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Acuna exits after leg buckles at 1B

Related Topics: Preston Tucker, Buckle, First baseman, Leg

BOSTON -- Braves phenom Ronald Acuna Jr. walked off the field under his own power in the seventh inning of Sunday's game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park after a scary injury in which his left leg buckled at the knee.

Acuna, who was attempting to beat out an infield hit at first base, was on the ground motionless for a prolonged stretch, and he was replaced by Preston Tucker.

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