WATCH: Sean Murphy reminds the whole league not to run on him
The 93rd MLB All-Star Game has been dominated in the early stages by defense. Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. was robbed of a hit by a sun-battling Adolis García to lead off the game, with former Brave Freddie Freeman equally victimized by a leaping Randy Arozarena in left field soon afterward. But Arozarena would soon find that some of the National Leaguers can play a little defense, too.
With two outs in the bottom of the first, Arozarena singled off NL starter Zac Gallen. After apologizing for robbing the ever chatty Freeman in the top of the frame, Arozarena took off for second. But as we've seen happen so many times this season, Sean Murphy brought out the cannon, firing a laser to teammate Orlando Arcia, who applied the tag and then let Arozarena hear about it.
Even with no runs on the board, the game is off to a fun start. The broadcast is available nationally on Fox and its web platforms. The Braves aren't back in action until Friday night when the Chicago White Sox visit Truist Park. First pitch for the game is at 7:20 Eastern.
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