It’s been a long road since Ronald Acuña Jr.’s ACL tear on July 10. As we get closer to Opening Day on April 7, we also get closer to seeing Acuña back on the diamond.
The 24-year-old is on track to return to the lineup in the first week of May. To get back into the swing of things, he will not be used as a full-time player upon his return. As of now, the plan is to use him in the outfield and give him the designated hitter role.
Acuña is already looking like he is in mid-season form after launching a ball at CoolToday Park while taking batting practice.