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Andy Nesbitt

Ronald Acuña had fans in awe when he ‘dove’ twice before home plate and still scored

Atlanta Braves All-Star left fielder Ronald Acuña has shown fans thus far into his brief career that he can do just about anything on a baseball field.

During Sunday night’s game against the Washington Nationals he took things to another level, albeit a funny one which he didn’t mean to have happen, but he was somehow still able to score on the play.

Here’s what happened: While rounding third base with a full head of steam, Acuña lost his footing and fell face first into the grass. He quickly got up and headed home where he just beat the throw with another head-first slide, though this one was on purpose.

Check it out:

Pretty ridiculous.

He later hit his 23rd home run of the year:

But fans wanted to talk about that double slide:

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