Ronald Acuña Jr. (25, Atlanta Braves) became the first player in MLB history to hit 20 homers, 40 stolen bases, and 50 RBIs before the All-Star break.
Acuña Junior started as the first hitter and right fielder in the away game against the Cleveland Guardians in the 2023 Major League Baseball held at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on the 4th (Korean time) and recorded 1 hit, 1 run and 1 base in 4 at-bats.
Acuña Jr., who went to base with a single out in the top of the 3rd inning and hit a right fielder, immediately stole second base and succeeded in stealing his 40th base of the season. Afterwards, he added a goal by stepping home on Azi Albis’ timely hit.
As a result, Acuña Junior participated in 84 games this season and recorded a batting average of 0.335, 113 hits, 21 homers, 54 RBIs, 77 points, 40 stolen bases, an on-base percentage of 0.413, and a slugging average of 0.599. .
The Major League will enter the All-Star break after the game on the 10th, and Acuña Jr. set a record with 5 games left in the first half.
Also, Acuña Jr. became the third player to record 20 home runs and 40 stolen bases in 84 games after opening, following Eric Davis in 1986 and Ricky Henderson in 1990.
Reaching 40 steals for the first time since his 2018 debut, Acuna Jr. remains at the top of the National League in stolen bases. It is twice as high as Bae Ji-hwan (Pittsburgh Pirates), who is in fourth place with 20 stolen bases.
In addition, Acuña Junior ranks high in all batting categories, including 1st in runs scored and slugging percentage in the National League, 2nd in batting average and hits, 4th in on-base percentage, 6th in home runs, and tied for 8th in RBI.체스카지노
Meanwhile, Atlanta, the leader in the National League East Division, beat Cleveland 4-2 in the game that day and won 9 straight victories. Atlanta is 57-27 (0.679 win rate), and is ranked first in the overall winning rate in the major leagues.