Ronald Acuña Jr. just launched an absolute moonshot at Citi Field.
Acuña smoked his 14th career home run against the New York Mets as the Atlanta Braves face their longtime nemesis in Flushing. The superstar outfielder put the Braves on the board with a blast that reached the third deck at Citi Field!
“You are clear for takeoff,” the Braves joked on Twitter. And boy was Ronnie ever. According to the Atlanta broadcast, the crowd audibly gasped after he connected with the home run, which went out 448 feet.
Acuña celebrated around the bases and shimmied around the third base before hearing the boos from the New York crowd. But the Braves superstar was unbothered as he galloped to the dugout after his epic blast.
.@ronaldacunajr24, you are cleared for takeoff! ✈️#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/EokU9uAyEI
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 1, 2023
Ronald Acuña Jr. is putting together an incredible season thus far. Entering Monday, Acuña slashed .352/.440/.546, good enough for an OPS of a whopping .986. He’s now hit five home runs on the season and is doing it all with 13 stolen bases. He currently leads NL position players in bWAR at 1.7, tied with Luis Arraez of the Miami Marlins.
The moonshot home run gained significant traction online. Thus, the MLB world was ready to react to the epic blast, and they did so in droves. Many were left in awe by the Braves’ superstar’s home run. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1653096427076083731
ACUÑA SENDS ONE TO THE THIRD DECK 😳
(via @BravesOnBally)pic.twitter.com/YRx08TITj3
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) May 1, 2023
THIRD DECK FOR @RONALDACUNAJR24 💪 pic.twitter.com/04sFbpARI8
— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) May 1, 2023
ACUÑA 448 FEET 💥
The Braves are jumping all over the Mets 😳
(via @Braves)pic.twitter.com/w1GMhUwn2a
— ESPN (@espn) May 1, 2023
This guy had Acuña positioned perfectly in the third deck pic.twitter.com/jrOxxEzKK4
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) May 1, 2023
That’s Ronald Acuña Jr.’s 25th career 440+ ft home run, including playoffs
That’s the most in MLB since the start of 2018 (including playoffs), breaking a tie at 24 with C.J. Cron, Giancarlo Stanton, Trevor Story and Aaron Judge
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 1, 2023
Acuña to the third deck reactions: pic.twitter.com/ymTpxXE0YI
— Deesha (@DeeshaThosar) May 1, 2023
This is great. Mets fan in third deck in complete shock he got a HR ball after bomb from Ronald Acuna. pic.twitter.com/PFcux7nssX
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) May 1, 2023
Never been happier to see a 3-0 ball called a strike. Ronald Acuña Jr. just hit one to the Polo Grounds. pic.twitter.com/3eYNlE3iLn
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) May 1, 2023
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