Ronald Acuna International League POW 081417 to 082017

Ronald Acuna of the Mississippi Braves was selected the International League Player of the Week for the span of August 14, 2017 through August 20, 2017. For the week he hit 13 for 27, .481/.500/.889 with 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB and 0 BB in 6 games. He had also earned the Eastern League award week 5 and week week 7. This season the outfielder is hitting 59 for 166, .355/.410/.596 with 8 HR, 25 RBI, 31 R, 8 SB in 40 games at Gwinnett, 72 for 221, .326/.374/.520 with 9 HR, 30 RBI, 29 R, 19 SB in 57 games at Mississippi and 33 for 115, .287/.336/.478 with 3 HR, 19 RBI, 21 R, 14 SB in 28 games at Class A Advanced Florida. Gwinnett is the Triple A team of the Atlanta Braves. He originally signed with the Braves in 2014 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Acuna turned 19 on December 18.