Why MLB's Youngest Star Keeps Pissing Everyone Off

At 25 years old, Ronald Aunia Jr is already an All-Star Game MVP, marking a milestone never seen before in baseball history while also doing his part to ruin the sport of baseball in just six seasons. Aunia has already been benched and publicly scolded by his coach. His coach has already gotten in trouble for misusing his hat. She got in trouble for misusing his black eye. The most legendary player from his home country, of whom he is friends, at one point referred to him as a crybaby. Venezuela where Aunia is now one of the most beloved athletes in the country at one point he was called a traitor, booed, attacked his family in the crowd and forced to retire and one popular baseball analyst even said that if he were still pitching, would beat up Aunia just because he's too good and in At least one team actually did this, they beat up Ryal Nunia Jr eight times, a pitcher publicly challenged him to a fight and Aunia controlled him so badly that it made him a household name all over the world. baseball and this series of incidents that catapulted Aunia to baseball

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player in baseball at 20 years old when he debuted in 2018, according to his uncle, just four years before, the Royals wanted to sign him, but decided he wasn't good enough as a shortstop, so What if the Rangers weren't considering him but decided his swing was too long and slow? The Rockies were close to signing him but then used the money to sign a different prospect and the Nationals were close to a deal but decided he was now too expensive. all of these teams feel extremely stupid the Braves signed aonia for only $100,000 perhaps one of the best investments in recent history the other players in his class who made millions are nowhere near aonia aonia grew up in a small fishing town in a remote town in Venezuela with a population of 7,000 people and only one baseball field with these little people, he grew up playing mostly against adults who happened to be related to him, in fact his grandfather played little league baseball in the '70s, his father He played minor league baseball. a cousin who pitched for the Giants another cousin who pitched for the Indians his other cousin was a closer for the Blue Jays he has another cousin who pitched for the Diamondbacks his cousin Ali's Escobar was in the Nationals last year his cousin Mel García plays for the Royals his brother is a top prospect for the Mets his other brother is a prospect for the Twins and reports say his younger brother agreed to a contract with the Phillies he is 12 years old this is legitimately one of the most talented baseball families of all time and they all grew up in the same small town in Venezuela with one baseball field per capita, this baseball field could produce more baseball talent than any other place on Earth, but it's in the middle of nowhere and Aunia was overlooked in 2017, it was only ranked.

The 17th best prospect in the Braves organization just one year later was the second best prospect in baseball behind only sh Otani. He was called up in April and almost immediately did something that caught the attention of the League and started a war after the All-Star break. had an incredible career on August 11, hit a home run against the Brewers the next day, hit a home run again the next day, left the game and hit another home run that same day, in the second game of the double header, he hit another one. The first Homer became the fourth player in the M's more than 100-year history to hit two leadoff home runs on the same day.

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Homer in five consecutive games at that same time. same game in the seventh inning he hit another home run yet was on a streak in which he hit eight home runs in eight games he had hit a home run in his last five straight games and was on a streak in which he hit a home run to open a game in three games in a row, one leadoff home run shy of the record at age 20, Aunia became MLB history as the entire league was watching to see if he could tie the record and hit a leadoff home run in four in a row.

In the games, the Marlins weren't all that excited about this record and while the entire baseball world was watching to see if Ronald Aunia could hit another leadoff home run and make baseball history, the Marlins did this and smoked him on the first pitch. José Ura threw a 97 mph fastball directly to Aun's elbow, the fastest pitch he has thrown to open a game in his career. It was obviously intentional and done only because Aunia was hitting too many home runs. The Braves cleared the benches. Aunia had to leave the game and a debate broke out. In baseball, some people argued that Akuna's hit was just part of the game, but people like Freddy Freeman called Urania a coward.

ESPN asked for him to be suspended for 20 games. Rich Eisen wanted him suspended for the rest of the year, even Urania's own manager said he shouldn't. I didn't hit Aunia on purpose while other people like Keith Hernandez said the Marlins had to hit him and if he was pitching he would do the same. Aunía's elbow ended well and just 8 days later he faced the Marlins again and the very first chance he got, he hit another home run, stared at it, swung his bat and ran around the bases three innings later, when Aonia returned to the plate, the Marlins hit him again.

Aonia was fine and this did not lead to any immediate fight between the two. teams, but this hit by pitch ensured that the feud between Aunia and Marlins was far from over. Meanwhile, this incident made him a household name in the baseball world and so did his game. He was 20 years old. He was a rookie. The year he led a Braves team who was picked to finish fourth in a division title winning their first playoff appearance in 5 years and in the third game of the nlds ​​Walker bu threw this pitch well above the Zone, still began to walk towards Primera, but the referee somehow called this a strike, this should have been done.

It was the fourth ball and it should have been another run for the Braves, but instead Akuna had to keep batting and one pitch later he was gone. Aunia became the youngest player in history to achieve a postseason Grand Slam, surpassing Mickey Manel's record after the game, admitting that he didn't do it. I don't even know who Mickey Manel was. The Braves were eliminated, but Aunia had established himself as the future of the team in 2019, where he performed up to expectations, but he also upset a lot of people when a rookie Aunia wore his hat at a press conference. side. which supposedly caused a dating storm in the organization and the Braves made Aonia start wearing his hat properly.

Ania says he was scolded after his first major league home run for looking at the ball too long that year he was examined for not hustling. He hit this ball. He thought he was a homer and realized he wasn't a homer, but when he started running it was too late and he only got a single. young player who did not respect the game and this put a target on his back especially against the Marlins and almost a year after being hit by Jose ARA Aunia faced him again and at a score of 3-2 he made the Marlins pay again He took his bat to First and threw it over his shoulder and sped around the bases.

Ania had taken revenge since he was beaten. The Braves responded by hitting Brian Anderson. They confront Aria again and they also throw at her. Kevin Gosman was kicked out for this and now with Aun. Bat flip, the Marlins wanted more revenge, so a few months later, when they met again on the first pitch of the game, they nailed Ronald Aunia for the third time. Akuna, obviously upset about being hit, went to First, his manager obviously peed and was ejected and his dispute with the Marlins would only get worse from here, but the Marlins were a last-place team.

The Braves, for the first time in years, had expectations of going deep in the playoffs and trusted Aunia to do it. In the playoffs, he went 8-for-18. With an Ops of over a thousand, he was the Braves' best offensive player, however, this was overshadowed by a terrible play in game one. Aunia hit this ball and thought it was gone, she took her time getting out of the box and when she realized it wasn't a home run, she could only get a single one more time, Aunia was caught not rushing, the Braves they didn't end up scoring, blew a 3-1 lead, and lost the game by just one run after teammate Freddy Freeman called.

It's frustrating, I mean, Albi said they probably would have scored if Aonia had run and several teammates spoke out against Aonia in the clubhouse. The New York Post even went so far as to say that he was helping to ruin baseball. The Braves ended up losing. series in five games Aunia finished fifth in MVP voting at just 21 years old, but much of the attention focused on his lack of hustle, his supposedly bad attitude, and celebrations that some people thought were overblown, obviously the goal in his back became even bigger. and when he faced the Marlins in 2020, he broke out again, but before we get to that, a quick word from today's sponsor, whether you're going to a baseball game, a football game, a basketball game , a hockey game, a concert, a comedy show, or basically any event worth attending.

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They didn't finish fighting the following year the Marlins nailed Aunia for the sixth time it was also the third time they did it on the first pitch of the game Pablo López was ejected for this and Aunia got revenge two days later by hitting another bomb against the Marlins , this was his 23rd of the year, which led the Braves, he also led the team in stolen base runs in almost every offensive category, was second in the league and in War, was the player of the month in April, had a home run and then he was gone. he came onto the field and made an incredible shot to take this ball into a fan cup.

He went viral forbeat a 108 mph roll at a sprint speed of 31 feet per second. Aunia was breaking out and at 22 years old he was the favorite to win. the MVP then on Jaz Chisum hits this ball to the right pitch and drives it towards Akuna who jumps and can't reach it, lands awkwardly on the warning track, is down on the curve in the middle of an MVP caliber season . Akuna tore his ACL and was crying when he was taken off the field according to his mother, he cried every day after this injury. Aonia says that at that moment he was convinced that he would never be the same again, he thought he would never be as fast or as good, he even had to go to therapy to deal with his situation that year the brave people surprised the world in one of the races most unlikely of the World Series but Ronald Aunia was not there to play he hoped he could return in 2022 and everything would be back to normal, but that ended before the season even started, just before 2022.

Braves icon Freddy Freeman , signed with the Dodgers in a live interview on Instagram in Spanish. Aonia was asked about Freeman's departure shortly after his response was translated and posted on Twitter claiming Ania said, "I won." Don't miss Freddy Freeman, they had friction, he was authoritarian and not someone he could talk to. The translation spread everywhere, but Aonia claimed that he never said that, but more and more translations confirmed that he did say things to that effect. and Freeman got into a lot of confrontations saying that Freeman and other veterans apparently wiped the black eye off my aunt's face because there was too much of it and she wouldn't even let her wear her sunglasses on her caps because it blocked the Braves logo.

Freeman responded to these comments and said that he loved Ronald and that they were just organizational rules that he had to enforce, saying there was no tension. Aunia said that his comments were not all that respectful of Freeman but he did not regret telling them that he signed with someone else. team What should I miss about someone on another team? Suddenly Freddy Freeman versus Aunia became a massive topic Aunia missed the first month of the season rehabbing his knee came back and it wasn't the same he wasn't that fast he stopped stealing he was seen limping during games his offensive numbers went down and he had the worst season of his career then in the playoffs more negative attention came his way after he failed to back up center field.

Felder helped JT Ruto hit an inside-the-park home run. The Phillies embarrassed the Braves in the playoffs. They finished their season and ended Aun's least productive year. That offseason he went home to Venezuela, where he is usually seen playing at Sand Lot Fields. He grew up pimping home runs against the locals, but his struggle to return from injury convinced the Braves to allow him to play for his hometown team, Tiberón, in the Venezuelan winter league made up primarily of youth. minor leaguers it is very rare for a player with star power to do this early on; was welcomed with open arms after he put on a show by hitting bomb after bomb in front of his home country, but this all changed in January when Aunia announced that he would not play for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic because his doctors on the staff of training they decided it would not be good for their need for healing, which caused an immediate outcry in Venezuela.

Reports came out that the Braves organization never told Aunia he could. Not Playing Team captain Miguel Cabrera made a comment insinuating that it was actually Tia's decision not to play and former Major League player Alex Gonzalez said Tia didn't want to play because he couldn't handle the pressure. People in Venezuela were extremely disappointed. In this decision, during his next Venezuelan winter league game, Akuna was booed and responded by hitting a bomb. He had a blast walking the bases talking and dancing during a home run celebration that lasted more than a minute, further infuriating fans. The crowd became a target and a fight broke out between them and opposing fans in the middle of the game shortly after Aonia found out and announced that he was completely retiring from Venezuelan baseball and deleted his Instagram account, this probably got worse. things.

Miguel Cabrera said quote it's good that Aunia didn't play in our days, he probably would have cried. Alex González went after him even harder on Instagram live, prompting Aunia to respond by telling him that his life in retirement must be hard, his numbers weren't good and no one in Venezuela remembers him. Aunt's father also persecuted González according to this translation, threatening him and calling him tough as a calf. Ania complained on Instagram that some players got permission to play in the WBC and others did not say that he was one of those who did not have permission. but the rules state that teams cannot prevent a player from playing if he spent fewer than 60 days on the injured list the previous season, meaning the Braves weren't even allowed to prevent Aonia from playing.

Some blamed the Braves for breaking this rule. Many blamed Aunia speculating that it was her decision not to play and he was only blaming the Braves so that people in Venezuela wouldn't be mad at him and others even reported that Aunia was so fed up with the Braves for this that she was requesting a trade. . Venezuela was angry at Aonia, the Braves seemed angry at Aonia and now even Braves fans were angry at Aonia, however, it turned out that this trade request was completely false. Aunia or the Braves changed their mind and ended up playing in the WBC for Venezuela, where he and Miguel Cabrera seemed to be great friends again and after the WB he started 2023 completely healthy and had one of the best seasons in his history.

He was named player of the month in April. Aunía was worried that she would never run the same way again. He again tied his career high for steals in June, was the first player to hit 20 home runs and steal 40 bases before the All-Star break, and was relentless in passing the bases like on this play. When the Diamondbacks didn't have a player to cover third, Auna got a huge lead pitcher. Kevin GLE stared at him and walked him back to the base as they exchanged words. Aunia still wanted to get into his head and refused to go up to the base probably because of his stubbornness.

GLE immediately launched a wild pitch. Aunia scored and watched. he down Akuna led the league in All-Star voting and down the stretch found himself in an MVP race with Muki betting in August, these two faced off in one of the most anticipated series of the year hours Before the game Aunia got married, yes, while he was at Ania he married his longtime girlfriend and a few hours later he hit a grand slam becoming the first player to achieve 30 home runs and 60 steals in a season while his former teammate Freddy Freeman watched in dismay. Akuna left for the rest of the series getting ahead of Mooki's bets, an MVP consideration receiving so much attention that a fan ran onto the field trying to take a selfie with him.

Aunia was happy to do it, but security came in trying to tear the boy apart. The boy didn't let go. Another boy came running to security and tried to stop him. He accidentally knocked Ania to the ground. Ania still tried to take a selfie with one of them, but they were both dragged to jail that night. He stole base number 61 from him a few years ago. days later, he hit the biggest home run of the year, which was clocked at 121 1 mph with his bat and also hit a shot that was clocked at 104 mph, but most impressively, he became the fourth player in baseball history in achieving 40 home runs and 40 steals. in one season he then became the first player to have 40 home runs and 50 steals in a season then he became the first player to have 40 home runs and 60 steals in his season and at the end of the year he was the only player in the history of The Major Leagues in has 40 home runs and 70 steals in a season and in November he was unanimously chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the National League.

He celebrated this achievement by playing in a Venezuelan winter league game. An hour later, he hit a bomb and celebrated around the bases, but this time the Venezuelan fans who hated him a year earlier went crazy.