Atlanta Braves star and former National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. made his return to the lineup for the first time in nearly a year on Friday night from a torn ACL, and he made sure to make his first at-bat of the season count.
On the first pitch he saw from San Diego Padres starter Nick Pivetta, Acuna turned on a 93 mile-per-hour four-seam fastball and blasted a 467-foot home run to left center. The ball exited at 115.5 miles per hour, making the home run the second-longest and third-hardest hit first-pitch leadoff home run since 2015, according to MLB reporter Sarah Langs.
