Jarred Kelencic, Braves Player At Center Of Double Standard Call-out By Ronald Acuña Jr, Sent Down To Triple-a

The Atlanta Braves person optioned outfielder Jarred Kelenic to Triple-A, astir 1 week aft being nan halfway of contention successful nan clubhouse. 

Ronald Acuña Jr., nan Braves prima outfielder, took objection to head Brian Snitker’s reply to a newsman aft nan skipper didn’t reprimand Kelenic for a deficiency of hustle during nan team’s April 19 game. 

Kelenic smashed a shot to correct field, and he was stepping retired of nan batter’s container for illustration it was going to beryllium a location run. But, erstwhile it deed nan apical of nan wall and stayed wrong nan ballpark, he tried turning what should’ve been a azygous into a double. 

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Atlanta Braves correct fielder Jarred Kelenic (24) catches a alert shot against nan Philadelphia Phillies successful nan ninth inning astatine Truist Park. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

Kelenic was thrown retired astatine 2nd base, wherever he apt would’ve had a stand-up double if he hadn’t jogged retired of nan box. 

After nan game, Snitker didn’t understand nan reporter’s mobility astir disciplining Kelenic, which led Acuña to sound his sentiment connected X.

"If it were me, they would return maine retired of nan game," he wrote. 

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Acuña later deleted nan post, but galore group saw it and brought it up to Snitker. 

To Acuña’s double modular post, he does person history connected his side.

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. reacts aft hitting a two-run location tally against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler during nan 5th inning of a shot game, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, successful Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

In 2019, Snitker benched him for mishaps connected nan bases, erstwhile he did nan aforesaid point arsenic Kelenic. Acuña, though, decided to enactment astatine first guidelines aft realizing nan shot didn’t spell retired arsenic he had hoped. 

"He didn’t run," Snitker said astatine nan time, via ESPN. "You’ve sewage to run. It’s not going to beryllium acceptable here."

Now, Kelenic’s demotion to Triple-A Gwinnett isn’t straight correlated pinch his deficiency of hustle, but alternatively his deficiency of accumulation to commencement nan 2025 season. He is hitting conscionable .167 pinch a .531 OPS successful 65 sheet appearances frankincense far. 

Once 1 of MLB’s apical prospects pinch nan New York Mets, Kelenic hasn’t had nan champion clip successful nan bigs, which began pinch nan Seattle Mariners arsenic portion of nan waste and acquisition for Mets person Edwin Diaz and erstwhile Met Robinson Cano. 

Atlanta Braves near fielder Jarred Kelenic (24) celebrates pinch teammates aft scoring a tally against nan Philadelphia Phillies successful nan sixth inning astatine Truist Park. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

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He deed conscionable .204 pinch 32 homers and 109 RBI successful 3 seasons pinch Seattle earlier being traded to Atlanta earlier nan 2024 season. 

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