Ronald Acuña Jr. Health, Injury Updates & History

Recovering from right Achilles injury; resumed sprints and agility drills, travelling with team for ...

Expected to be placed on the 10-day IL after experiencing right Achilles tightness in the July 29 game against the Royals

Scratched from the July 8 game against the Athletics with lower back tightness, received treatment during the game and will return to the starting lineup July 9

Acuña followed up his season debut with a 427-foot homer to extend Atlanta's lead in the sixth inning, the 27-year-old did strike out three times, but it's encouraging to see his power return so quickly after ACL surgery, through two games back from a year-long absence, he's gone 3-for-9 with two home runs and three RBI while batting leadoff in both contests

Acuna will be activated from the injured list Friday and be in Atlanta's lineup against the Padres, it will be his season debut as he has made his way back from a torn ACL

Acuna is set to continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett to begin the week, but he could be a candidate to return from the 10-day injured list ahead of Atlanta's three-game series with the Padres that begins Friday

Is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Tuesday as he prepares his comeback from a torn ACL last season

Acuna is in the final stages of his recovery from left ACL surgery that he underwent in June of 2024, the exact date for when he starts his rehab assignment hasn't been announced, but surgeon Neal ElAttrache said that it's up to Atlanta when Acuna begins a rehab assignment, Acuna is getting closer to making his 2025 debut, which could take place late May or early June

Acuna was cleared to ramp up activity Tuesday and begin progressing towards a rehab assignment as he works to make his return from left ACL surgery

Atlanta has been hesitant to place any timeline on Acuna's return from left ACL surgery, however he hopes to make his season debut for Atlanta in early to mid-May