Ronald Acuna Jr., the MVP of the Atlanta Braves, made history on Friday with yet another massive home run…

Ronald Acuna Jr., the MVP of the Atlanta Braves, made history on Friday with yet another massive home run..

Ronald Acuna Jr., the standout player for the Atlanta Braves, had a poor start to the season in the power department. However, on Friday night, he made a huge splash by hitting a 461-foot drive that keeps putting him in a unique class in baseball history.

Though Acuna Jr. was just 1-for-5 in total, his third home run of the season traveled a whopping 461 feet and further separated him in baseball history.

Acuna Jr. hit 41 homers last season en route to winning the MVP in the National League, so we know the power is in there, and perhaps this will help get him going in 2024. Thus far, Acuna Jr. has just the three homers to go along with nine RBI and a .259 average.

 

He’s not the only star to start slow this year. Corbin Carroll (.555 OPS) and Julio Rodriguez (.606 OPS) are both out to massively slow starts in the power department as well. All three players are All-Stars and you have to figure they’ll get going at some point.

 

After the Braves won on Friday, they are now 23-12 on the season, trailing the Phillies in the National League East by 2.0 games. The Mets are 18-19 after the loss and are already eight back.