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Ronald Acuna Jr. staying 'positive' through ACL tear recovery, embracing new role as Braves cheerleader

ATLANTA -- With the Braves in the midst of trying to get past the high-powered Los Angeles Dodgers and into the World Series for the first time since 1999, it might be easy, from the outside, to forget that they are incomplete.

They've been that way since July 10, when star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. went down for the season with a torn ACL.

While Acuna can't help his teammates on the field, he's been present in the clubhouse, and was on the field before Sunday's Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, chatting up teammates and fans, and providing a rare bit of insight into his ongoing rehab.