The Residence Run Derby is among the most fun occasions of the yr for Main League Baseball – maybe too thrilling, when you ask Braves star Ronald Acuna.
Acuna, one of many occasion’s eight contributors, was on stage because the gamers had been being launched Monday night time at Dodger Stadium earlier than the festivities started. As Jose Ramirez and Juan Soto — a first-round matchup — walked throughout the stage to greet one another, a blast of flames went off proper behind Acuna, who ran away from the stage as if he thought he was on hearth.
Mariners star Julio Rodriguez, who was standing subsequent to him, pointed to the stage’s pyrotechnics machine as everybody appeared to share amusing.
Then, as the ultimate first-round matchup between Kyle Schwarber and Albert Pujols was introduced, the machine went off once more – and Acuna, not having any of it, walked away once more, with Ramirez becoming a member of him this time.
Acuna misplaced within the first spherical to Pete Alonso, the reigning two-time champion. Nonetheless, Alonso was bested within the second spherical by Rodriguez, who placed on a present – launching 32 dingers in spherical one and 31 in spherical two.
Rodriguez then confronted Soto within the remaining spherical, the place his magic ran out, shedding to the 23-year-old famous person.
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