Braves' Superstar Ronald Acuna Jr Stuns Yankees With Incredible Throw To Execute Double Play

Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. uncorked nan imaginable propulsion of nan twelvemonth during nan team’s 7-3 triumph complete nan New York Yankees connected Friday nighttime astatine Truist Park. 

The Braves were up 3-0 successful nan apical of nan 3rd inning pinch runners connected first and 2nd pinch 1 out. The Yankees’ Cody Bellinger was up to bat arsenic nan tying run. 

Bellinger hooked Braves’ starting pitcher Spencer Strider’s slider down nan correct section statement pinch a sky-high alert ball. Acuna caught nan alert shot a measurement disconnected nan informing track. 

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Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. reacts aft throwing retired a runner astatine 3rd guidelines successful nan 3rd inning of a shot crippled against nan New York Yankees, Friday, July 18, 2025, successful Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

The runner connected 2nd base, Jorbit Vivas, tagged up and went to 3rd base. As Acuna caught nan ball, he turned and fired a rocket to 3rd guidelines disconnected his backmost foot. 

Acuna’s laser beam of a propulsion ne'er deed nan ground, and he nabbed an unsuspecting Vivas for nan last retired of nan inning astatine 3rd base. 

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Vivas was "deked" retired by nan Braves 3rd baseman, Nacho Alvarez Jr., who made it look for illustration nary propulsion was coming successful until he caught nan shot and tagged Vivas retired successful 1 swift motion.

Vivas ne'er slid and looked thoroughly confused aft being tagged out.

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Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. high-fives teammates successful nan dugout aft scoring a tally successful nan first inning of a shot crippled against nan New York Yankees, Friday, July 18, 2025, successful Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

"That conscionable can't happen. I did that each my profession astatine 3rd base. Just benignant of play dumb, play dead. And that's what (Vivas) read. The assemblage connection of Alvarez there, conscionable deked him. He knew it was a heavy alert ball, truthful it caught up to him. . .  It's a instruction that that can't hap connected a shot field, particularly successful that situation," Boone said. 

The play was particularly costly for nan Yankees, because Aaron Judge was looming connected platform and pinch 1 plaything of nan bat, he could person tied nan crippled 3-3. 

"His accuracy is stupid," Braves head Brian Snitker said of Acuna’s throw. 

"He's a limb successful correct field. His limb is truthful beardown and accurate, and nan shot carries, merchandise is good. He's typical retired there."

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New York Yankees head Aaron Boone reacts during nan 3rd inning of a shot crippled against nan Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 18, 2025, successful Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

Acuna said that his propulsion came retired of anticipation. 

"I conscionable ever effort to expect those plays," Acuna said done an interpreter. That's really what I ever effort to attraction on, anticipating nan play earlier it happens. I really wasn't trying to do thing too that. Thankfully, I person a bully arm."

The Braves (43-53) will look to build connected Friday’s triumph erstwhile they return connected nan Yankees (53-44) successful nan 2nd crippled of their three-game bid connected Saturday astatine 7:15 p.m. ET.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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