His legend growing with each game, the 20-year-old rookie hit leadoff homers in both games of a doubleheader to lead the first-place Atlanta Braves to a sweep of the Miami Marlins.
Acuña appeared to be only the fourth player in baseball history to accomplish the feat, and certainly the youngest.
“It’s pretty special,” said Braves star Freddie Freeman, who also homered in Game 2. “He’s some kind of hot right now. What he’s doing at the plate, you just don’t see it very often.”
Acuña hit an opposite-field drive into the Braves’ bullpen in the opener, powering Atlanta to a 9-1 victory.