Ronald Acuña Jr. is having a big season with 10 home runs and 22 RBI already. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Braves get good news on Ronald Acuña X-ray after he's hit by pitch

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 5/8/21

The injury news on Ronald Acuña Jr. is encouraging so far.

Acuña left Saturday night’s Atlanta Braves-Philadelphia Phillies game after being hit by a pitch from Sam Coonrod in the seventh. Acuña stepped toward the pitch on an inside ball that ended up hitting him in the hand.

The Phillies go way inside twice and hit Ronald Acuña Jr. on the hand with a 97-mph fastball. pic.twitter.com/yoBc7LKFej

— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) May 9, 2021

The good news is that the X-ray was negative. The Braves say Acuña is day-to-day with a left pinky finger contusion.

X-Rays on OF Ronald Acuña Jr. were negative and he is day-to-day with a left pinky finger contusion.

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 9, 2021

Braves fans were not happy about Acuña being hit. Many noted that Acuña homered off Coonrod the last time they faced each other. However, Coonrad only missed his spot by inches. Acuña already bats with his hands positioned closed to the inside corner. And then he rotated his body toward the ball, too, and didn’t have a chance to back away. In other words, nothing looked intentional.

Acuña is having a big season with 10 home runs and 22 RBI already. The 23-year-old missed some time already earlier this season after hurting his abs on the bases.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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