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Ronald Acuña, Jr. represents the future of baseball

The All-Star Game is a culmination of the most talented baseball players in the world, as well as a time to pause and contemplate the current state of the game and its stars. Seeing Ronald Acuña, Jr. amongst the best in Cleveland this week and hearing the admiration for him by some of the greats like Mike Trout and Alex Bregman offered an opportunity to step back and truly appreciate just what Acuña has already accomplished and the type of player and young man that he is. I couldn’t help but think back to when Ken Griffey, Jr.