Friends Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves were captured in a video that’s going viral. In the video you can see below, Acuna can be seen with his head on Albies’s chest while Albies rubs his friend’s head.
MLB announcers can be heard joking about the moment, laughing about the “head massage” Albies is giving and how Acuna is “taking a nap.”
ATL Braves Ozzie Albies Consoling Ronald Acuna Jr. During The Game https://t.co/PQtVjD9LQa pic.twitter.com/r1EHn0tFa9
— SportsGossip.com (@sportsgossip) August 1, 2018
According to some sources, Acuna’s mother died during the game and Albies was just comforting his friend. But a spokesperson for the Braves says that’s just a rumor. Whatever the reason for the display of affection, the two are clearly close.
Acuna shut down that rumor of his Mom’s death, you can check it out below: