Ronald Acuña Jr. is in rare company 🤝
With 5 HR and 4 SB in his last 4 games, he joins Willie Mays, Eric Davis and Shohei Ohtani as the only players ever to do it.
I signed to UCLA my junior year of high school and was told I was going to start Day 1.
Opening Day at UCLA?
I was sitting the bench. 😭
I had 2 choices:
1. Complain, pout, and blame the coaches
OR
2. Find the holes on the team and become valuable.
So for 3 weeks, I sat the bench.
I showed up early.
Stayed late.
Cheered for my teammates.
Dragged the field every 3rd inning.
Meanwhile, I studied the team.
The middle infielders were doing well.
Third base wasn’t.
So I told the coaches:
“I can play third.”
Then I noticed something else:
Offensively, we were either hitting home runs or getting out.
I saw the gap.
If I could become a tough out, get on base, and bring energy to the team…
I could create value.
Then we played Miami.
The starting third baseman was hitting .115.
They gave me a shot.
I went 2 for 3 with a walk.
Played solid defense.
Brought energy.
I never sat the bench again.
Eventually, I became team captain…
and we were ranked #1 in the country.
One thing baseball taught me:
Opportunities don’t always go to the most talented player.
Sometimes they go to the player who becomes the most valuable.
If the Braves finish the month of May with a 10-game lead or more on the division, I’ll get someone 2 tickets for a game during the Blue Jays series (June 2-4).
Just like, RT, and follow 🫡
Braves about to be:
• 13-1-1 in 15 series
• 8-0 in series at home
• 7-1 in rubber games
• 5-0 in rubber games at home
• 21-8 when scoring first
• 24-2 when scoring 5+ runs