Ronald Acuña Jr. was replaced in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins by Eli White after an apparent thumb issue. Before taking the field in the bottom of the fifth, Acuña lingered near the dugout while his thumb was examined, then jogged back to right field. Acuña had contributed offensively by singling in two runs in the top of the fifth. The Braves were leading 6-2 at the time of his removal, and the change was initially viewed as precautionary. The Braves later stated the removal was due to pain in his left thumb.
"Ronald Acuña Jr. was replaced in the bottom of the sixth inning of tonight's game against the Miami Marlins by Eli White after dealing with an apparent thumb issue one inning prior."
"When getting ready to take the field in the bottom of the fifth, Acuña Jr. lingered near the dugout while his thumb was examined before jogging back to right field. Acuña Jr. hand singled in two runs in the top of the inning."
"The star outfielder has been snake-bitten by injuries throughout his career and hopefully this was purely a precautionary measure with the team leading the Marlins 6-2 at the time of his removal."
"Update: The Braves official statement was removal due to "pain in his left thumb.""
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