Atlanta Braves' MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. Separates Himself in History with Another Mammoth HR on Friday

' star Ronald Acuna Jr. broke out in a big way on Friday, hitting a mammoth home run against the New York Mets.

Though Acuna Jr. was just 1-for-5 in total, his third home run of the season traveled a whopping 461 feet and further separated him in baseball history.Acuña now has 12 career 460+ ft HR, 3 more than anyone else in MLB since the start of 2018Acuña now has 12 career 460+ ft HR, 3 more than anyone else in MLB since the start of 2018Acuna Jr.

He's not the only star to start slow this year. Corbin Carroll and Julio Rodriguez are both out to massively slow starts in the power department as well. All three players are All-Stars and you have to figure they'll get going at some point. After the Braves won on Friday, they are now 23-12 on the season, trailing the Phillies in the National League East by 2.0 games. The Mets are 18-19 after the loss and are already eight back.

The Braves and Mets will play each other again on Saturday afternoon with first pitch from Citi Field coming at 4:10 p.m. ET.Follow Fastball on FanNation on social mediaBrady 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.

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