In a historic home run season, Ronald Acuña Jr. has emerged as the main man for the Atlanta Braves, now on pace to surpass Andruw Jones with 34 home runs. ) record of. The Venezuelan product leads his team and Major League Baseball in multiple categories including runs scored, hits and total bases.
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, the reigning National League MVP and five-time Silver Slugger Award winner, has played with powerful offenses during his 13-year major league career Fight. But he said he’s never seen a better team than the Atlanta Braves and doesn’t know if there were many similar offenses during his playing days or long ago.
“This is probably the best offense in the last 100 years,” Goldschmidt said before Thursday’s series finale between the Braves and Cardinals. “I thought they were very consistent, they drew walks, they were obviously running the ball. They weren’t giving up hits. Basically, everything you want in a hitter, almost everybody did that, and they were consistent throughout the game. Zhongdu did it.
Matt Olson leads the way in hits (116) and home runs, while Acuña became the first player in MLB history to go 30-60 last week and has since hit a total of 34 home runs and 63 stolen bases, becoming the major league leader. That puts him just one step away from becoming the fifth member of the hallowed 40-40 club, joining José Canseco (1988), Barry Bonds (1996), Alex Rodríguez (1998) and Alfonso Soriano (2006). None of them had more than 46 steals in a 40-40 season.
Ronald Acuña Jr. leads the majors in runs scored, hits and total bases, has an impressive hitting average, and has a high OPS. His performance made him a leading candidate for the National League Most Valuable Player Award.
Atlanta has set a franchise record for home runs and is on pace to surpass MLB’s record in that category. As first baseman Paul Goldschmidt said, “Atlanta’s lineup is absolutely restless.” Their depth, combined with Acuña’s leadership, makes the Braves a potent offensive team.
The team’s chemistry and dynamic is also notable, which could lead to more records being broken and staying healthy for the rest of the season. As Acuña said, “What I love most is the chemistry and energy we have as a team. I hope we can continue to break records and stay healthy.”
In addition, Ronald Acuña Jr. leads the major leagues in runs scored (125), hits (187), and total bases (327), and his batting average is .331, OPS is .990, second only to Mookie Betts. (.1,020) among National League hitters.