The four-time Braves All-Star and NL MVP candidate launched a second-inning grand slam in Thursday’s sequence opener at Dodger Stadium to change into the primary participant in AL/NL historical past to file 30-plus homers and 60-plus steals in a season, only a day after he stole two bases to hitch the 20-60 membership.
Eric Davis (1987) and Barry Bonds (1990) had been the one gamers to steal 50-plus bases throughout a 30-homer season, however with the primary 30-60 season on file, Acuña has topped that feat.
“Something he’s going to do on this recreation isn’t going to shock me,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned on Monday. “I believe he’s that proficient.”
The following potential milestone in sight? A 40-40 season, which has been completed simply 4 instances: Jose Canseco (1988), Barry Bonds (1996), Alex Rodriguez (1998) and Alfonso Soriano (2006).
Acuña was three steals shy of becoming a member of this membership in 2019, when he hit a career-high 41 homers at simply 21 years previous.