Jarred Kelencic, Braves player at center of double standard call-out by Ronald Acuña Jr, sent down to Triple-A

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The Atlanta Braves have optioned outfielder Jarred Kelenic to Triple-A, about one week after being the center of controversy in the clubhouse. 

Ronald Acuña Jr., the Braves star outfielder, took exception to manager Brian Snitker’s answer to a reporter after the skipper didn’t reprimand Kelenic for a lack of hustle during the team’s April 19 game. 

Kelenic smashed a baseball to right field, and he was walking out of the batter’s box like it was going to be a home run. But, when it hit the top of the wall and stayed inside the ballpark, he tried turning what should’ve been a single into a double. 

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Atlanta Braves right fielder Jarred Kelenic (24) catches a fly ball against the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth inning at Truist Park. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

Kelenic was thrown out at second base, where he likely would’ve had a stand-up double if he hadn’t jogged out of the box. 

After the game, Snitker didn’t understand the reporter’s question about disciplining Kelenic, which led Acuña to voice his opinion on X.

"If it were me, they would take me out of the game," he wrote. 

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Acuña later deleted the post, but many people saw it and brought it up to Snitker. 

To Acuña’s double standard post, he does have history on his side.

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. reacts after hitting a two-run home run against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

In 2019, Snitker benched him