Historic: Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr. becomes the first Major League player to achieve a 40-70 [Video]

Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr. put the icing on the cake in a season that already looked phenomenal, but this Wednesday went down in history as the first with a player who records at least 40 home runs and 70 stolen bases (40-70), figures which he completed in the Atlanta Braves’ 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

As that famous phrase by Yogi Berra says: “The game is not over until it is over,” because Acuña Jr. remembered it and put it into practice perfectly, since it was not until the tenth inning when the outfielder stole second base. to inaugurate the exclusive 40-70 Club.

But the Venezuelan’s achievement does not stop there, and he also becomes the first player to have a campaign with at least 200 hits, 100 runs batted in, 100 runs scored, and the aforementioned 40 home runs and 70 stolen bases.

To this we must add that last Friday he joined the select group of 40-40, where there were only four players, three of them Latino: Barry Bonds, José Canseco (Cuba), Álex Rodríguez (Dominican) and Alfonso Soriano (Dominican). ).

With these numbers, the Venezuelan from the Atlanta Braves looks like he has a clear path to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the National League. In addition, his team has already qualified for the MLB playoffs, where he will seek to win his second World Series and his first as an active player on the roster, remembering that he did not play in 2021 due to injury.