Atlanta Braves free-agent signee Jurickson Profar has been dominant out of the leadoff spot in Spring Training.

While much will be made about Jurickson Profar essentially manning the leadoff spot until Ronald Acuña Jr. returns to the lineup later this season, all it took was one swing off Profar's bat to have Atlanta Braves fans falling in love with him.

New York Mets star Juan Soto homered in his first spring training game, but that hasn't stopped detractors and rivals from comparing him – perhaps unfairly – to

Jurickson Profar seems primed to prevent the Braves from doing what they did most of last season, when they struggled to find a suitable replacement for Ronald Acuña Jr. in the leadoff spot. “We kind of had a makeshift-type thing with \[the leadoff spot\],

Braves first baseman Matt Olson admits that 2024 was not his ideal season and has a plan for improving in 2025.

He brought in former San Diego Padres standout Jurickson Profar on ... in the Braves' batting order until right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. returns from his season-ending injury.