ORLANDO, Fla. -- Now that Ronald Acuña Jr. is further distanced from his latest knee surgery, Braves manager Walt Weiss is open to the possibility of moving the 2023 National League Most Valuable Player back to the leadoff spot.

“It’s enticing to have him at the top of the order,” Weiss said. “I really like when a lineup turns over and there’s teeth right away. If you’re a pitcher, you’ve got to run through a gauntlet as soon as the lineup turns over.”

Acuña was removed from the leadoff spot last July, partly because he wasn’t the same stolen base threat he had been in the past. His decreased aggression was a product of tearing his right ACL in 2021 and his left ACL in '24. But now that Acuña has had further time to recover, his legs could once again become one of his great wea

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