VIDEO: Ronald Acuña Crushes 3-Run Homer to Cap off Epic Braves' Comeback Against Marlins
By Michael Luciano
The Atlanta Braves have become the cardiac kids of the MLB. Just when you're ready to count them out and chalk up the game in question as a loss, Ronald Acuña, Freddie Freeman and Co. step on the gas pedal and come back for yet another W. Trailing 5-1 heading into the ninth on the road in Miami, Acuña slammed a Sergio Romo slider into Broward County to tie the Braves-Marlins game at 5.
We began the 9th inning trailing 5-1.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 9, 2019
Take it away, @ronaldacunajr24!#ChopOn pic.twitter.com/12fVg8oJtd
Acuña's latest effort was his 14th jack of the season. There aren't too many that went farther than that.
Acuña has been having an excellent series in South Beach. After a highly-publicized dust-up with Marlins starter Jose Ureña last season, the Atlanta phenom took him deep in his first at bat against him, even throwing in an A-grade bat flip three-quarters of the way down the line.
Ronald Acuña takes Jose Ureña deep. Ureña plunked him on purpose last year. Naturally, Acuña styled the hell out of it. @Braves #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/GN0uyD1lRT
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) June 8, 2019
Acuña has already made the transition from prospect to star, but he might need to make the move from star to superstar if he keeps slugging like this.