The Atlanta Braves placed right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, the team announced Sunday.
Manager Walt Weiss told reporters that an MRI revealed that Acuna has a Grade 1 hamstring strain, adding that “all things considered it could have been a lot worse.”
Acuna left Saturday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning after he pulled up about halfway down the first-base line running out a ground ball and grabbed at his left hamstring.
The Braves also reinstated right-hander Spencer Strider to make his season debut in Sunday’s game against the Rockies. Strider has been sidelined by a Grade 1 oblique strain and made three rehab starts, striking out 18 batters in 12⅔ innings and had a 1.42 ERA. Right-hander Hunter Stratton was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett following Saturday night’s game to create a roster spot for Strider.
After suffering a torn ACL in May 2024 that limited him to a combined 144 games over the past two seasons, the 28-year-old Acuna has played in all of Atlanta’s 34 games this season.
The five-time All-Star and 2023 National League MVP is batting .252 this season with two home runs, nine RBIs, 17 runs and a team-high seven stolen bases. Over the past six games, he was hitting .381 for the first-place Braves.
Outfielder Jose Azocar was recalled to replace Acuna on the major league roster.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
