Baseball fans were shocked as Philadelphia Phillies catcher JT Realmuto hit an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the third inning of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. While many were impressed by Realmuto’s feat, one that has been accomplished by just 18 men in playoff history, others were appalled at the effort displayed by superstar right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. during the play. In fact, fans took to Twitter to roast Acuna immediately after the play. Was Acuña taking a call? Yikes. — Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) October 15, 2022 Good question, Pete Abraham. What exactly was Ronald Acuna Jr. doing? Ordering a pizza? Or “just chilling”, as this fan suggested? It certainly didn’t look like the Braves star was backing up centerfielder Michael Harris on the JT Realmuto ball, which caromed off the fence and rolled into right field territory. As this Twitter user points out, Ronald Acuna Jr. doesn’t start to move towards the ball to back up his Braves teammate until it has already hit off the left center fence. By that point, Realmuto is already headed for second with a full head of steam. In other words, it was far too late for Ronald…
Read More
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. roasted on Twitter after JT Realmuto's NLDS inside-the-park home run
