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Minor League players (as of 3/1/2021) FRONT OFFICE
ACUÑA, James right-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-5 Weight: 175
Born: 9/18/97 in Long Beach, CA Resides: Cypress, CA
School: Azuza Pacific University (CA)
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the 29th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2019 Injured - Did Not Pitch MANAGER & STAFF

alesandro, ronaldo right-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-0 Weight: 170
Born: 5/7/98 in Higuey, Dominican Republic Resides: La Romana, Dominican Republic
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on June 11, 2018
Signed By: Carlos Sequera
2019 Review: In August, made five relief appearances and did not allow a run in 7.2 innings while
recording three saves...Struck out 15 of the 24 hitters he faced, allowing only two hits...Was honored as the PLAYER BIOS
organization’s DSL Braves Pitcher of the Month...Had a team-most six saves on the season.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2018 DSL Braves 0-4 2.60 11 8 0 0 0 34.2 31 16 10 0 4 22 47 9 2
2019 DSL Braves 3-1 2.43 18 4 0 0 6 33.1 22 13 9 0 4 11 45 3 0
Minors Totals 3-5 2.51 29 12 0 0 6 68.0 53 29 19 0 8 33 92 12 2

asencio, eudi right-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 SEASON IN REVIEW
Born: 2/28/99 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic Resides: San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2017
Signed By: Jonathan Cruz
2019 Review: Tabbed by the organization as the GCL Braves Pitcher of the Year after leading the club in
wins (3) and innings (33.0) and finishing second in strikeouts (29)...2018: Named DSL Pitcher of the Month
by the organization after going 1-1 with a 1.00 ERA (2 ER/18.0 IP) across four starts in August.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2017 DSL Braves 0-0 3.10 10 4 0 0 0 20.1 13 9 7 1 6 13 17 3 1 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
2018 DSL Braves 5-5 2.63 14 14 0 0 0 61.2 44 27 18 1 5 21 52 11 0
2019 GCL Braves 3-3 3.82 12 3 0 0 1 33.0 30 18 14 0 0 10 29 3 0
Minor Totals 8-8 3.05 36 21 0 0 1 115.0 87 54 39 2 11 44 98 17 1
BACKSTROM, MAHKI INFIELDER
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-5 Weight: 215
Born: 10/10/01 in Hawthorne, CA Resides: Los Angeles, CA
School: Junipero Serra (CA) HS BRAVES HISTORY
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the 18th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2019 GCL Braves .300 23 70 8 21 5 0 2 8 0 0 0 12 27 1-0 .402 .457 6
bacon, troy right-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
Born: 9/26/96 in Tampa, FL Resides: Tampa, FL
School: Santa Fe CC (FL) OPPONENTS
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft
2019 Review: Made 26 appearances, 25 starts, all with High-A Florida...Made six relief appearances in
August and allowed one run in 12.1 innings (0.73 ERA), walking two and striking out 12...2018: Split his
second professional season between High-A Florida and Single-A Rome, combining to go 3-2 with a
2.48 ERA (15 ER/54.1 IP), 55 strikeouts and four saves across 30 games...Ranked fifth among Atlanta relief
farmhands (min. 30.0 IP) with a 2.48 ERA, and ranked in the top 10 among all Braves prospects in strikeout-
to-walk ratio (7th, 3.63) and saves (T8th, 4)...2017: Appeared in 13 games with the GCL Braves in his debut
campaign, going 1-1 with a pair of saves and a 3.44 ERA (7 ER/18.1 IP)...Allowed four runs in 0.1 innings in MISCELLANEOUS
his professional debut, before pitching to a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) in his final 12 appearances.

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