Ronald Acuña Jr. slams his way into the record books
By Tab Bamford
Throughout the 2018 regular season the young Atlanta Braves have been doing things offensively that have rarely, if ever, been done before. Led by Ozzie Albies and Rookie of the Year favorite Ronald Acuña Jr. the Braves have hit the ball all over the field all season.
In the first postseason game ever played at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, the bats woke up for the Braves. And the biggest shot came from Acuña, who unloaded on a 98 mph fastball from Walker Buehler and deposited it 414 feet away in the bottom of the second inning.
At 20 years and 293 days old, Acuña becomes the youngest players in postsesason history to hit a grand slam. He replaces Yankees legend Mickey Mantle (21-349) at the top of the list.
Jayson Stark pointed out that not only does Acuña join another short list in MLB postseason history, but he did it against a pitcher who was throwing incredibly well.
Can we get another “Titanic” reference?
Braves legend Dale Murphy knows what’s up.
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