ATLANTA – To hear Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. describe his mesmerizing catch that robbed J.D. Davis of a homer Thursday night makes it seem as if gravity-defying catches are simple.
“I was just trying to time it as the ball was hit,” Acuna said through a translator after the Braves’ 10-8 loss to the Mets. “I was trying to line it up as the ball went further and further back, and finally I got to the wall, jumped, and was able to catch it.”
The catch was actually much, much more difficult than Acuna Jr.