We’ve been over this, just last week: Ronald Acuna Jr. is FAST.
How fast? Speedy enough to beat out a routine ground ball to shortstop, as he did against the Philadelphia Phillies.
If you need further proof, there’s what he did on Monday night. Acuna was 90 feet from home in the third inning of an eventual loss to the Miami Marlins, when Ozzie Albies hit a high pop up behind second base. Jazz Chisholm had to run back when shortstop Miguel Rojas couldn’t find it, and upon Chisholm snagging it while stumbling backwards, Acuna took off.
Of course he scored. Because he’s FAST!!
Ronald Acuña Jr. would like some Face of Baseball market share. pic.twitter.com/WNYzm9TtyB
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) April 13, 2021
Would other players make that risky move with a rookie second baseman stumbling back in very shallow center to tag up? Possibly? But with Acuna’s speed, it doesn’t matter.
