Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna hit by pitch in first at-bat

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Photos: Braves’ Ronald Acuna hit by pitch in first at-bat

Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna is hit by a pitch in the first inning against the Miami Marlins Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at SunTrust Park in Atlanta.

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves is hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves is hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves reacts to being hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves reacts to being hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves reacts to being hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves reacts to being hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Manager Brian Snitker #43 of the Atlanta Braves argues with the umpires after Ronald Acuna Jr. #13was hit by a pitch during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Manager Brian Snitker #43 of the Atlanta Braves argues with the umpires after Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit by a pitch during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 (R) of the Atlanta Braves reacts to being hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: The benches clear after Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves was hit by a pitch from Jose Urena of the Miami Marlins at the start of the first inning at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: The benches clear after Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves was hit by by a pitch from Jose Urena of the Miami Marlins at the start of the first inning at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves reacts to being hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Jose Urena #62 of the Miami Marlins walks off the field after being ejected during the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Manager Don Mattingly #8 of the Miami Marlins argues with the umpires after Jose Urena was ejected during the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

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ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 15: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves is hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on August 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

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