Fans charge and attack Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves during the game

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was caught between two fans heading to the field during Monday’s game against the Colorado Rockies.

A fan ran toward the 25-year-old right fielder, trying to take a selfie with him during the seventh inning. Shortly after, Coors Field security officers appeared to run toward the fan and began trying to pull him off as he clung tightly to Acuña. Meanwhile, another fan walked toward the field and approached Acuña and the others. As the second fan approached Acuña, both fans and security members fell to the ground.

A fan yells at Ronald Acuna Jr., #13 of the Atlanta Braves after running onto the field and being apprehended by security during the game between the Colorado Rockies and the Atlanta Braves at Coors Field on August 28, 2023 , in Denver, Colorado.

Both fans were arrested after the brief altercation, and the Braves beat the Rockies 14-4, CBS Sports reported.

“I was a little scared at first, but I think the fans were there and asking for a picture,” Acuña said through a translator, according to The Denver Post. “But security was able to arrive on site, and so I think everything is fine. Everyone is well.”

Acuña, who wears number 13, said that at one point he thought he saw three amid the chaos. “But anyway, the second guy, he was also asking for a photo, and I couldn’t tell him anything because at that time, security was already there, and we were already a little confused,” he said. -he adds.

Cases of fans attacking celebritiesor even mascots, have been quite common and in the spotlight lately.

In April, CBS Sports reported that a fan was issued a citation after turning himself in for attacking the Colorado Rockies’ mascot, a purple dinosaur named Dinger, at Coors Light Field.

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