TORONTO -- Braves manager Brian Snitker wasn't ready to definitively say when Ronald Acuna Jr. will begin playing in Minor League rehab games. But as Snitker spoke before Tuesday night's game against the Blue Jays, he indicated the young outfielder is almost ready to take another step toward returning to Atlanta's lineup.
"He's doing really well," Snitker said. "I'm not sure when he'll go out [on a rehab assignment]. But I think it's going to be sooner rather than later."
Acuna has spent the past two days progressing through what could be described as a mini-Spring Training at the Braves' complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.