Earlier this week, Acuna called out Braves manager Brian Snitker for his handling of an incident where outfielder Jarred Kelenic didn't hustle on a ball hit to the outfield. Kelenic presumed the ball was leaving the park for a home run, but was thrown out at second base when it stayed in play as he rushed in an attempt to salvage a double.

Francoeur, a former Braves top prospect who currently calls the team’s games on TV, slammed Acuña during a radio interview this week. Acuña made waves over the weekend when he indirectly criticized manager Brian Snitker and teammate Jarred Kelenic after the latter didn’t hustle out of the box.

Days after Acuña’s since-deleted post on X that criticized manager Brian Snitker over his handling of outfielder Jarred Kelenic, ex-MLBer Jeff Francoeur spoke on the topic on 680 The Fan on Tuesday about the situation and went as far as to say Acuña “buriedz a teammate.”