The vibes are high for a rolling Atlanta Braves team with an MLB-best 25-10 record, even for its star player who was just placed on the injured list.
During the Braves’ 11-6 win over the Rockies in Colorado, Ronald Acuña Jr., who landed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain on Sunday, stayed busy by pulling dugout pranks on his teammate Ozzie Albies.
The cameras caught Acuña putting dirt in Albies’ glove before the second baseman ran out to the field. As Albies was emptying his dirt-filled glove, his Braves teammates were laughing and enjoying the scene in the background. And it wasn't the first mischievous act: Acuña had placed sunflower seeds in Albies’ glove earlier in the game.
As mentioned on the Braves broadcast, Albies might be reaching out to the front office soon to suggest that Acuña is ready for a rehab assignment with all of the shenanigans he is pulling.