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Home Run Derby: Ronald Acuna rumors and past Atlanta Braves performances

By Andrew Cicco

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 19: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves hits a home run in the first inning during the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at SunTrust Park on May 19, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 19: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves hits a home run in the first inning during the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at SunTrust Park on May 19, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) /
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NAGOYA, JAPAN – NOVEMBER 15: Outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves hits a solo home run in the bottom of 8th inning during the game six between Japan and MLB All Stars at Nagoya Dome on November 15, 2018 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
NAGOYA, JAPAN – NOVEMBER 15: Outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves hits a solo home run in the bottom of 8th inning during the game six between Japan and MLB All Stars at Nagoya Dome on November 15, 2018 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) /

We’ve seen 10 different Braves in past Home Run Derbies.  A few were more impactful than others, but all were exciting for Braves fans everywhere. Reports today suggest we may see number 11 soon – and it may be the most exciting one yet. 

The TwitterVerse is exploding with the apparent news that Ronald Acuna Jr. is expected to participate in this year’s Home Run Derby. Venezuelan reporter Daniel Alvarez Montes broke the news earlier today.

Montes is a Major League Baseball reporter based out of Miami. Montes also was apparently told some information that is currently sending the interesting “Braves Twitter” into a frenzy. Not much else has come out following this tweet, short of notice by Dave O’Brien and a beloved MLB fan account, Cespedes Family BBQ.

To this point, nothing has been announced or set in stone by any official outlet – whether MLB or the Atlanta Braves (UPDATE: Grant McAuley is now reporting this as fact).

But with no denials of the initial report, it’s looking like Cleveland may see the raw power of El Abusador in a few short days. Acuna’s inclusion would make him the 11th Braves player to participate in the Home Run Derby.

UPDATE 2:

It should also be noted that Acuna has some experience in such events.  He lost the 2017 Southern League Home Run Derby in the final round via a tiebreaker. He’s only scarier and stronger now, showing fans everywhere that he’s more than a force to be reckoned with. Could this be the year the Braves take home their first Derby win?

The other 10 Braves at least put a dent into a few baseballs in their time. A few performances come to mind as we look pack onto past Derbies. With July 8th’s approach now on the horizon, let’s take a look at the most memorable Braves Derby performances.

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