{"id":71195,"date":"2024-04-23T15:23:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T19:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=71195"},"modified":"2024-04-23T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T19:23:27","slug":"ronald-acuna-set-braves-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/23\/ronald-acuna-set-braves-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Reigning NL MVP Makes History by Setting Braves Franchise Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The reigning National League MVP is at it again. Coming off the first <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/24\/welcome-to-club-acuna\/\" target=\"_self\">40-70 season in MLB history<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/acunaro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/a> has 10 steals, which is one behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/delacel01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elly De La Cruz<\/a> for the league lead. However, Acuna stole his 190th career base on Monday setting a new franchise record for the Atlanta Braves. Acu\u00f1a surpassed the Atlanta era record previously held by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/furcara02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Furcal<\/a> with 189 stolen bases. The four-time All-Star wasn\u2019t even aware he was on the verge of another record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know I was on the brink to be honest,\u201d Acu\u00f1a said through an interpreter. \u201cUsually when I\u2019m approaching a record, usually someone tells me or I see it online. This time I didn\u2019t see it. But I think it\u2019s better this way. It\u2019s great. I didn\u2019t even know what had happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">190 stolen bases!<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. now has the most in Atlanta-franchise history for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Braves<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hcjwZimYzC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hcjwZimYzC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1782554064074559821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. Breaks Braves Franchise Steals Record<\/h2>\n<p>Acu\u00f1a is off to a slow start in terms of power as he has just one homer through Atlanta\u2019s first 21 games.\u00a0In September, he broke the Braves&#8217; modern-era steals record set by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nixonot01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otis Nixon<\/a> in 1991 with his 73rd stolen base. Atlanta\u2019s right-fielder is in good company with his 190 career stolen bases sitting just 50 steals behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aaronha01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hank Aaron<\/a> (240). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/longhe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Herman Long<\/a> holds the all-time Braves\u2019 franchise steals record with 434 steals, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellyki01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">King Kelly<\/a> holds Atlanta\u2019s single-season franchise record with 84.<\/p>\n<p>A four-time All-Star, Acu\u00f1a suffered a complete tear of his anterior cruciate ligament which prematurely ended his season in 2021. Atlanta activated Acu\u00f1a off the injured list in April and the outfielder went on to steal 29 bases in 2022. MLB implemented new rules ahead of the 2023 season encouraging more stolen-base attempts with larger bases to improve player safety. Braves manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/snitkbr99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Snitker<\/a> was vocal in his beliefs that the new rules didn\u2019t lessen the significance of Acu\u00f1a\u2019s stolen-base totals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPitchers still have to control the running game, even with the bases [bigger].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Acu\u00f1a now sits at 397th in all-time career steals, tied with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rothbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Braggo Roth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cainlo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lorenzo Cain<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownge01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Browne<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just ask God to keep me healthy, so I can keep playing well, keep breaking records, and most importantly keep helping the team win,\u201d Acu\u00f1a said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: \u00a9 Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reigning National League MVP is at it again. Coming off the first 40-70 season in MLB history, Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. has 10 steals, which is one behind Elly De La Cruz for the league lead. However, Acuna stole his 190th career base on Monday setting a new franchise record for the Atlanta Braves. 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