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Ronald Acuña Jr. is a Brave for the long haul. Now it’s time to build around him.

There’s never a dull moment around here. Not even 24 hours after the Braves became the last team in baseball to pick up a win thanks to the blessings of a legendary golfer who likes to wear red on Sundays, even better news came raining down from the baseball heavens. Yes, even off-days have become days for big news and the news today was huge as reports surfaced that the Braves had become the latest team to jump on the contract extension bandwagon as they locked down their most prized young player for the foreseeable future.