Saturday was a more than special day for Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr., and in addition to receiving the Hank Aaron Award as the best hitter in the National League and being on the Best MLB Team, he met former Dominican pitcher Bartolo Colón in personwho until then was only known on social networks.
Acuña and Colón have a very particular story since for several years they have had conversations via Instagram, although they had never met face to face, at least until They met in the lobby of the hotel where they both stayed for the All-MLB Team program.
After this meeting, both seemed excited. Former pitcher for the New York Mets, Yankees, among others, confessed that he had wanted to see him for a long time. “I really wanted to see Ronald and get to know him a little better. “We have always sent messages on Instagram, but this is the first time I have seen it,” he said.
For his part, the Atlanta Braves outfielder stated that the moment “was wonderful.” Furthermore, he added that “it’s obviously someone he saw when he was little. And being able to have conversations with him and what he meant to the game. He showed me a lot of affection, and I really appreciate that.”.
It should be noted that Bartolo Colón’s last season in the Majors was in 2018, the same season in which Ronald Acuña Jr. debuted and ended up being Rookie of the Year, however they never met.
In the midst of all this, the Quisqueyan was asked how he would have thrown the ‘Abuser’, to which he did not hesitate to respond with some grace that: “I would just throw it down the middle and wait.”
Acuña Jr., who this week won the Home Run Derby in Venezuela for the second consecutive year, returned to the United States to receive the Hank Aaron Award in the National League for his historic 40-70 campaign and also received recognition as a member of the All-MLB Team.
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2023-12-18 05:49:15
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