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Atlanta Braves' Star Nearing Historic Franchise Accomplishment

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Texas Rangers on Sunday night, but the Braves are still off to a great start this season at 14-6. Reigning National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. is also closing in some great organizational history.

Brady Farkas

Apr 21, 2024; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr (13) runs the
Apr 21, 2024; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr (13) runs the / Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
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Atlanta Braves' superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. is nearing a great organizational milestone.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com on social media:

Ronald Acuña Jr. is just 1 SB away from passing Rafael Furcal (189) for the most stolen bases since the Braves moved to Atlanta

—> Henry Aaron (240), Fred Tenney (196) and Rabbit Maranville (194) are the only players in franchise history with more SB since the modern-day definition began in 1898

The Braves moved to Atlanta in 1966, so that's more than 50 years of history - and Acuna Jr. is about to be at the top of it. The Braves have had plenty of players that could run dating back to Otis Nixon, Deion Sanders, Marquis Grissom and Kenny Lofton, so for Acuna Jr. to be ahead of all of them shows you how talented and special he is.

Acuna Jr. already has nine steals on the young season, which has help offset his poor power production to start the year. After hitting 41 homers last season and winning the National League MVP, Acuna Jr. has just one big fly so far this season.

The nine steals are nothing new for the 26-year-old - he stole 73 last season to lead all of baseball.

The Braves lost on Sunday night to the Texas Rangers but are still an excellent 14-6 on the season. The Rangers are 12-11 and have a 0.5 game lead in the American League West.

The Braves will host the dreadful Miami Marlins on Monday night with first pitch coming at 7:20 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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