Baseball is simply better now that Ronald Acuña Jr. is back, and he hasn’t waited much time to show us why.
One day after Acuña fell down as he hit a 450-foot home run, the Braves star put his own twist on the post-homer celebration. And to Acuña’s surprise, LeBron James took notice.
Acuña hit a no-doubt home run in the fifth inning off Brewers ace Corbin Burnes. And instead of opting for a bat flip, Acuña broke out LeBron’s signature “silencer” celebration before going into his home run trot. Before the game even ended, the replay made its way to LeBron who shared the video and gave Acuña a shoutout.
This may be the dopest baseball clip I’ve ever seen
pic.twitter.com/gCuPJ9zRmd— Movie (@MovieGamingTV) May 8, 2022
Yessir!!!! Went yard then hit the "Silencer"!! Ayyyyyyeee 🫡✊🏾👑 https://t.co/hRoDgnFbOo
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 8, 2022
After the game, Braves reporter Kelly Crull showed Acuña the tweet from LeBron, and his reaction was just so good. He genuinely didn’t expect to capture LeBron’s attention (which kind of says a lot about how poorly MLB promotes its own stars), but the moment was still great.
This moment where @ronaldacunajr24 sees that @KingJames shouted out his home run celebration is the best 👑 pic.twitter.com/dx1Fx058fZ
— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) May 8, 2022
I don't know what to say but I'm excited 🥵🥵🥵 pic.twitter.com/XFh5cOmU0J
— Ronald Acuna Jr (@ronaldacunajr24) May 8, 2022
You could tell how much it truly meant to Acuña. And MLB fans loved the celebration as well.
