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23 August 2019 By Andrew Reynolds

By Andrew Reynolds

ABL

Acuña chasing history, eyeing MLB's 40/40 club

When Ronald Acuña Jr. landed in Melbourne ahead of the 2016/17 ABL, we knew he was special. The then 18-year-old Venezuelan native was MLB.com’s No. 1 prospect in the Atlanta Braves organisation, and the No. 6 prospect in all of Minor League Baseball.

He didn’t disappoint

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20 August 2019 By Andrew Reynolds

By Andrew Reynolds

ABL Left Field

ABL Trio Feature in MLB's Top-10 Plays of the Week

Three former ABL stars have featured in MLB’s Top-10 Plays of the Week for the week of 12-19 August.

No surprise to anyone who watched Melbourne Aces games in 2016-17, former Aces outfielder Ronald  Acuña Jr. shows up at No. 9 throwing out New York’s Todd Fraizer who was attempting to score from second base on a single to left field.

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