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DENVER (KDVR) — Two fans rushed Coors Field as the Colorado Rockies played the Atlanta Braves on Monday night, accosting Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr.
The Associated Press captured images of the confrontation.
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Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr., bottom center, ends up on the turf as field guards wrestle down two fans who approached him as he took his spot in the field for the bottom of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Denver (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) 
Field guards hold back a fan as he exchanges words with Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr., right, as second baseman Ozzie Albies (1) looks on in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Denver (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) 
Field guards haul away one of two fans who approached Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) before the bottom of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Denver (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr., bottom center, ends up on the turf as field guards wrestle down two fans who approached him as he took his spot in the field for the bottom of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Denver (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) 
Fiueld guards carry away one of two fans who approached Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. as Acuna took the field for the bottom of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
According to the AP’s account, two fans took to the field and approached Acuna Jr. as he took his spot in the field for the bottom of the seventh inning. Guards wrestled down the two fans and Acuna ended up on the turf.
AP’s photos show a fan exchanging words with Acuna as second baseman Ozzie Albies looked on. The fan is seen yelling as security carries him away.
Acuna was still in the game at the top of the ninth.
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