposite-field home run in his second at bat. For the year, Acuu00f1a appeared in 139 games, hitting .325/.374/.522 with 21 homers, 82 RBIs and 44 stolen bases.

• 2017
  

  After the 2017 minor league regular season ended, Acuu00f1a was invited to join the MLBu0027s premier elite prospect finishing school, the Arizona Fall League and was assigned to the Peoria Javelinas. He played 23 games in the AFL hitting .325/.414/.639 alongside seven home runs, winning the league championship and claiming league MVP honors, becoming the AFLu0027s youngest most valuable player.

• 2018
  

  Baseball America ranked Acuu00f1a as the No. 1 Major League Baseball prospect heading into the 2018 season. MLB.com ranked him second to Japanese pitcher/hitter Shohei Ohtani. Acuu00f1a began the year at major league spring training. Despite a .432 average and four home runs in spring training, Acuu00f1a was reassigned to minor league camp on March 19, 2018. He reported to the Gwinnett Stripers to begin the 2018 season.On April 25, 2018, the Braves promoted Acuu00f1a to the major leagues. This made him the youngest player in Major League Baseball at that time, claiming the distinction from teammate Ozzie Albies. Though Acuu00f1a wore uniform number 24 throughout his minor league career in honor of Miguel Cabrera, he made his major league debut on April 25, 2018, wearing number 13. Against the Cincinnati Reds, Acuu00f1a collected his first career hit off Kevin Shackelford. He finished the game 1 for 5 and scored the game tying run in the eighth inning as the Braves won 5u20134. The next day, also against the Reds, Acuu00f1a hit his first MLB home run off Homer Bailey. He finished the game 3 for 4 as the Braves won 7u20134. On May 28, Acuu00f1a was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a mild ACL sprain and a bruise in his left knee as well as back contusion. On June 21, the Braves optioned Acuu00f1a to Triple-A Gwinnett for a rehab assignment.Acuu00f1a regularly hit in the leadoff spot in the lineup after the All-Star break. His performance improved markedly as he implemented an adjustment to his batting stance at the suggestion of Kevin Seitzer. While playing against the Miami Marlins on August 13, 2018, Acuu00f1a became the fourth player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit a home run to lead off both games of a doubleheader. Additionally, he had hit a home run in his last four games, becoming the youngest player since 1920 to accomplish the feat. By hitting a home run off Trevor Richards on August 14, Acuu00f1a became the youngest major leaguer ever to hit home runs in five consecutive games, as well as the fifth batter in Atlanta Braves history to do so. Facing Adam Conley later that same game, Acuu00f1a hit his second home run of the night, marking the first time he had ever hit more than one home run in a game.In the finale of the Bravesu0027 series against the Marlins on August 15, Acuu00f1a faced Josu00e9 Ureu00f1a, who hit him with the first pitch of the game. Ureu00f1a was ejected from the game, while Acuu00f1a was replaced in the field at the top of the second inning. Acuu00f1a played the Bravesu0027 next game against the Colorado Rockies on August 16. When Acuu00f1a next played the Marlins on August 23, he hit another home run, and was subsequently struck by another pitch. His production during the month of August won him the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Month Award. On September 2, Acuu00f1a hit his seventh leadoff home run, tying a Braves team record, set by Marquis Grissom, for such home runs in a season. Three days later, Acuu00f1a broke the teamu0027s leadoff home run record in a game against the Boston Red Sox. With his 25th home run on September 9, Acuu00f1a became the seventh player in MLB history to hit that many home runs while under the age of 21. Later that month, it was announced that Acuu00f1a would be playing in the MLB Japan All-Star Series scheduled for November. With his fifteenth stolen base on September 22, 2018, Acuu00f1a became the fourth player in MLB history to record a 25u201315 season, while aged 20 or below, alongside Alex Rodriguez, Orlando Cepeda, and Mike Trout. Overall with the 2018 Braves, Acuu00f1a appeared in 111 MLB games, batting .293 with 26 home runs and 64 RBIs.

• 2019
  

  On April 2, 2019, Acuu00f1a and the Braves agreed to an eight-year contract worth $100 million. The extension included team options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Aged 21, Acuu00f1a became the youngest player in baseball history to sign a contract worth at least $100 million. Acuu00f1au0027s deal was the largest for any player with less than one year of major league service. By June 2019, Acuu00f1a had drawn attention for his power production. At midseason, he was named a starting outfielder for the National League in the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and invited to take part in that yearu0027s Home Run Derby.

• 2020
  

  During a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Braves won the division for the third time in a row, earning a league-record 20th division title. Near the end of the season, Acuu00f1a hit a 495-foot home run against the Red Sox; it was the longest MLB home run that year and the longest home run ever hit at Truist Park. In 2020 he batted .250/.406/.581, with 14 home runs and 29 RBIs in 160 at bats.