MLB insider shuts down Ronald Acuna Jr. trade rumors before July 31 deadline

With the trade deadline fast approaching, speculations have begin around Ronald Acuna Jr. and his time at the Atlanta Braves. There are reports in the media that suggests that the franchise will be ready to hear offers for him, but MLB insider Jim Bowden has put a halt to the circulating rumors.

Jim Bowden shuts down trade rumors of Ronald Acuna Jr.

On Thursday, Jim Bowden took to his X account (formerly known as Twitter), that there is no chance that the Braves will be parting ways with their most prized possession ahead of the July 31 deadline.

Just to be clear the #Braves have no interest or plans to trade Ronald Acuna Jr nor will they even consider offers for him according to multiple GMs who have inquired after some various media reports.

Shortly after his post, he appeared on Foul Territory to put all the media reports to bed once again. He mentioned that the former NL MVP is not going anywhere and the same has been confirmed by him to the franchise as well.

Yeah, I think when you have some respected media members come out and go on MLB Network TV and say there's a possibility Acuña gets moved, I think some people watch that, listen to it, and go, 'We better make sure we check our homework to be sure,'.

But just as clear as could be—and I've confirmed this with the Atlanta Braves too—there's zero chance that they trade Ronald Acuña Jr. or even converse about the trades. And so I just want to put it to bed, because there seemed to be some momentum on that due to some media reports, and I just wanted to make sure that we snuffed it out as quickly as possible.

Ronald Acuna Jr. returns after lower back tightness

Two days after the Braves made it official that Ronald Acuna Jr. was suffering from lower back tightness, the outfielder returned to the diamond with a bang. He featured in the game against the Athletics on Wednesday and recorded two home runs.

Injuries have not helped the cause of Acuna Jr., who has almost missed the entire 2024 season due to a torn ACL. The Braves are a borderline postseason team this year, and they would like the outfielder's services, especially later this fall.

Despite coming off a major injury, Ronald Acuna Jr. is doing well at the plate. He is hitting .336 along with 11 home runs and four stolen bases after 41 games.