Ronald Acuna Jr. doesn’t have a long dating history, at least not known online. Up until 2020, he was dating Venezuelan fitness coach and Instagram influencer Eva Luccia. They were together for a long time, however; the relationship didn’t last long.
The baseball player is 25 years old. He made his MLB debut in 2018 and quite struck the audience and players alike with his swiftness and skills in the sport. In fact, he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
Acuna has since then been awarded multiple accolades and awards, or in lesser words, Acuna is a multi-time MLB award winner. He is currently the Venezuelan outfielder signed under the Atlanta Braves till 2026 on an 8-year, $100 million deal.
Ronald Acuna Jr.’s ex-girlfriend, Eva Luccia. (Source: Black Sports Online)
Acuna was born into a family of professional baseball players. He is continuing the legacy his grandfather started, him being the third in line after his grandfather and father, who played minor league baseball. His younger brother, Luisangel Acuna, plays for the Texas Rangers.
Eva and Ronald started dating in 2019 and were together for a year. By the end of 2020, Ronald was no more with Eva and welcomed a son with Maria Laborde, his current girlfriend, whom they named Ronald Daniel Acuña Laborde. Here’s all we know about the MLB professional’s girlfriend.
Maria Laborde: Who Is She And When Did The Two Start Dating?
According to Fabwags, Maria Laborde was born in Valencia in Carabobo, Venezuela. She is quite active on social media, especially Instagram, where she has over 89,000 followers on it, and TikTok as well. Maria was also crowned the Miss Teen Carabobo in 2015. Maria’s sister, Nerea Laborde, is also a TikTok star with 100,000 followers. She belongs to quite a family of social media influencers.
Ronald Acuna Jr. with fiancée Maria Laborde and their son (Source: fabwags)
On 13th January, Friday Night, Ronald Acuna Jr. went down on his knees and proposed to his girlfriend, Maria Laborde. They were at a private dinner with friends and family. The couple was all smiles and laughter with tinges of shyness and anticipation.
Amidst the claps of their known ones, Maria accepted his proposal and embraced his now fiance. A video of the proposal was shared online, which made many rounds on Twitter. In fact, Maria herself shared the video on her Instagram account. If you want to catch up on more of the two together, following Maria’s Instagram account would be ideal because she often shares pictures and videos of herself and Acuna.
Looks like Ronald Acuña Jr. got engaged tonight.
(via kennyacuna13 on IG) pic.twitter.com/0Bzeo0hacE
— Baseball GIFs (@gifs_baseball) January 14, 2023
As of now, no wedding date has been planned or known publicly. There isn’t also any exact year or month known as to when Maria and Acuna got together. The new year has certainly become a new challenge for Acuna, for he has not only decided to take a new journey ahead with his girlfriend but also owes Atlanta Braves wins and victories.
Ronald Acuna Jr.’s Stats, Achievements, And Awards
Ronald Acuna is a vital player for the Atlanta Braves. The electric player has made many successful runs for the team. The Braves want to make it to the World Series this year, and a lot of people are rooting for a healthy season for Acuna Jr. Recently, Atlanta Braves and their star player, Acuna, have been in discussions and talks since Acuna was in a downfall last season and registered a low performance in many categories.
Regardless, Acuna’s previous awards and performances have been tremendous! The recent MLB award that he won was the National League Player of the Month in May 2021, and before that, he won his second Silver Slugger Award in November 2020. One of his much-celebrated feats was in 2018, when he, at the age of 20, became the youngest player to hit a postseason grand slam.
Ronald Acuna Jr. is on the field. (Source: MLB)
As a valuable player, Ronald Acuna’s net worth is assumed to be around $12 million. The MLB professional has bagged enormous earnings since the very beginning. This was in 2019, when he signed a contract worth over $100 million, becoming the youngest baseball player to have such a heavy contract signed.
The player’s future looks bright. 2023 will, in fact, be an interesting season for him, what with the wedding plans alongside baseball endeavors!
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