Historic: Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr. connects ‘Grand Slam’ and becomes the first Major League player with a 30-60 season [Video] | The USA Print

Posted by Mark NT Sports September 1, 2023
Historic: Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr. connects 'Grand Slam' and becomes the first Major League player with a 30-60 season [Video]

Historic: Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr. connects 'Grand Slam' and becomes the first Major League player with a 30-60 season [Video] | The USA Print

The Venezuelan star of the Atlanta Braves, Ronald Acuña Jr., has shaped his name forever in the history of the Major Leagues, after connecting a gruesome ‘Grand Slam’ against the Los Angeles Dodgers for becoming the first player to achieve a season with 30 or more home runs and 60 or more stolen bases (30-60).

In his second turn of the game, in the second inning, Acuña found the bases loaded and, faced with pitches from starter Lance Lynn, unleashed all his power to achieve one of the greatest feats in recent times. The ball went all the way out of left field at a speed of 110.5 miles per hour and went 429 feet.

Before the Braves’ all-star outfielder set this all-time mark, only Eric Davis in 1987 and Barry Bonds in 1990 had come close. being the only two players with a campaign of at least 30 home runs and 50 stolen bases.

The Venezuelan is living his best season in the MLB, showing that there are no limits to his talent and, although there are less than 30 games left to finish the regular season, he still You can continue making history by joining the select list of the 40-40, in which there are only four figures: Álex Rodríguez, Barry Bonds, Alfonso Soriano and José Canseco.

What Acuña Jr. has done so far this season is truly amazing, however, there is someone who already knows what he is capable of and is unimpressed by anyone, that is manager Brian Snitker. “Anything he does in this game is not going to surprise me (…) I think he has that talent”the pilot said Monday.

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