Benches clear after Jose Urena smoked Ronald Acuna Jr on the first pitch

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Must See: Urena drills Acuna with first pitch, benches clear

Ronald Acuña Jr. has been on an absolute tear as of late for the Atlanta Braves.

The 20-year-old rookie entered Wednesday night’s tilt against the Miami Marlins on a five-game home run streak and eight home runs in his last eight games. However, he wasn’t able to extend his streak on Wednesday as he was plunked by Marlins pitcher José Ureña and was forced to leave the game.

As you can probably guess, Acuña’s teammates did not like that one bit and stormed the field in his honour.

Benches clear in Marlins-Braves after José Ureña hits Ronald Acuña Jr. in 1st inning.

Acuña Jr. (5 straight games with HR, 3 straight with leadoff HR) exits in 2nd inning. pic.twitter.com/V2aSu97YEX
— MLB (@MLB) August 16, 2018

Acuña attempted to come back out for the second inning, but he exited the game before the inning got underway.

Acuna took the field in the second inning, but he will now exit before a pitch was thrown.
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) August 16, 2018

While most Braves fans are probably considered about the youngster’s health going forward, they did receive a little bit of good news as Acuña’s streak will still be in tact when he returns to the lineup.

Per MLB rules, because Acuna's only plate appearance resulted in him being hit by a pitch, his home run streaks will be intact when he returns to action.
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) August 16, 2018

(H/T Twitter/MLB)