August 29, 2023 - BY Admin

2 fans run onto Coors Field, grab Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr.

Two fans ran onto the Coors Field outfield and grabbed Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. during Monday night's game against the Colorado Rockies.


Acuña appeared to come away from the incident without injury and remained in the game. The fans were pulled off of Acuña by security and escorted from the field.


Video from the outfield stands shows a fan approach Acuña in the seventh inning, put his arm around his waist and apparently try to take a selfie. A security guard sprinted toward the scene and attempted to pull the fan off of Acuña. A second security guard reached for the fan's legs as the fan kept his arms around Acuña's body.


As a third security guard approached the scene, another fan sprinted in from right field. Two security guards immediately tackled him as he reached Acuña and two others pulled the first fan off Acuña. Acuña fell to his back, then got up, apparently unscathed.


Two guards escorted one of the fans off the field while three others carried the other off literally kicking and screaming.


Another angle from the infield stands shows the second fan sprinting from right field to join the fracas. Chants of "MVP" rained down from the Rockies crowd in support of Acuña, a top NL MVP contender.


The night was an otherwise outstanding one for Acuña, who hit his 29th home run and recorded his NL-best 60th and 61st stolen bases as the Braves recorded a 14-4 win. He finished the night 4 for 5 at the plate with a home run, two stolen bases, a walk, three runs scored and five RBI.


He hit a three-run double in the ninth inning after the run-in with fans. He appears to be just fine. He spoke with reporters about the incident after the game.


"I was a little scared at first, but I think the fans were out there and asking for a picture," Acuña said via an interpreters. "But security was able to get there, and so I think everything’s OK. Everyone’s OK."