The Atlanta Braves are planning to hold on to their superstar.
Speaking with reporters on Tuesday at the MLB GM Meetings in Las Vegas, Braves general manager and president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos shut down any whispers of a potential trade involving Ronald Acuña Jr.
"We are not trading Ronald Acuña Jr. Put it in bold," Anthopoulos said, adding that there "have been zero conversations."
Acuña is coming off a 2026 season in which he carried a .796 OPS over 107 games with 20 homers and 21 stolen bases, helping Atlanta return to the top of the NL East.
The 2023 NL MVP struggled in the post-season, though, going 3-for-24 with no extra-base hits as the Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the wild-card round before falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.
Acuña was emotional after Atlanta's Game 4 loss to L.A., saying that he felt like he "did nothing to help the team this series."
He also addressed his future before leaving the clubhouse: "I want to stay here, that hasn't changed. But I can't control that."
Those comments led to some speculation that Acuña could be on the move if the Braves chose to retool.
Anthopoulos, however, reaffirmed his club's belief in the 28-year-old going forward.
"We need him. We need to add to him."
