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Ronald Acuña Jr. reaches 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases in record time
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Ronald Acuña Jr. reaches 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases in record time

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Ronald Acuña Jr. joined baseball’s 200-home-run, 200-stolen-base club in his 904th game, surpassing Alfonso Soriano’s previous mark.
  • He reached the milestone with a three-run homer during Atlanta’s 9-0 win over the Washington Nationals.
  • The victory kept the Braves three games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies atop the National League East before a four-game series between the teams.

Ronald Acuña Jr. needed only 904 games to reach baseball’s 200-home-run and 200-stolen-base milestone, making him the fastest player in Major League Baseball history to do it.

The Atlanta Braves right fielder completed the feat in the seventh inning at Nationals Park in Washington. His three-run home run stretched Atlanta’s lead to 6-0 during a 9-0 victory over the Nationals. It was his 14th homer of the season, a campaign in which he has dealt with several injuries.

Acuña, the 2023 National League Most Valuable Player, surpassed the previous record held by Dominican seven-time All-Star Alfonso Soriano, who needed 25 more games to reach the same mark. Acuña had already stolen his 200th base on June 24, 2025, and waited 16 games after his previous home run on Aug. 15 to deliver the record-setting blow.

The drought had come during an unusual stretch at the plate. Over those games, Acuña posted a .207/.292/.241 batting line, according to MLB. The victory also strengthened Atlanta’s position at the top of the National League East, giving the Braves a three-game lead over Philadelphia.

The Braves and Phillies are scheduled to begin a four-game series Friday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, a direct matchup that could shape the division race.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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