Ronald Acuña Jr.'s career highlights

April 25, 2018: 1st career hit Acuña made his much-anticipated debut in Cincinnati and got his 1st hit in a Braves win

April 26, 2018: 1st big blast The very next afternoon, Acuña tallied his 1st HR, a long blast that landed in the second deck

May 27, 2018: Big scare Acuña missed a month with an ACL sprain after landing awkwardly when legging out an infield single

Aug. 14, 2018: Homers galore Acuña HR'd 8 times in 8 games from, smashing a leadoff homer in 4 of those 5 games

Oct. 7, 2018: Grand power At 20 years old, Acuña became the youngest player in AL/NL history to hit a postseason slam, taking the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler deep in G3 of the NLDS

2018: Signed, sealed, delivered Acuña had played just 111 games and was 21 years old when he signed an 8-year, $100 million contract, the youngest MLB player to get a $100M deal

2019: Big summer After reaching the semis in the HR Derby, Acuña became the youngest Braves player to start an All-Star Game

Aug. 23, 2019: 40-30 club Acuña smacked 41 HRs and came 3 steals shy of a 40-40 season

Sep. 25, 2020: Incredible power Acuña’s 495-foot leadoff HR vs. Boston was the longest home run of the 2020 season and the longest ball ever hit at Truist Park

2021: Road to recovery Acuña was a top MVP candidate, but tore his ACL while attempting to field a ball on the warning track in Miami

2022: The return 6 weeks after returning from major knee surgery, Acuña received more votes than any other NL player in 2022 All-Star balloting

Sep. 22, 2023: 40-40 club Ronald Acuña Jr. became just the 5th player to ever hit at least 40 home runs and steal at least 40 bases in the same season

Sep. 27, 2023: 70th bag Acuña Jr. capped off his historic season with his 70th stolen base

2023: NL MVP Acuña Jr. finished 2023 batting .337 with 41 homers, 106 RBIs, 217 hits and 73 stolen bases