Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr crushes 467-foot home run on first pitch in return from ACL injury

Atlanta Braves superstar outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. returned to the lineup for the first time after he tore his ACL last season in the team’s 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Truist Park.

Acuna, 27, looked like he hadn’t skipped a beat. On the first pitch he saw from San Diego Padres starter Nick Pivetta, the 2023 NL MVP demolished it 467 feet for a towering solo home run. 

Acuna said he "had a feeling" he might do something special in his return. 

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"To me, that's just the culmination of all the work I put in," he said.

Unfortunately for the Braves, Acuna’s solo home run was the lone run they...