Ever since his comeback, Ronald Acuna Jr. is firing all guns this season. Although the Atlanta Braves are going through a rough phase, the comeback of Acuna will boost their confidence for the rest of the season. Because there are still more than 100 games to be played this season.
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Acuna is playing his second series of the season, and the young outfielder already has two towering home runs in his name. Currently, the Braves are playing a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Acuna hammered the second home run in consecutive games and won the game for the Braves.
Apart from his home run, the Brewers game was very special for Acuna because his favorite basketball player, LeBron James, gave a huge shout-out to him. Not to forget that the Braves outfielder is playing baseball for almost after a year. He was out due to his ACL injury.
Ronald Acuna Jr. hit the ‘silencer’ celebration of LeBron James
In a recent game against the Brewers, Ronald Acuna Jr.hammered his second home run of the season. After smacking the ball out of the park, Acuna hit the iconic ‘silencer’ celebration of the NBA legend, LeBron James.
Reacting to this, LeBron gave a special shout-out to the Braves star. He tweeted, “Yes sir! Went yard then hit the ‘silencer’!!! Ayyyyyyeee.”
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The home run hit by Acuna proved to be crucial for the Braves, as they won a thriller of a game 3-2 against the Brewers. After the game, Acuna could not believe that he got a response from his NBA idol. Acuna said that he did not expect to get a tweet from LeBron.
Yessir!!!! Went yard then hit the "Silencer"!! Ayyyyyyeee 🫡✊🏾👑 https://t.co/hRoDgnFbOo
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 8, 2022
“To be honest, I never expected that. But I am beyond grateful for that support…” said Ronald Acuna Jr. “I’m just super excited, emotional, and very happy. I would never imagine being tweeted at by him or retweeting about myself from him. I’m really excited.”
This moment where @ronaldacunajr24 sees that @KingJames shouted out his home run celebration is the best 👑 pic.twitter.com/dx1Fx058fZ
— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) May 8, 2022
With only 13 wins out of 29 games, the Braves are third on the NL East 2022 standings. Given their current form, do you think they can retain their World Series title? Because it will not be easy to beat the heavyweights of the league.
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