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Ronald Acuna Jr. and His Brother Go Viral For The Similar Look of Their Swings

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. and his brother, Mets farmhand Luisangel Acuna, are going viral after a highlight showered their nearly identical swings at the plate.
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Ronald Acuna Jr. and His Brother Go Viral For The Similar Look of Their Swings
Ronald Acuna Jr. and His Brother Go Viral For The Similar Look of Their Swings

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Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. and his brother Luisangel, a Mets farmhand, are going viral on Wednesday after a tweet showing just how nearly identical their swings are.

You can see the video below and they do look strikingly similar, with both players having their hands in similar positions and both players employing a large leg kick.

Ronald Acuna Jr. is one of the best players in baseball and is on track to win the National League MVP award. He's hitting .339 this season with 26 homers, 68 RBI and 53 stolen bases.

Luisangel was traded from the Texas Rangers to the Mets at the trade deadline in the deal that brought Max Scherzer to Arlington. The 21-year-old is now the No. 2 rated prospect for the Mets, per MLB.com.

From a portion of his prospect profile:

Luisangel may not have his older brother's superstar ceiling, but he does have the potential for solid tools across the board. He stood out as one of the best all-around players in the 2022 Arizona Fall League and was in the midst of his best season yet as a 21-year-old in Double-A when the Rangers dealt him to the Mets for Max Scherzer this July.

Acuña attacks pitches with an explosive right-handed stroke and an aggressive approach. He'll draw his share of walks and doesn't strike out excessively, but he chases and swings and misses too frequently against non-fastballs and doesn't always make quality contact. If he can settle down a bit and drive the ball in the air on a more regular basis, he could be a .270 hitter with 20 or more homers per season.

Combining solid speed with savvy on the bases, Acuña swiped 126 bags in 151 attempts during his two-plus years in full-season ball before the trade.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady 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. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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