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Ronald Acuña Jr. reaches MLB’s 200-home run, 200-steal club faster than anyone

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

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  • Ronald Acuña Jr. became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases.
  • He reached the milestone in his 904th game after hitting a three-run homer in Atlanta’s 9-0 win over the Washington Nationals.
  • Acuña has 225 stolen bases and hit his 14th home run of an injury-affected season.

Ronald Acuña Jr. added another record to his name on Wednesday, becoming the fastest player in Major League Baseball history to join the 200-home run, 200-stolen base club.

The Atlanta Braves superstar reached the mark in his 904th game, 25 games faster than seven-time All-Star Alfonso Soriano. Acuña had already recorded his 200th stolen base on June 24, 2025, and entered the game with 225 steals.

He completed the feat by hitting a three-run homer in the seventh inning of Atlanta’s 9-0 victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. It was his 14th home run of a season marked by injuries and extended the Braves’ lead to 6-0 at the time.

Acuña had spent 16 games waiting for the milestone after homering on Aug. 15. In the previous 15 games, he had posted an unusually modest .207/.292/.241 batting line. Sean Murphy opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the sixth inning.

Atlanta began the day three games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies atop the National League East. The teams are scheduled to begin a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday.

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Originally published by TVN Panamá 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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