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Hamilton Spectator
4 days ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. stuns Yankees with incredible throw in Atlanta's win
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. caught the New York Yankees off-guard with a spectacular throw to end the third inning in the Atlanta Braves' series-opening 7-3 victory Friday night. The All-Star right fielder threw out Jorbit Vivas at third base when Vivas was trying to tag up on a deep fly to the corner in right. 'His accuracy is stupid,' Braves manager Brian Snitker said. 'He's a weapon in right field. His arm is so strong and accurate, and the ball carries, release is good. He's special out there.' Acuña caught the ball just in front of the warning track with his back to the infield. He spun and fired a throw that reached third base in the air just in time Nacho Alvarez to tag a slowing Vivas, who ignored third-base coach Luis Rojas' signal to slide. 'I just always try to anticipate those plays,' Acuña said through an interpreter. 'That's really what I always try to focus on, anticipating the play before it happens. I really wasn't trying to do anything besides that. Thankfully, I have a good arm.' Alvarez was casual as the throw approached in an attempt to fool Vivas, who would likely have been safe if he had run hard all the way and slid. '(Vivas) got deked,' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. 'That just can't happen. I did that all my career at third base. Just kind of play dumb, play dead. And that's what (Vivas) read. The body language of Alvarez there, just deked him. He knew it was a deep fly ball, so it caught up to him. ... It's a lesson that that can't happen on a baseball field, especially in that situation.' ___ AP MLB:
San Francisco Chronicle
4 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. stuns Yankees with incredible throw to end 3rd inning
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. caught the New York Yankees off-guard with a spectacular throw to end the third inning on Friday night. The Atlanta Braves' All-Star right fielder threw out Jorbit Vivas at third base when Vivas was trying to tag up on a deep fly to corner in right. Acuña caught the ball after just in front of the warning track with his back to the infield. He spun and fired and the ball reached third base in the air just in time for third baseman Nacho Alvarez to tag a slowing Vivas, who ignored third-base coach Luis Rojas' signal to slide. ___
Hamilton Spectator
4 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. stuns Yankees with incredible throw to end 3rd inning
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. caught the New York Yankees off-guard with a spectacular throw to end the third inning on Friday night. The Atlanta Braves' All-Star right fielder threw out Jorbit Vivas at third base when Vivas was trying to tag up on a deep fly to corner in right. Acuña caught the ball after just in front of the warning track with his back to the infield. He spun and fired and the ball reached third base in the air just in time for third baseman Nacho Alvarez to tag a slowing Vivas, who ignored third-base coach Luis Rojas' signal to slide. Alvarez was casual as the throw approached in an attempt to fool Vivas, who would likely have been safe if he had run hard at the way and slid. ___ AP MLB:
4 days ago
- Sport
Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. stuns Yankees with incredible throw to end 3rd inning
ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. caught the New York Yankees off-guard with a spectacular throw to end the third inning on Friday night. The Atlanta Braves' All-Star right fielder threw out Jorbit Vivas at third base when Vivas was trying to tag up on a deep fly to corner in right. Acuña caught the ball after just in front of the warning track with his back to the infield. He spun and fired and the ball reached third base in the air just in time for third baseman Nacho Alvarez to tag a slowing Vivas, who ignored third-base coach Luis Rojas' signal to slide. Alvarez was casual as the throw approached in an attempt to fool Vivas, who would likely have been safe if he had run hard at the way and slid.
USA Today
4 days ago
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- USA Today
Watch: Ronald Acuna Jr.'s incredible throw from right field completes double play
Ronald Acuna Jr. made one of the best throws you'll ever see Friday night during the Atlanta Braves' game against the New York Yankees. Fresh off representing the Braves in the All-Star Game played in Atlanta, the right fielder caught a fly ball hit by Cody Bellinger just on the grass in the right field corner. He then turned and fired the ball all the way to third base on the fly to nail Jorbit Vivas, who was attempting to tag up. Acuna and the Braves were aided in part by some terrible baserunning by Vivas, who seemed to decelerate into the bag and failed to slide. Still, the Yankees third baseman wouldn't have been out had Acuna not made an unbelievable throw. The Yankees did not challenge, and the double play ended the top of the third inning. UNBELIEVABLE 🤯RONALD ACUÑA JR. WITH THE CANNON 💪 Acuna helped the Braves take a 3-0 lead after the first inning with an RBI double and he scored a run on an Ozzi Albies sacrifice fly. Through seven innings, he was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
