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Ronald Acuña Jr. becomes 1st MLB player to join 40-70 club, then scores to clinch NL's top seed for Braves

Ronald Acuña Jr. became the first member of MLB's 30-home-run/60-stolen-base club last month. Then he created the 40-60 club last week.

You can probably guess where this is going.

The Atlanta Braves star stole his 70th base of the season Wednesday to become the first player in MLB history to post a 40-70 season, swiping the bag in the 10th inning against the Chicago Cubs.

Acuña reached base while tying the game with an opposite-field single to score the extra-innings runner. He stole a bag on the next pitch, then celebrated by pulling second base out of the ground and hoisting it above his head as Braves fans gave him a standing ovation:

No player in MLB history has hit as many homers and stolen as many bases as Ronald Acuu00f1a Jr. did this season.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
No player in MLB history has hit as many homers and stolen as many bases as Ronald Acuña Jr.