“It was great to be able to talk to my father, my mother, my friends and my family and everyone who's been supporting me throughout the entire time. It was a great experience to be able to share that I'd been called up to the big leagues.”

Venezuelan baseball outfielder, born 1997

Ronald José Acuña Blanco Jr. is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball. He was born in 1997 and became known after signing with the Braves as an international free agent in 2014. Acuña made his MLB debut in 2018 and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award. He is best known for his rise as a young Braves player and for the athleticism that has marked his early major league career.