‘He’s the MVP’: Acuña makes history as Braves rout Rox

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Published 17.06.2023
‘He’s the MVP’: Acuña makes history as Braves rout Rox
Ronald Acuña Jr.’s skills on show in Braves’ win

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Atlanta outfielder units AL/NL mark with 15+ HRs, 30+ SBs via first 70 video games of a season

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You won’t know what the Braves, who’ve gained 4 in a row, are going to do each evening. But with the electrical Acuña accounting for only a portion of the group’s ridiculous energy, there’s actually purpose to anticipate one thing particular occurring in each Atlanta recreation.

“The lineup is really dangerous,” d’Arnaud mentioned. “It makes for a tough sleep the night before.”

Opponents may battle insomnia, however Braves followers could also be stressed with pleasure the evening earlier than a recreation.

Those who witnessed Friday evening’s recreation noticed Acuña grow to be the primary participant in AL/NL historical past to tally 30-plus stolen bases and 15-plus homers inside the first 70 video games of a season. They additionally noticed the Braves transfer nearer to the report for many 450-plus-foot homers hit in any season since Statcast was launched in 2015.

With a bit of greater than half of a season left, it’s unbelievable to suppose what sort of numbers Acuña and this power-packed lineup may find yourself producing.

The Braves’ objectives are to win a sixth straight National League East title and expertise the World Series euphoria they felt in 2021. In the method, they could show to be baseball’s most fun group.

The pleasure begins on the high the place Acuña is developing an MVP resume. His potential to beat opponents in some ways is highlighted within the truth he’s on tempo to hit 34 homers and steal 69 bases.  No participant has ever had a 30/60 season. 

In truth, the one gamers to hit 30-plus homers and tally 50-plus stolen bases have been Eric Davis (37 HRs, 50 SBs)  in 1987 and Barry Bonds (33, 52) in ‘90.  

“It’s exciting to see him set the table, and also eat off the table when there’s runners on base,” d’Arnaud mentioned. “He’s the MVP. To be on his team and to see him do it every day is pretty special.” 

Asked what number of stolen bases he’ll find yourself with in 2023, Acuña, via an interpreter, mentioned: “Whatever I can finish with, but every time I get to first, I’m running.”

Acuña acquired the Braves rolling on Friday, when he walked, stole second, took third base on a grounder and scored on a wild pitch. His legs are particular and his energy is ridiculous.

Acuña leads MLB with six 450-plus-foot homers this season. Entering Friday, Shohei Ohtani had 4. The solely different two gamers with at the least three have been Braves nook infielders Matt Olson and Austin Riley.

So, it shouldn’t be any shock to listen to the Braves lead the Majors with 15 homers which have traveled a Statcast-projected 450 ft or longer. The Angels and Rockies entered Friday ranked second with six.

In different phrases, Acuña has hit extra 450-plus-foot homers than all however 27 of the opposite 29 groups. Olson and Riley have hit as many such homers as 27 of the opposite 29 groups.

But this newest majestic shot was offered by d’Arnaud, who started the seventh multi-homer recreation of his profession with a 474-foot shot off Dinelson Lamet within the first. This was the longest homer of d’Arnaud’s profession, the longest homer hit by a Braves participant in 2023, and the fourth-longest homer hit at Truist Park because it opened in 2017.

d’Arnaud added a 433-foot homer within the third inning. The Braves now have the three longest common distances this 12 months in two-homer video games:

  • Riley, 5/25 vs. PHI — 458, 459 (avg: 458.5)
  • Olson, 5/28 vs. PHI — 445, 464 (avg: 454.5)
  • d’Arnaud, 6/16 vs. COL — 474, 433 (avg: 453.5)

An All-Star in 2022, d’Arnaud’s enjoying time has been lowered by the presence of Sean Murphy, who leads in All-Star voting amongst NL catchers, and the resurgence of designated hitter Marcell Ozuna. Games like this show d’Arnaud’s worth nonetheless extends to being the group’s clubhouse chief.

“Both of those homers went a long way,” supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned. “I told him, ‘Maybe I was playing you too much the past couple years.’”

Snitker, d’Arnaud, Acuña and others walked away from this sense jovial and enthusiastic about what the subsequent recreation may carry.