The Atlanta Braves are off to a red-hot start to the 2026 season. But on Sunday, they got word that star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will likely miss a couple weeks with a left hamstring strain.
Well, it doesn’t seem like the injury news has dampened Acuña’s spirits. He found other ways to stay occupied from the dugout … like pranking Ozzie Albies.
During Sunday’s game against the Rockies, the Braves broadcast showed that Acuña Jr. resorted to filling Albies’ glove with dirt while the Braves second baseman was at the plate. When he returned to get his glove for the next half inning, Albies was so perplexed as to why the gloved was just filled with dirt.
Ronald Acuña Jr. filled Ozzie Albies’ glove with dirt 😂 pic.twitter.com/Xstm6Ibc70
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 3, 2026
Apparently, Acuña had also been filling Albies’ glove with sunflower seeds earlier in the game.
Albies is going to need to keep his equipment away from Acuña for now on. Even amid the dugout shenanigans, the Braves went on to sweep the Rockies in an 11-6 win.
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