Mets Fan Goes Through All the Emotions After Catching Ronald Acuña Jr.’s Home Run

Also in Traina Thoughts: Kyle Schwarber is so relatable; Erik Spoelstra has perfect one-word reaction; another athlete destroys a tablet and more.

1. Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. did something against the Mets on Monday that doesn’t happen often: He launched a home run into the third deck of Citi Field. The homer quickly got tagged at 448 feet, but there is zero chance that’s accurate.

The majestic blast was hit to left center field with one lonely Mets fan standing in perfect position to get a souvenir. But since it came from an opposing player, the fan was torn. First, though, he was in a state of shock that a ball would be hit up there. 

You have to love the fan thinking about throwing the ball back on the field for a split second before opting to pocket it. Did he make that decision because he thought he might not be able to throw the ball onto the field from so far high up or did he just want the ball as a keepsake? Or both?

2. Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber was miked up for Sunday Night Baseball and had such a relatable reaction when a fly ball was hit toward him.

Kyle Schwarber: "oh shoot.....gawd" 😂 pic.twitter.com/LcktieyQYN

— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) May 1, 2023

3. Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt channeled his inner Tom Brady on Sunday and took out his frustrations with the home plate umpire on a tablet.

Given this pitch from Bassitt was called a ball, he had every right to break a tablet.

4. The Padres beat the Giants 16–11 on Saturday and 6–4 on Sunday in a two-game series in Mexico City. This is how they celebrated.

Had to run back the piñata party 🪅 pic.twitter.com/Fvp6JIFo0C

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 30, 2023

5. Erik Spoelstra just had a one-word reaction when Jimmy Butler went down with an ankle injury against the Knicks on Sunday.

6. The latest SI Media With Jimmy Traina features an interview with the NFL Network’s Rich Eisen.

Eisen talks about hosting the NFL draft for the 19th year in a row, what covering the draft is like, what his goal is when hosting the draft, whether the assignment is still a difficult one, whether he feels competitive going head-to-head with ESPN and whether he prefers covering Super Bowl Sunday or the draft.

Eisen also discusses his recent saga with losing his blue check mark on Twitter and then getting it back, how Elon Musk has affected his business and the most cringeworthy fallout from Musk’s Twitter Blue.

Other topics covered with Eisen include Aaron Rodgers’s getting traded to the Jets, the Yankees’ futility, his annual “Run Rich Run” 40-yard dash for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and more.

You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.

You can also watch SI Media With Jimmy Traina on YouTube.

7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: Here are all 50 points from Steph Curry’s ridiculous performance against the Kings in Sunday’s Game 7 win.

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