Ronald Acuña Jr. is off to an ELECTRIFYING start! Is he the MVP front-runner?!

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Ronald Acuña Jr. is off to an incredible start and is an early favorite for the National League MVP award.
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Ronald Acuna climbs in. Josiah Gray is ready.
This one hits solidly to left.
That ball is gone.
Ronald Acuna leading off game two of the season with a solo jack to left.
It's the first homer of the year for the Atlanta Braves.
And you can see, just throws a spinner.
And to a guy like Ronald, that's going to get hit hard somewhere.
Fortunately for the Braves, 1-0.
And on an 0-2 pitch, he deposited it out of the park.
Didn't take long, huh?
Now they count 2-2 here at the top of the second.
And this one to right center.
Drifting back.
That ball is gone.
Three home runs already for the Braves.
Yeah, you can see he's trying to go away.
And that ball just spins right back over the middle.
Ronald's so strong.
This one is over the glove of Albies.
O'Neal coming home.
And the tag is applied.
And he is out.
Ronald Acuna.
A great throw on a hop.
Murphy applies the tag.
And it stays a 4-1 ball game.
Yes, sir.
On to the eight.
Ronald, one of the best arms in all of baseball.
Look how he gathers himself under control to make sure he gets it.
And a beautiful one hop to Murphy.
Who does a great job of coming over.
Not too early because you don't want to block the plate.
But gets the tag and keeps this game at 4-1.
Soto flies one to right.
Acuna drifting back.
He has to leap.
And he makes the catch.
That thing kept carrying to right.
And Acuna elevating to make a sensational catch.
Unbelievable.
His eyes cold around his neck.
His eyes cold to his body.
He's going to break for second.
And they won't even throw down there.
They bluff.
But Marcia not fooled.
Hits this one to left.
Olivares watches it go.
A home run party in Kansas City.
And, Peter, these have all been long bombs.
That is 4-38 off his back.
A backup slider.
And it was right into his barrel.
He was frustrated not getting in time.
The pitch before took every inch of frustration out of that baseball.
Alcantara back to work.
Left center field off the bat of Acuna.
Out of the six.
Five-year anniversary of his first major league homer.
Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes again.
John Curtis was just recalled from AAA yesterday.
And now he finds himself in the center of the diamond.
And he serves up a ball right down the middle that Ronald Acuna just jacked way out of here.
Did that just go to the third deck?
Guy caught it in the first row of the third deck.
The third deck for Ronald Acuna Jr., 448 feet.
And it's 6-1 Atlanta.
4-48 is a huge home run.
That felt even longer than 4-48.
Ronald's last time up smoked it at shortstop.
And he smokes this one.
He smokes it so well it's gone.
Way gone.
A straightaway center for Ronald Acuna Jr.
The home run party continues here in Miami.
And it's 11-4 Atlanta.
How about 461 feet?
I think Ronald's saying, you're not going to face me for a fourth time tonight
and get out of here without some damage.
And he just threw the knockout punch.
Austin Hayes, the runner at second base.
We continue in extra innings.
And the first offering thrown by Michael Tonkin in relief is a fly ball out to right.
Acuna's got the big arm to throw into third base as they're waiting for him.
They got him.
Ronald Acuna Jr. is showing you why he might be the best player in baseball.
Comes, gets his momentum behind him, a rocket throw.
And Austin Riley finishes it on the back end.
You can't do it any better than that.
Runner is out.
And Ronald awaits the 3-1 and hits it hard to left.
He is not coming back.
Shock you anymore.
That ball is absolutely hammered.
Acuna greets him rudely.
That ball is gone.
Second deck.
And just like that, it is 1-0 Atlanta.
Ronald has hit a lot of long homers this year and in his career.
Add that one to the ledger.
421.
And you can hear the Blue Jays fans not real happy with that truck.
Kicks and deals.
Acuna to left center.
Kiss that ball goodbye.
Yesterday in Toronto, second deck today here in Texas.
And it's 4-0.
454 feet.
What else can you say about that, man?
But my, oh, my.
Cannot find the feel of anything other than the fastball and a cutter.
And I think the Braves have gone to school.
Ronald Acuna out to center field.
And he has left the building.
Solo homer.
Tenth of the season for Ronald.
And he's now homered in three straight games.
That one, 455 feet.
Another cheap one, huh?
There are no cheap ones with this guy.
Almost took his knees out the first pitch.
Good adjustment.
Left it middle, middle.
You cannot leave a pitch right there to Ronald Acuna, Jr.
Because you will not see it again.
He hits this pretty well.
Get out of here.
Yes.
Another homer for Ronald Acuna.
He's done it in four straight games.
Doing it as well as anybody in baseball.
Listen to those boos.
You know he's doing something right in an away stadium.
Check out this fastball top of the zone again.
Ronald's able to get the hands to it.
You see Nathaniel drop the head straight away.
Man, what a swing.
