The Venezuelan outfielder from La Sabana, Ronald Acuña Jr., is the owner of an enviable offensive rhythm. It has not only been what he contributes with the bat, but his speed, since he is capable of stealing bases as well as taking the additional base and increasing the chances of scoring runs for the Atlanta Braves.
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Anyway, it should be mentioned that the criollo is wreaking havoc this season and is on pace to be the Most Valuable Player of the National League. That would see him join a group of 27 players so far who have been both Rookie of the Year and MVP winners.
And it is that in the most recent week of action in the Majors he batted for an average of .478; product of 11 hits in 23 shifts, including two doubles, a triple and a home run. He in addition to six RBIs, the same number of runs scored, a pair of stolen bases and an OBP, Slugging and OPS record of .571, .783 and 1.354 respectively.
That production in the last six games has helped Ronald Acuña to regain second place among the batting leaders. In 109 games he has a .343 average. Although, he is still relatively close to Freddie Freeman, who has a .339 percentage in 110 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Similarly, the native leads the Majors in runs scored (99), stolen bases (53), is second in hits (149) along with Freeman. Meanwhile, he leads the old circuit in OBP (.425, also 1st in MLB) and OPS (1.014).
