Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. reached baseball immortality on Friday, becoming a member of the unique 40/40 membership.
Getting into the evening with 39 residence runs and 68 stolen bases, Acuna did not wait lengthy to etch his title into the historical past books. Main off the highest of the primary inning in opposition to the Washington Nationals, Acuna took starter Patrick Corbin deep on the sixth pitch he noticed.Â
Acuna turns into solely the fifth participant in baseball historical past to tally 40 or extra homers and stolen bases in a single season and the primary since Alfonso Soriano in 2006. The 25-year-old joins Soriano, Barry Bonds (1996), Jose Canseco (1988) and Alex Rodriguez (1998) as the latest member of the 40/40 membership, however Acuna has an opportunity to outdo all of them.Â
Having already topped all 4 in stolen bases, Acuna is just six homers away from equaling Soriano for essentially the most in a 40/40 marketing campaign.
He’s the one member of the 40/60 membership. Moreover, with two extra stolen bases, Acuna would grow to be the primary and solely member of the 40/70 membership.
