This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/braves as Braves Receive Positive Update on Ronald Acuña Jr. Achilles Injury. Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left Tuesday's game against the Kansas CIty Royals and is already on the injured list. But he appears to have avoided a serious injury.

The Atlanta Braves put five-time All-Star Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day injured list with right Achilles tendon inflammation Wednesday, though the exact severity of the injury to the slugging outfielder may not be known until additional testing is done.

Acuña left Tuesday's game with Achilles soreness, another blow in a season full of injuries for the battered Braves star.