Ronald José Acuña Blanco Jr. is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). After signing with the Braves as an international free agent in 2014, Acuña made his MLB debut in 2018, and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
Acuña at SunTrust Park in 2018.
Acuña scoring a run during a 2020 game at Nationals Park.
Acuña batting in 2018
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 40–40 club is the group of batters who have collected 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season. Jose Canseco was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1988 after having predicted the feat in April of that year. The most recent player to reach the milestone is Ronald Acuña Jr., achieving the feat during the 2023 season.
Alfonso Soriano, the second most recent player to join the 40–40 club, commemorated the occasion in 2006 by retrieving the bag from second base after his 40th steal.
Jose Canseco became the first member of the 40–40 club in 1988.