Beating out a infield hit with a speed of 31 feet per second! Click HERE to watch.
As of April 15th he was an amazing 21 of 40 with 7 homers!
He has had 14 extra-base hits through Atlanta's first 13 games which is tied for the most in franchise history, matching Hank Aaron who also had 14 extra-base hits through 13 games in 1959. (Stats since 1900)
He has 1.000 slugging percentage 12 games into this season, plus he has reduced swinging at pitches outside the strike zone by 10 percent and only chases 9 percent of the time . . .
His 7 HR in the first 13 games are the most by an Atlanta Brave player since Justin Upton (8) in 2013.
Finally, how about these MLB leading stats: Acuña leads the majors with a 1.492 OPS, and as of Thursday evening, the second-place hitter (Dodgers veteran Justin Turner) was closer to the fifth-place hitter (Mike Trout) than Acuña. He also ranks first in—deep breath—hits, extra-base hits, runs, home runs, slugging percentage, total bases, offensive bWAR, total fWAR, OPS+ and win probability added. Statcast ranks him near the top of the league in nearly all of its primary offensive categories!
