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Ronald Acuña Jr.’s third-deck HR even had the Mets broadcast completely in awe

Ronald Acuña, Jr. Mets Baseball Braves Statcast

New York Mets broadcasters Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez have seen countless home runs at Citi Field over the years, so it really takes something special to leave them in disbelief.

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. did just that on Monday.

Batting in the second inning of the Braves’ Game 1 doubleheader against the Mets, Acuña turned on a 91 mph four-seam fastball from John Curtiss and sent the ball somewhere nobody reasonably expected it to land: the third deck at Citi Field. According to Statcast, the ball traveled a projected 448 feet with an exit velocity of 114.5 mph and a 29-degree launch angle. Simply put, it was crushed.

But the reaction from the Mets broadcast was truly telling. They admitted that they couldn’t remember a home run being hit to that part of the ballpark. And really, Statcast might have been selling Acuña a bit short with that 448-foot measurement.

The guy who caught the ball seemed like he didn’t know how to react or what to do either. It looked like he realized he was too high up to throw the baseball back, which made the whole scene funnier.

Even the Braves dugout had to admire the homer.

MLB fans were also impressed with the majestic home run.

This was how Twitter reacted

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