MIAMI (AP) 鈥� The Atlanta Braves activated Ronald 础肠耻帽补 Jr. from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday night’s series opener against the Miami Marlins, clearing the way for the right fielder to return after being with a strained left hamstring.
鈥淪uper happy to once again return to the field,鈥� 础肠耻帽补 said in Spanish . 鈥淭he most important thing is to come back healthy and help the club.鈥�
Before the game, manager Walt Weiss was noncommittal on whether 础肠耻帽补 would play during the four-game series against the Marlins, saying the turf at Miami’s loanDepot Park would be a factor.
鈥淭he turf is a little bit tougher on soft tissue,鈥� Weiss said before Monday’s game. 鈥淗amstrings, quads, groins 鈥� that type of thing. It’s a factor. It’s not the factor, but it’s part of the equation when you’re talking about activating somebody.鈥�
Weiss later said the five-time All-Star will play Tuesday, but not every day going forward.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to take it day by day,鈥� he added.
Mike Yastrzemski was the right fielder for Monday’s game. 础肠耻帽补 was available to pinch hit if needed.
The game was a blowout by the fifth inning, though. The Marlins scored five runs in the fourth and added six in the fifth to hand the Braves their worst loss of the season.
础肠耻帽补 against the Rockies on May 2 with hamstring tightness before an MRI revealed the strain. He was attempting to run out a grounder before he pulled up about halfway down the line and grabbed at his hamstring.
He said Monday he wanted to return three days after getting injured.
鈥淏ut you have to follow the protocol with that type of injury,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t may be considered minor, but it could cost you the entire season. Thankfully, being more experienced helped me through this recovery.鈥�
The five-time All-Star and 2023 NL MVP is batting .252 with two homers, nine RBIs, 17 runs and a team-high seven steals. He had played in the first 34 games this year after a torn ACL he suffered in May 2024 limited him to a combined 144 games over the past two seasons.
The first-place Braves beat Boston 8-1 on Sunday, taking two of three from the Red Sox for their 13th win in 15 series. They have only one series loss, along with the split of a four-game set.
Atlanta also placed infielder Kyle Farmer on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 16, with a strained right forearm.
Tuesday will mark 础肠耻帽补’s first time back at loanDepot Park since with Venezuela in March.
鈥淩eturning here now you view it differently because of what happened,” he said. “This place will always bring me special memories.鈥�
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