The Braves, who were decimated by injuries in 2024, have gotten some great news on Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider in advance of of spring training starting.
For those craving an update on Ronald Acuña Jr. update, it’s here. The Atlanta Braves star right fielder was recorded taking batting practice down in his home country, Venezuela. The video was originally posted on Monday to an Instagram page belonging to Academia Izturis, a professional baseball academy in Venezuela.
Jurickson Profar agreed on a three-year, $42 million, deal with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. That comes as no surprise with Profar's affinity with the Braves growing up in Willemstad, Curaçao, and watching the likes of Andruw Jones win games.
Acuna (knee) is expected to miss the first month or so of the season, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. Everything appears to have gone swimmingly with Acuna's rehab from June 2024 surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee.
In light of Ronald Acuna Jr. not being available when Opening Day hits, the Atlanta Braves has addressed their outfield by signing Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million, deal on Thursday.
The Atlanta Braves are finally making moves, with Jurickson Profar now slated to roam the outfield alongside Ronald Acuña Jr. and Michael Harris II.
When the Braves signed Jurickson Profar earlier this week, it looked like big trouble for outfielder Jarred Kelenic. However, the front office says that Kelenic will get every opportunity to win a job in right field,
After pretending he was Andruw Jones or Chipper Jones in backyard games as a kid, Profar will be the Braves' everyday left fielder.
One year after asking fellow Curacao native Andruw Jones to help him land a deal with the Braves, Jurickson Profar will realize a childhood dream. “Every Wednesday, they were putting the Braves games on TV in Curacao,
Profar, a switch-hitting outfielder, will help the Braves fill Ronald Acuña Jr.’s absence, and could be their starting left fielder when Acuna returns.
Jurickson Profar agreed to a $42 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, less than a year after the outfielder got a $1 million deal from the San Diego Padres with spring training already underway.
On Friday, the Braves introduced their newest signee. Outfielder Jurickson Profar met with the local media and talked about coming to Atlanta.