2025 NL Comeback Player of the Year! Ronald Acuña Jr. returned to the Braves & made a BIG IMPACT! 💪

And here he is. The long awaited moment. Akuna back to the plate. >> LOOK AT THIS. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? HE IS BACK. I have goosebumps. I have goosebumps. Some guys are just meant for the moments. Ronald Akunji Jr. is one of those guys. What a tone setter. Welcome back. Number 13, Diaz to right field. That’s trouble. Akuna is going to play it off the wall. Diaz heading for second. Did he GET HIM? OF COURSE HE DID. OF COURSE HE DID. And Ronald just doing it all here tonight. Mentioned it earlier. You know, he’s just waiting for somebody to go against him. >> This ball IS HAMMERED. ENJOY IT. WATCH IT GO. AKUNA HAS DONE IT AGAIN. >> It just seemed like a bad matchup, right? You’re not going to overpower him. And this is a sweeper that sits on the inner third. You got to get it away. We’re talking about Manny not missing mistakes. Ronald, even though he doesn’t have a lot of at bats and just coming back, he has shown us he’s locked in right away. He’s not going to miss a mistake. He’s going to punish it. Akuna to right field and deep AND GONE. RONALD AKUNA JR. here with a LASER INTO THE CHOP HOUSE. Eight to three Atlanta. >> Yeah, there’s that breaking ball. Tried to back door it, left it up. The only question was if it was going to be high enough to get out of here. Uh, well, actually, I said you were closer than me. You weren’t. You went really high. This ball is high and deep and it IS GOING TO GO RONALD LUNA TO RIGHT CENTER to put Atlanta ON THE BOARD IN THE FIFTH. I think Brewers fans are a little mad that there’s a lot of Braves fans here. Up and away with that 92 mph fast ball. Ronald knew it as soon as he hit it. He doesn’t care how many baseballs can fit in this ballpark. But more than that matters that he put up over that Braves bullpen. >> Ronald Akuna Jr. left center field and gone. Sixth of the season. That one a no doubter. And Atlanta with a four-run lead in the fourth. Ronald Akuna Jr. second home run now of this series. It was opposite field and no doubter for the first one. This one is pullside coming in 108 off the bat. 416 ft against that Chad Patrick Cutter. >> Ronald Akuna high deep go. And here comes another one. making 11 home runs against the Dolander fastball. He knew it as soon as he saw this swing. 410 ft for Ronald Akuna Jr. Man, that looks fun. That guy is something else, folks. And that did raise some eyebrows, that good start against the Dodgers. Obviously, that’s a great lineup. AKUNA AMBUSHES THE FIRST PITCH AND KNOCKS IT OVER THE CENTER FIELD WALL. I JUST DON’T understand why anybody throws anything near the strike zone on the first pitch of the game against Ronald. I just don’t get it. Like I’m throwing my best two strike pitch right there. And if he doesn’t chase it, then >> who cares? He’s still got the ball back. >> And Ronald continues to have an unbelievable start to this season since coming back from the injury. >> Ronald gives this a ride to center field. How far is it going to go? Far enough TO MAKE IT TWO TO NOTHING. Akuna has done it again. >> Curveball here you’re going to see from Blackburn right in the middle of the plate. We talked about last time Ronald jumping on a first pitch two seam fast last game and then his first at bat this game. Break the ball sitting right in the middle of the plate. Ronald Duna Jr. stepping in and we are ready to go from Sacramento and he jumps on the 1-1 driving it deep TO LEFT. THAT BALL IS OBLITERATED. RONALD AKUNA JR. giving the Braves a one- nothing lead. >> That’ll certainly play for Ronald and why we love seeing him at the top of the lineup. He absolutely smoked this baseball and for the 37th time he’s got a leadoff home run and he can take a drink from the boot. He’ll just have to hit another one. >> Oh, RONALD AKUNA BACKSIDE MAYBE. BUTLER SLOWS. It’s gone. Ronnie, ANOTHER ROCKET INTO THE BULLPEN. >> WELL, when we talk about getting Ronald back in the lineup, instant offense and he expands the zone here. Look at the location of this slider from Mitch Spence. It is off the plate. You actually like seeing a hitter starting to swing at it because you feel like there’s going to be a swing of miss instead. It is an opposite field home run for Ronald Akuna Jr. High and deep to right over toward the line. Aun’s got it. Tagging from second is BB BOSS. WHOA, THEY GOT HIM. ARE YOU kidding me? >> A frozen rope. Fivas cannot believe it. >> Frenchie I I’m stunned. And they’re not going to challenge it. >> Folks, that’s as good as it gets. Baldwin and Azie next here. A 3-1 count to Akuna. >> Ronald Akuna center field. KISS IT. GOOD BOMB. FOUR TO TWO. 456. FRENCHIE. Tell you man, that thing on a line hanging change up. 3-1. Cal. >> Ronald Akuna. Lifts it high and deep to left center. so long. A two-run bomb for the Braves right fielder to tie this game in the third. >> He went line drive kind of got jammed on the last one to right field. This one 89 middle. Look at that over. Hit the V in that value sign. >> You don’t get many up there. >> No. >> Kuna takes off and he stole it pretty easily. >> It’s a good sign to see him running. had that one pretty easy. >> Yeah, >> that was almost like a pitch out where it was. >> This ball is punished by Ronald Akunia. That’s a guy who’s developed quite well. I would say a home run for the former MVP Aunia. >> That ball got out in a hurry. Wayne, he can do that. And next year, hopefully comes in the spring training healthy, has a full spring training, and if he’s able to do that, man, I’ll see him having another chance to win another MVP. >> I knew it wasn’t just to say hi. Deep to left here for Akuna. And it’s gone into the bullpin to get the Braves on the board. Couple of hits here now tonight for Ronald and I think it’s a big deal as you try to get him back on track. mentioned that there have been some home run issues here and perfect for Ronald to go down and get that fast ball. 91 m an hour. >> Ronald Duna lifts this high and deep to left and you can’t forget about it. A towering shot for Ronald Duna Jr. That was a big one from Ronald. 423 ft here and a little spinning slider that did not break very much at all. It was also elevated off the bat. Everybody knew it was out of here. >> Garcia to right center. Akuna is back, reaches up and makes the catch and the ball game continues. Get up on that wall and pull it down. And we’re going to extras here on double header day. So no off day hangover for the Braves today here in Detroit. Akuna to right field. PEREZ IS BACK AT THE WALL. SHE IS GONE. Six to nothing. And we’re only in the second. Akuna with a two-run blast. That’s going to be it for Charlie Morton. And it’s Ronald Akuna Jr. who calls it a night. Fast ball away to the opposite field. 95 on the way in, 105 on the way out. Ronald Duna hits it high. HITS IT DEEP. IT’S AT THE WALL. SHE IS GONE. AND THIS ball game is tied. Fast down the middle. He couldn’t get to this one. Elevated. Should have played better, but instead, look at that right there. He gets his hands above the baseball, which is what you got to trick yourself into doing. Ronald right center RIGHT WHERE HARRIS HIT HIS TWIN homers and a two to one Braves lead the catcher Jorge Alro who’s going to get to CAN OH, IT’S AKUNA THAT GETS THERE ON the diving grab that prevents the fifth run of the game from scoring here in the top of the ninth. >> What a great play here by Ronald. Full sprint, lays out and pulls it in, saving that run and giving the Braves a chance here. >> Ronald Akuna lifts it high AND DEEP TO LEFT CENTER. AND SHE IS LONG GONE. TWO TO NOTHING BRAVES IN THE FIRST. How about this fast ball right down the middle after the walk, 95 mph and Ronald hit this thing 451 ft. This was a bomb. Look how far up this goes to left center field.

The BEST MOMENTS from Ronald Acuña Jr.’s resurgent 2025 season that saw him get named 2025 NL Comeback Player of the Year!

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