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This Day in Braves History: March 19

2018 - The Braves send top prospect Ronald Acuña jr. to the minors even though he is hitting .432 with four home runs during the spring. Acuña will make his major league debut on April 25 in Cincinnati.

MLB History

1940 - The Triple A Kansas City Blues defeat the Washington Senators 22-5 while collecting 23 hits and totaling 46 total bases.

1951 - Tigers player representative Fred Hutchinson suggests that players should have a say in choosing a new baseball commissioner.

1960 - Catcher Sammy White retires rather than report to Cleveland after he was traded by the Red Sox.