Take A Bow, Ronald!
It was a historic night for one of the game’s most exciting young hitters, Ronald Acuña Jr. – he smashed the 100th home run of his career to win the game for his team.
💯 for @ronaldacunajr24. #SundayNightBaseball pic.twitter.com/zaZhdVrtCA
— MLB (@MLB) June 20, 2021
The blast to deep left-center field had a beautiful sound off the bat.
Acuña Jr. with his 100th homer for the Braves 💯 pic.twitter.com/wQMXoevJ2M
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 21, 2021
The Venezuelan sensation is the fifth player in MLB history to have over 100 home runs and more than 75 stolen bases through any player’s age-23 season. He is also the quickest to that mark, taking just 378 games. Alex Rodriguez is the next closest back at 470 games. And he is just getting started.
100 homers and more to come.
(MLB x @Flonase) pic.twitter.com/3taBszUfky
— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2021
Pablo Sandoval sensed a moment of history!
Panda called it! 🔊 pic.twitter.com/fLezk2YCtH
— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2021
Nobody was more thrilled than the man himself, but was it about the home run or the potential of a hug from the Panda?
.@ronaldacunajr24 hits homers for the hugs. 🤣🔊 pic.twitter.com/sSUP9WipKk
— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2021
Happy Father’s Day
The day is one of the more touching moments in the Major League Baseball calendar, and this year’s Father’s Day in baseball did not disappoint. There were lovely father and son moments off the field…
happy father's day 🥺 pic.twitter.com/mA7gXK37OU
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 20, 2021
…and on it too.
Carlos Correa and Zack Greinke caught the ceremonial 1st Pitch from their dads 😊 pic.twitter.com/47YQ0C5Z7h
— MLB (@MLB) June 20, 2021
And the montage of moments from the past really pulled at the heartstrings.
These moments.💙 #FathersDay pic.twitter.com/20UrCvmlp5
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) June 20, 2021
We were also on the lookout for swag, and Aaron Judge duly delivered with these custom cleats.
.@TheJudge44's Father's Day cleats 🥰 pic.twitter.com/WYHtU5erTm
— MLB (@MLB) June 20, 2021
And if you were looking for history, Shed Long Jr. of the Seattle Mariners made sure the day didn’t go by without a great fact like this.
Shed Long Jr. of the @Mariners is the first MLB player to hit a walkoff grand slam on Father's Day since Milwaukee's Greg Vaughn did it on June 16, 1991.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) June 21, 2021
Here is that bomb!
BREAK OUT THE BROOMS 🧹🧹🧹 pic.twitter.com/S5DJ9er677
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 20, 2021
Triple Triple
Remarkably, for the third time this season, the New York Yankees pulled off a triple play! With nobody out, and runners on first and second, A’s catcher Sean Murphy grounded a ball to third base and the rest was history. Aroldis Chapman, for the second night in a row, luckily got out of a jam, and the play ended the game handing the Yankees a narrow 2-1 win.
A triple play to end the game, the 3rd triple play this season for the @Yankees.
INSANE 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Y4FP2TbWsl
— MLB (@MLB) June 20, 2021
Bat Fly Out
Back in the day, New York Mets manager Luis Rojas was a catcher by trade. Yesterday, he showed off some of his hand speed skills after his first baseman Pete Alonso let fly (of his bat!) out of the batter’s box. Nice snag, indeed skipper!
nice snag, skip pic.twitter.com/qJv1g6dUvp
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 20, 2021
Wander Watch!
There was some significant news out of Durham, yesterday.
https://twitter.com/DurhamBulls/status/1406783608971530242
The consensus No.1 top prospect in all of baseball, Wander Franco is just 20 years old, he is currently slashing .323/.376/.601 in Triple-A with seven HR, 35 RBI, and five SB. Oh, and he can also play a bit of defense.
https://twitter.com/DurhamBulls/status/1403883540727664642
Diiiiiiiiiingers!
This Sunday’s daily dose of dingers will brighten up your day. Sound on loud!
Dingers for Dad. pic.twitter.com/p35akWn5mj
— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2021
Photo by Icon Sportswire | Adapted by Justin Paradis (@JustParaDesigns of Twitter)